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Thursday, July 31, 2008
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NEWS
A bipartisan (that means both Democrats and Republicans) coalition of lawmakers has introduced legislation to ban the slaughter of American horses for human consumption overseas, as well as the export of American horses to other countries for slaughter.
John Conyers (D-Mich.). Dan Burton (R-Ind.) -- they introduced the bill, H.R. 6598, known as the Conyers-Burton Prevention of Equine Cruelty Act of 2008.
The good guys backing it so far: n addition to Conyers and Burton, the original co-sponsors of the legislation include Reps. Nick Rahall (D-W.Va.), Walter Jones (R-N.C.), Bobby Scott (D-Va.), Jim Moran (D-Va.), Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.), Steve Chabot (R-Ohio), Raúl Grijalva (D-Ariz.), Chris Smith (R-N.J.), Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Fla.), Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.) and Betty Sutton (D-Ohio). The legislation has strong support from The Humane Society of the United States and other animal protection organizations.
"Every day the Congress waits, there will be more torment and more suffering for America's horses," says Wayne Pacelle, president and CEO of The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS). "The horse is an American icon, and it is a betrayal of our responsibility to these animals to treat them like cheap commodities and send them across our borders for slaughter. We ask leaders in Congress for an up or down vote before the end of the session."
Video footage from the HSUS' horse slaughter investigations can be viewed and downloaded for broadcast or news websites at http://video.hsus.org.
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Hope
NEWS
A bipartisan (that means both Democrats and Republicans) coalition of lawmakers has introduced legislation to ban the slaughter of American horses for human consumption overseas, as well as the export of American horses to other countries for slaughter.
John Conyers (D-Mich.). Dan Burton (R-Ind.) -- they introduced the bill, H.R. 6598, known as the Conyers-Burton Prevention of Equine Cruelty Act of 2008.
The good guys backing it so far: n addition to Conyers and Burton, the original co-sponsors of the legislation include Reps. Nick Rahall (D-W.Va.), Walter Jones (R-N.C.), Bobby Scott (D-Va.), Jim Moran (D-Va.), Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.), Steve Chabot (R-Ohio), Raúl Grijalva (D-Ariz.), Chris Smith (R-N.J.), Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Fla.), Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.) and Betty Sutton (D-Ohio). The legislation has strong support from The Humane Society of the United States and other animal protection organizations.
"Every day the Congress waits, there will be more torment and more suffering for America's horses," says Wayne Pacelle, president and CEO of The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS). "The horse is an American icon, and it is a betrayal of our responsibility to these animals to treat them like cheap commodities and send them across our borders for slaughter. We ask leaders in Congress for an up or down vote before the end of the session."
Video footage from the HSUS' horse slaughter investigations can be viewed and downloaded for broadcast or news websites at http://video.hsus.org.
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