100,000 is the number of horses that foreign-owned slaughterhouses kill here yearly, and ship the meat off to Europe and Asia. Twice our Congress has acted to forbid this slaughter by profiteers on our land, but lobbyists have managed to manipulate the situation to allow for the continuation of their butchering of these noble animals.
Today the House will vote on H.R. 503 – The American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act. Please call your Representative and help us put a stop to this outrage. The Congressional switchboard can be reached at 202-224-3121, or congress.org can give you a contact number. If you’re not sure what to say, try this: “I am a constituent and I am calling to ask that the Representative please protect American horses from slaughter and support H.R. 503, the Horse Slaughter Prevention Act. I also urge you to oppose any amendments to H.R. 503. I am very concerned about American horses and I don’t want them slaughtered.”
This is my third diary on this subject within one year, and I’d like to be finished with the subject. I’m just too lazy today to search out links. The Humane Society of the US can give you the story if you want details.
Thanks for your help.