Horse Slaughter - Again

[Texan]

http://www.texascattleraisers.org/daily%20update/4-11-07/horse_slaughter_markup.asp

Urgent action needed on horse slaughter bill markup

On April 19th the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee will be holding a markup of S. 311, The Horse Slaughter Prevention Act. This legislation is sponsored by Senator Mary Landrieu (D-LA) and would prohibit the processing of horses for human consumption.

In particular, this act would prohibit the "shipping, transporting, moving, delivering, receiving, processing, purchasing, selling or donation of any horse or other equine to be slaughtered for human consumption."

The loss of this management tool could result in horses being uncared for and/or dumped around the countryside. Some of these animals are going to be treated cruelly and left to live in pain or even starved by people that cannot or will not care for them.

This legislation was introduced during the last Congress as H.R. 503, and with your help we were able to get an unfavorable vote in the House Ag Committee. While the bill still made it to the House floor and passed 263-146, your letters were a big help in opposing this legislation.

Your help is needed again.

Below is a list of all the Senate Committee Members and their addresses. Please inundate these offices with your letters.

Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee

Chairmen Daniel Inouye – HI
722 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING
WASHINGTON DC 20510
(202) 224-3934

Senator John Rockefeller IV – WV
531 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING
WASHINGTON DC 20510
(202) 224-6472

Senator John Kerry – MA
304 RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING
WASHINGTON DC 20510
(202) 224-2742

Senator Byron Dorgan – ND
322 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING
WASHINGTON DC 20510
(202) 224-2551

Senator Barbara Boxer – CA
112 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING
WASHINGTON DC 20510
(202) 224-3553

Senator Bill Nelson – FL
716 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING
WASHINGTON DC 20510
(202) 224-5274

Senator Maria Cantwell – WA
511 DIRKSEN SENATE OFFICE BUILDING
WASHINGTON DC 20510
(202) 224-3441

Senator Frank Lautenberg – NJ
324 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING
WASHINGTON DC 20510
(202) 224-3224

Senator Mark Pryor – AR
257 DIRKSEN SENATE OFFICE BUILDING
WASHINGTON DC 20510
(202) 224-2353

Senator Thomas Carper – DE
513 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING
WASHINGTON DC 20510
(202) 224-2441

Senator Claire McCaskill – MO
717 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING
WASHINGTON DC 20510
(202) 224-6154

Senator Amy Klobauchar – MN
302 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING
WASHINGTON DC 20510
(202) 224-3244

Vice Chairmen Ted Stevens – AK – Ranking Minority Member
522 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING
WASHINGTON DC 20510
(202) 224-3004

Senator John McCain – AZ
241 RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING
WASHINGTON DC 20510
(202) 224-2235

Senator Trent Lott – MS
487 RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING
WASHINGTON DC 20510
(202) 224-6253

Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison – TX
284 RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING
WASHINGTON DC 20510
(202) 224-5922

Senator Olympia Snowe – ME
154 RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING
WASHINGTON DC 20510
(202) 224-5344

Senator Gordon Smith – OR
404 RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING
WASHINGTON DC 20510
(202) 224-3753

Senator John Ensign – NV
119 RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING
WASHINGTON DC 20510
(202) 224-6244

Senator John Sununu – NH
111 RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING
WASHINGTON DC 20510
(202) 224-2841

Senator Jim DeMint – SC
340 RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING
WASHINGTON DC 20510
(202) 224-6121

Senator David Vitter – LA
516 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING
WASHINGTON DC 20510
(202) 224-4623

Senator John Thune -- SD
493 RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING
WASHINGTON DC 20510
(202) 224-2321

 

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Contact information for Senator

http://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm