Action alert Horse Slaughter business
Action Alert today!!!
Please help protect the horses from slaughter.
The House is VOTING Tues June 19, 2012
Please Contact Your Legislator Today
Urge Support for an Amendment to Protect America’s Horses
Resumption of Horse Slaughter in the U.S. REAL Possibility in NEAR Future ~ Says Congressman James Moran
Posted on June 8, 2012
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RIGHT NOW is to fax the committee who has the power to stop the slaughter houses from reopening. This is the #1 thing we can do now. Talk shows and other ideas are great and mus be continued, but we have several days left to fax these member: Reprint here from Nancy McMillan post: GO TO TH E SITE -they have the form and short message ready to fax.
Ok everyone heads up on this one- if we really want to stop horse slaughter from becoming a reality in the US, please read this. Then send your letters, share with your family, friends, websites, blogs etc. We have 10 days to get this done or the horse slaughter industry will have 15 months to build their brand and get a foothold back in our country.
http://thepersianhorse.wordpress.com/2012/06/08/resumption-of-horse-slaughter-in-the-u-s-real-possibility-in-near-future-says-congressman-james-moran/
what you can do is down at the bottom of the blog.
This is again the list of the members and their fax number
Harold Rogers, Kentucky, Chairman 202-225-0940
C.W. Bill Young, Florida 202-225-9764
Jerry Lewis, California 202-225-6498
Frank R. Wolf, Virginia 202-225-0437
Jack Kingston, Georgia 202-226-2269
Rodney P. Frelinghuysen, New Jersey 202-225-3186
Tom Latham, Iowa 202-225-3301
Robert B. Aderholt, Alabama 202-225-5587
Jo Ann Emerson, Missouri 202-226-0326
Kay Granger, Texas 202-225-5683
Michael K. Simpson, Idaho 202-225-8216
John Abney Culberson, Texas 202-225-4381
Ander Crenshaw, Florida 202-225-2504
Denny Rehberg, Montana 202-225-5687
John R. Carter, Texas 202-225-5886
Rodney Alexander, Louisiana 202-225-5639
Ken Calvert, California 202-225-2004
Jo Bonner, Alabama 202-225-0562
Steven C. LaTourette, Ohio 202-225-3307
Tom Cole, Oklahoma 202-225-3512
Jeff Flake, Arizona 202-226-4386
Mario Diaz-Balart, Florida 202-225-8576
Charles W. Dent, Pennsylvania 202-226-0778
Steve Austria, Ohio 202-225-1984
Cynthia M. Lummis, Wyoming 202-225-3057
Tom Graves, Georgia 202-225-8272
Kevin Yoder, Kansas 202-225-2807
Steve Womack, Arkansas 202-225-5713
Alan Nunnelee, Mississippi 202-225-3549
Norman D. Dicks, Washington 253-593-6551
Marcy Kaptur, Ohio 202-225-7711
Peter J. Visclosky, Indiana 202-225-2493
Nita M. Lowey, New York 202-225-0546
José E. Serrano, New York 202-225-6001
Rosa L. DeLauro, Connecticut 202-225-4890
James P. Moran, Virginia
John W. Olver, Massachusetts 202-226-1224
Ed Pastor, Arizona 202-225-1655
David E. Price, North Carolina 202-225-2014
Maurice D. Hinchey, New York 202-226-0774
Lucille Roybal-Allard, California 202-226-0350
Sam Farr, California 202-225-6791
Jesse L. Jackson, Jr., Illinois 202-225-0899
Chaka Fattah, Pennsylvania 202-225-5392
Steven R. Rothman, New Jersey 202-225-5851
Sanford D. Bishop, Jr., Georgia 202-225-2203
Barbara Lee, California 202-225-9817
Adam B. Schiff, California 202-225-5828
Michael M. Honda, California 202-225-2631
Betty McCollum, Minnesota 202-225-1968
Per the following Email from Congress Person James Moran the resumption of horse slaughter in the U.S. is very real possibility in the near future.
Please read the following Email and Take Appropriate Action Suggested at the Bottom of this Alert.
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“Knowing of your support for protecting horses from slaughter, I share your concerns and wanted to update you on some recent developments.
As you know, in 2006 a bipartisan amendment that prohibited the USDA from spending funds to inspect horse slaughter facilities was supported on the House floor by a vote of 269-158. Despite its inclusion in every subsequent Agriculture appropriations bill, the provision was dropped by the new Chairman of the Agriculture Subcommittee in the fiscal year 2012 bill. During the Appropriations Committee markup, an amendment I offered was added that reinstated this important language by a bipartisan vote of 24-21. The bill later passed the full House with the defund provision intact. But during a closed-door meeting of the Chairs and Ranking Members of the House and Senate Agriculture Appropriations, the amendment banning horse slaughter was removed. The final bill (H.R. 2112), which also included funding for the rest of the federal government, passed the House and was enacted on November 18th.
As a result, the USDA is currently allowed to inspect horse slaughter facilities. While no facilities are currently operational, news reports have confirmed the possible start up of slaughter factories in at least four states. Several individuals who advocated most vocally for the language’s removal have now formed a business that aims to open as many horse slaughter plants as possible in the U.S. While I am encouraged that state leaders and local communities have generated public opposition to these proposals, the resumption of horse slaughter in the U.S. is very real possibility in the near future.
The opposition to horse slaughter for consumption abroad is a fiscal and public safety matter as much as it is an ethical issue. Taxpayer-funded inspections of horse slaughter facilities, which could cost several million dollars a year, are supported by the same federal agency that inspects all other meat consumed in the U.S. Given current constraints on agency budgets, it makes no sense to divert funding for critical meat safety inspections from food consumed in the U.S. to food consumed in other countries. And horses are not raised for human consumption, with many routinely given drugs that are explicitly banned in animals that may later be eaten. The Humane Society of the U.S. recently petitioned the Food and Drug Administration to enforce these restrictions and ban horse meat as an adulterated product.
In the upcoming weeks, the House Appropriations Committee will consider a funding bill for agriculture programs for fiscal year 2013. I plan to once again offer an amendment to reinstate a ban on USDA inspections of horse slaughter plants at that time. No policy of this significance, particularly when it is opposed by over three-quarters of the American public, should be decided by a handful of Members in a backroom conference.
I appreciate you interest in this important policy and your compassion for the welfare of these special creatures. You can rest assured that I will remain vigilant and do all I can to end the inhumane practice of horse slaughter in the U.S.
Sincerely,
James P. Moran
P.S. I invite you to visit my website at www.moran.house.gov that contains information on many topics of interest and allows you to sign up for the Moran e-News.
JPM/bl”
The House Appropriations Committee is poised to decide whether or not to block an unnecessary expansion of the federal government, save taxpayer dollars, and-of particular interest to humanitarians-protect horses from being cruelly slaughtered for human consumption. As soon as next week, the House Appropriations Committee may consider the FY13 Agriculture Appropriations bill. Last year the Committee approved an amendment sponsored by Rep. Jim Moran (D-VA) that prevented tax dollars from being used to fund inspections of horse slaughter facilities.
This bipartisan language had been included in every Agriculture Appropriations bill since 2005, until three legislators quietly removed it behind closed doors late last year. Without this important provision, foreign-owned companies will be able to reestablish horse slaughter in the US at expense of taxpayers, food safety, and the welfare of horses.
In fact, representatives of such companies are already making rounds in the Midwest looking for a plant location. At a time when Congress is dramatically cutting back federal spending and eliminating federal programs, it is disappointing that some in Congress want to revive an unpopular taxpayer-subsidized program that existed solely to support foreign-owned slaughter facilities that inflicted tremendous suffering on American horses.WHAT YOU CAN DO: The full House Appropriations Committee will vote on the FY13 Agriculture Appropriations bill soon. An amendment will be offered by Rep. Moran to restore language prohibiting the USDA from spending your tax dollars to inspect horse slaughter facilities. This language defunding USDA inspections of horse slaughter facilities is vital to protecting American horses.
The majority of the Committee supported this amendment last year. If your legislator is on the House Appropriations Committee (see list), it’s critical that you email or call TODAY and urge them to strongly SUPPORT the Moran amendment to defund horse slaughter inspections.
You can contact the main Capitol switchboard at (202) 224-3121 and ask to be connected to the office of your legislator, or use AWI’s Compassion Index to quickly send an email, locate the direct office number, and view your legislator’s voting record on the issue. The majority of legislators have supported previous efforts to end horse slaughter. Your Representative has been among the ban’s supporters, so be sure to mention that when you call.
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Chris Heyde Deputy Director Government and Legal Affairs Members of the House Appropriations Committee Who Have
Previously Voted For The Defund Amendment
Rep. Bill Young R-FL Rep. Frank Wolf R-VA Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen R-NJ Rep. Ander Crenshaw R-FL Rep. Ken Calvert R-CA Rep. Steve LaTourette R-OH Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart R-FL Rep. Charles Dent R-PA Rep. Norm Dicks D-WA Rep. Marcy Kaptur D-OH Rep. Peter Visclosky D-IN Rep. Nita Lowey D-NY Rep. Jose Serrano D-NY Rep. Rosa DeLauro D-CY Rep. John Olver D-MA Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard D-CA Rep. Sam Farr D-CA Rep. Jesse Jackson, Jr D-IL Rep. Steven Rothman D-NJ Rep. Sanford Bishop D-GA Rep. Barbara Lee D-CA Rep. Adam Schiff D-CA Rep. Betty McCollum D-MN Rep. David Price D-NC Rep. Maurice Hinchey D-NY Rep. Chaka Fattah D-PA