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From HSUS:

 

Help Protect Pets in Final Farm Bill -- Next Chance May Not Be For Another Five Years!

Today, we have a rare chance to protect pets in Congress –- an opportunity that may not come again for another 5 years! Please take action right away.

Several measures to protect pets are being considered for inclusion in the final Farm Bill: measures that would stop the use in research of random source dogs and cats obtained through "Class B dealers," stop the importation of puppies from foreign puppy mills for commercial sale, strengthen the federal law against dogfighting, increase the maximum penalties for Animal Welfare Act (AWA) violations, and require the U.S. Department of Agriculture to resume providing annual reports on its AWA enforcement efforts.

TAKE ACTION
 Please make brief, polite phone calls to your federal legislators to urge them to support these critical measures to protect pets in the final Farm Bill.

  • Senator Richard Burr at (202) 224-3154
  • Senator Elizabeth Dole at (202) 224-6342
  • Representative Mike McIntyre at (202) 225-2731

Making a call is easy. A staff member will take your message and pass it along to your legislator. When you call, you can say:

"Hello, my name is [your name] and I am a constituent from [your town]. I want to urge [legislator's name] to do everything possible to make sure that the final Farm Bill includes important measures to protect pets from theft for use in lab experiments, importation from foreign puppy mills, dogfighting, and other abuses. These issues are very important to me. Thank you."

After making your calls, send a follow-up email to your federal legislators to reiterate your support for getting these important pet protection measures included in the final Farm Bill.

Finally, please be sure to tell your friends and family about this rare opportunity and how they can help, too.

Thank you for all you do for animals.

Sincerely,
  
 Wayne Pacelle
President & CEO
The Humane Society of the United States

 

 

Federal Bill Status: In Committee

American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act


Bill Number: H.R. 503 & S. 311
HSUS Position: Support
Legislature Status: In Session
 

 

H.R. 503/S. 311 would end the slaughter of American horses for human consumption and prohibit their export for slaughter in other countries.

In September 2006, this bill—to permanently ban horse slaughter—passed the House in a landslide, bipartisan vote of 263-146. In September 2005, the Senate passed a funding limitation amendment to ban horse slaughter by a 69-28 margin, and this past April the Senate Commerce Committee passed S. 311 by a 15-7 vote. All three foreign-owned slaughter plants in the U.S. have been stopped from slaughtering horses, but the horse slaughter industry continues to haul American horses to slaughter in Mexico and Canada. Our horses are forced to ensure an agonizing transport, and are once they arrive at the slaughter plant, they are stabbed to death or suffer multiple gun shots to the head. The American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act is needed to ensure a permanent ban on slaughter is enacted.

» Action Alert! Tell your federal legislators to end horse slaughter

» Download a factsheet on this legislation (PDF)

 

 

 

 

**To find out about other federal action alerts follow this link to the HSUS website. There are many other Bills needing your attention. Let your Legislators know that you support these Bills today!!