American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act: Stop Horses From Being Sent to Slaughter for Food: How You Can Support It

From another group. Though this doesn’t appear to be news, it most certainly is information that most would want to know. Therefore, I have decided to post it.

The U.S. House of Representatives may vote on H.R. 503, the
American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act, very soon. Each year,
an estimated 90,000 horses are slaughtered at three
foreign-owned slaughterhouses in the U.S., their meat shipped to
Europe and Asia where horsemeat is considered a delicacy in some
countries.

Help end this practice by urging your U.S. representative to
support H.R. 503!

Please call or fax a letter to your U.S. representative today
and urge him or her to vote YES on H.R. 503 to end horse
slaughter for good in the United States.

To find your representative and get his or her contact
information, follow this link:
http://ga4.org/ct/x7LlBfn18X6F/

Refer to our talking points, below, for more information. Also,
don't forget to mention that you are a constituent.

Many of the horses who are slaughtered were once used in the
manufacture of hormone replacement therapy drugs made from
pregnant mares' urine (PMU), or are young foals born as a result
of this process.

Thank you for being a strong and compassionate advocate for the
animals!

*** TALKING POINTS ***

- Last year, more than 90,000 horses were slaughtered in the
United States for human consumption in Europe and Asia. Tens of
thousands more horses were exported from the United States and
slaughtered in other countries.

- Horses suffer horribly on the way to and during slaughter.
They can easily get trampled, injured or die while being
transported 24 hours or more with no food, water or rest. They
are often slaughtered while still consciously alive.

- Americans overwhelmingly support an end to horse slaughter
for human consumption. In California, a 1998 ballot initiative
banning horse slaughter for human consumption passed with 60
percent of the vote.

*** RELATED LINKS ***

Text of H.R. 503:
http://ga4.org/ct/xdLlBfn18X6G/

More current animal protection legislation:
http://ga4.org/ct/xpLlBfn18X6-/