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May 19, 2005
Last
night the U.S. House of Representatives voted to ban the sale
of wild horses for slaughter! The Rahall-Whitfield Amendment
passed in a landslide vote of 249-159.
THANKS
FOR ALL YOUR CALLS TO YOUR U.S. REPRESENTATIVES!! We have
been told that the Congress was flooded with calls and emails
requesting protection for wild horses.
Here's
How Arizona's US Representatives Voted:
Rep. Trent Franks YES (202) 225-4576
Rep. Ed Pastor YES (202) 225-4065
Rep. J.D. Hayworth YES (202) 225-2190
Rep. Raul Grijalva YES (202) 225-2435
Rep. Jim Kolbe NO (202) 225-2542
Rep. Rick Renzi NO (202) 225- 2315
Rep. John Shadegg NO (202) 225- 3361
Rep. Jeff Flake NO (202) 225-2635
Below
is a message from Humane Activist Network:
[On
May 19], thanks to your action, the U.S. House of Representatives
voted in a landslide -- 249-159 -- to ban the sale of wild
horses for slaughter! Americans were outraged last December
when a secret rider in a budget bill gutted the federal protections
afforded to wild horses for 34 years, an action that allowed
"killer buyers" last month to ship 41 mustangs to
an Illinois slaughterhouse, which quickly killed these majestic
animals so they could be served up on dinner plates in Europe
and Asia.
U.S. Representatives Nick Rahall (D-WV), Ed Whitfield (R-KY),
John Sweeney (R-NY), and John Spratt (D-SC) have led the charge
to end horse slaughter. As Congressman Rahall stated after
last night's victory, "The very notion that wild American
horses would be slaughtered as a food source for foreign consumption
abroad has struck a chord with the American people. Tonight,
the people's House of Representatives acted on the will of
its constituents." Our
efforts for horses will now turn to the U.S. Senate, and the
decisive margin of victory in the House will undoubtedly create
momentum. Thank you so much for helping us win this critical
legislative battle -- and for helping wild horses to run free
again.
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