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Misguided Anti-Horse Transportation Bill Up For Vote WEDNESDAY
Story By: Animal Ag Alliance
Contact Your Representatives Today
September 9, 2008 - The Animal Agriculture Alliance has learned that the egregiously misguided and inappropriately named Prevention of Equine Cruelty Act (H.R. 6598), a bill which would criminalize the sale and transportation of horses for the purposes of slaughter, will be voted on by the House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday, September 10. The bill was introduced by Judiciary Chairman John Conyers (D-MI) and Representative Dan Burton (R-IN).
The bill was introduced under the guise of protecting horse welfare, but it will produce unintended and inhumane consequences. Since legislative and legal maneuvers at the state level have created a de facto ban on horse processing in our nation, the number of abandoned, neglected, and starving horses has drastically increased. H.R. 6598 will exacerbate the already growing problem of neglected and unwanted horses in America. The American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA), the leading veterinary association in the nation, warns, "This new bill will do nothing to improve the welfare of horses or prevent equine cruelty" and opposes H.R. 6598.
The majority of horses processed for slaughter in the United States were no longer viable for their intended use, unmanageable, or simply unwanted by their owners. These horses were sold at auction with some going to horse processing plants. The plants, when in operation, provided humane euthanasia as dictated by the Humane Slaughter Act.
This bill would severely limit the rights of owners to manage their private property and subject horse owners to criminal prosecution should they sell or transport their horses for processing for human consumption.
The Animal Agriculture Alliance urges its members to contact their congressional representatives about this bad, and potentially precedent setting, legislation. The many knowledgeable and prestigious groups opposing this bill include the American Quarter Horse Association, American Association of Equine Practitioners, American Veterinary Medical Association, American Farm Bureau Federation and National Cattlemen's Beef Association, but your congressional representative will respond best to a phone call indicating your personal concern.
Below is a list of House Judiciary Committee members. Because of the urgency and limited time we encourage you to call each office and ask for their opposition to HR 6598.
Democrats
The Honorable John Conyers, Jr., (MI)
Chairman
Tel: 202-225-5126
Fax: 202-225-0072
Email: [email protected].
The Honorable Mark Berman (CA)
Tel: 202-225-4695
Fax: 202-225-3196
Email: [email protected].
The Honorable Rick Boucher (VA)
Tel: 202-225-3861
Fax: 202-225-0442
Email: [email protected]
The Honorable Jerry Nadler (NY)
Tel: 202-225-5635
Fax: 202-225-6923
The Honorable Bobby Scott (VA)
Tel: 202-225-8351
Fax: 202-225-8354
The Honorable Melvin Watt (NC)
Tel: 202-225-1510
Fax: 202-225-1512
The Honorable Zoe Lofgren (CA)
Tel: 202-225-3072
Fax: 202-225-3336
The Honorable Sheila Jackson Lee (TX)
Tel: 202-225-3816
Fax: 202-225-3317
The Honorable Maxine Waters (CA)
Tel: 202-225-2201
Fax: 202-225-7854
The Honorable Jim Delahunt (MA)
Tel: 202-225-3111
Fax: 202-225-5658
Email: [email protected].
The Honorable Robert Wexler (FL)
Tel: 202-225-3001
Fax: 202-225-5974
The Honorable Linda Sanchez (CA)
Tel: 202-225-6676
Fax: 202-226-1012
The Honorable Steve Cohen (TN)
Tel: 202-225-3265
Fax: 202-225-5663
The Honorable Hank Johnson (GA)
Tel: 202-225-1605
Fax: 202-226-0691
The Honorable Betty Sutton (OH)
Tel: 202-225-3401
Fax: 202-225-2266
The Honorable Gutierrez (IL)
Tel: 202-225-8203
Fax: 202-225-7810
The Honorable Brad Sherman (CA)
Tel: 202-225-5911
Fax: 202-225-5879
The Honorable Tammy Baldwin (WI)
Tel: 202-225-2906
Fax: 202-225-6942
The Honorable Anthony Weiner (NY)
Tel: 202-225-6616
Fax: 202-226-7253
Email: [email protected]
The Honorable Adam Schiff (CA)
Tel: 202-225-4176
Fax: 202-225-5828
The Honorable Artur Davis (AL)
Tel: 202-225-2665
Fax: 202-226-9567
The Honorable Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL)
Tel: 202-225-7931
Fax: 202-226-2052
The Honorable Keith Ellison (MN)
Tel: 202-225-4755
Fax: 202-225-4886 Republicans
The Honorable Lamar Smith (TX)
Ranking Member
Tel: 202-225-4236
Fax: 202-225-8628
The Honorable John Sensenbrenner (WI)
Tel: 202-225-5101
Fax: 202-225-3190
The Honorable Howard Coble (NC)
Tel: 202-225-3065
Fax: 202-225-8611
Email: [email protected].
The Honorable Elton Gallegly (CA)
Tel: 202-225-5811
Fax: 202-225-1100
The Honorable Bob Goodlatte (VA)
Tel: 202-225-5431
Fax: 202-225-9681
The Honorable Steve Chabot (OH)
Tel: 202-225-2216
Fax: 202-225-3012
The Honorable Dan Lungren (CA)*
Tel: 202-225-5716
Fax: 202-226-1298
The Honorable Chris Cannon (UT)
Tel: 202-225-7751
Fax: 202-225-5629
Email: [email protected].
The Honorable Ric Keller (FL)
Tel: 202-225-2176
Fax: 202-225-0999
The Honorable Darrell Issa (CA)
Tel: 202-225-3906
Fax: 202-225-3303
The Honorable Mike Pence (IN)
Tel: 202-225-3021
Fax: 202-225-3382
The Honorable Randy Forbes (VA)
Tel: 202-225-6365
Fax: 202-226-1170
The Honorable Steve King (IA)
Tel: 202-225-4426
Fax: 202-225-3193
The Honorable Tom Feeney (FL)
Tel: 202-225-2706
Fax: 202-226-6299
The Honorable Trent Franks (AZ)
Tel: 202-225-4576
Fax: 202-225-6328
The Honorable Louie Gohmert (TX)
Tel: 202-225-3035
Fax: 202-225-5866
The Honorable Jim Jordan (OH)
Tel: 202-225-2676
Fax: 202-226-05
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Story By: Animal Ag Alliance
Contact Your Representatives Today
September 9, 2008 - The Animal Agriculture Alliance has learned that the egregiously misguided and inappropriately named Prevention of Equine Cruelty Act (H.R. 6598), a bill which would criminalize the sale and transportation of horses for the purposes of slaughter, will be voted on by the House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday, September 10. The bill was introduced by Judiciary Chairman John Conyers (D-MI) and Representative Dan Burton (R-IN).
The bill was introduced under the guise of protecting horse welfare, but it will produce unintended and inhumane consequences. Since legislative and legal maneuvers at the state level have created a de facto ban on horse processing in our nation, the number of abandoned, neglected, and starving horses has drastically increased. H.R. 6598 will exacerbate the already growing problem of neglected and unwanted horses in America. The American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA), the leading veterinary association in the nation, warns, "This new bill will do nothing to improve the welfare of horses or prevent equine cruelty" and opposes H.R. 6598.
The majority of horses processed for slaughter in the United States were no longer viable for their intended use, unmanageable, or simply unwanted by their owners. These horses were sold at auction with some going to horse processing plants. The plants, when in operation, provided humane euthanasia as dictated by the Humane Slaughter Act.
This bill would severely limit the rights of owners to manage their private property and subject horse owners to criminal prosecution should they sell or transport their horses for processing for human consumption.
The Animal Agriculture Alliance urges its members to contact their congressional representatives about this bad, and potentially precedent setting, legislation. The many knowledgeable and prestigious groups opposing this bill include the American Quarter Horse Association, American Association of Equine Practitioners, American Veterinary Medical Association, American Farm Bureau Federation and National Cattlemen's Beef Association, but your congressional representative will respond best to a phone call indicating your personal concern.
Below is a list of House Judiciary Committee members. Because of the urgency and limited time we encourage you to call each office and ask for their opposition to HR 6598.
Democrats
The Honorable John Conyers, Jr., (MI)
Chairman
Tel: 202-225-5126
Fax: 202-225-0072
Email: [email protected].
The Honorable Mark Berman (CA)
Tel: 202-225-4695
Fax: 202-225-3196
Email: [email protected].
The Honorable Rick Boucher (VA)
Tel: 202-225-3861
Fax: 202-225-0442
Email: [email protected]
The Honorable Jerry Nadler (NY)
Tel: 202-225-5635
Fax: 202-225-6923
The Honorable Bobby Scott (VA)
Tel: 202-225-8351
Fax: 202-225-8354
The Honorable Melvin Watt (NC)
Tel: 202-225-1510
Fax: 202-225-1512
The Honorable Zoe Lofgren (CA)
Tel: 202-225-3072
Fax: 202-225-3336
The Honorable Sheila Jackson Lee (TX)
Tel: 202-225-3816
Fax: 202-225-3317
The Honorable Maxine Waters (CA)
Tel: 202-225-2201
Fax: 202-225-7854
The Honorable Jim Delahunt (MA)
Tel: 202-225-3111
Fax: 202-225-5658
Email: [email protected].
The Honorable Robert Wexler (FL)
Tel: 202-225-3001
Fax: 202-225-5974
The Honorable Linda Sanchez (CA)
Tel: 202-225-6676
Fax: 202-226-1012
The Honorable Steve Cohen (TN)
Tel: 202-225-3265
Fax: 202-225-5663
The Honorable Hank Johnson (GA)
Tel: 202-225-1605
Fax: 202-226-0691
The Honorable Betty Sutton (OH)
Tel: 202-225-3401
Fax: 202-225-2266
The Honorable Gutierrez (IL)
Tel: 202-225-8203
Fax: 202-225-7810
The Honorable Brad Sherman (CA)
Tel: 202-225-5911
Fax: 202-225-5879
The Honorable Tammy Baldwin (WI)
Tel: 202-225-2906
Fax: 202-225-6942
The Honorable Anthony Weiner (NY)
Tel: 202-225-6616
Fax: 202-226-7253
Email: [email protected]
The Honorable Adam Schiff (CA)
Tel: 202-225-4176
Fax: 202-225-5828
The Honorable Artur Davis (AL)
Tel: 202-225-2665
Fax: 202-226-9567
The Honorable Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL)
Tel: 202-225-7931
Fax: 202-226-2052
The Honorable Keith Ellison (MN)
Tel: 202-225-4755
Fax: 202-225-4886 Republicans
The Honorable Lamar Smith (TX)
Ranking Member
Tel: 202-225-4236
Fax: 202-225-8628
The Honorable John Sensenbrenner (WI)
Tel: 202-225-5101
Fax: 202-225-3190
The Honorable Howard Coble (NC)
Tel: 202-225-3065
Fax: 202-225-8611
Email: [email protected].
The Honorable Elton Gallegly (CA)
Tel: 202-225-5811
Fax: 202-225-1100
The Honorable Bob Goodlatte (VA)
Tel: 202-225-5431
Fax: 202-225-9681
The Honorable Steve Chabot (OH)
Tel: 202-225-2216
Fax: 202-225-3012
The Honorable Dan Lungren (CA)*
Tel: 202-225-5716
Fax: 202-226-1298
The Honorable Chris Cannon (UT)
Tel: 202-225-7751
Fax: 202-225-5629
Email: [email protected].
The Honorable Ric Keller (FL)
Tel: 202-225-2176
Fax: 202-225-0999
The Honorable Darrell Issa (CA)
Tel: 202-225-3906
Fax: 202-225-3303
The Honorable Mike Pence (IN)
Tel: 202-225-3021
Fax: 202-225-3382
The Honorable Randy Forbes (VA)
Tel: 202-225-6365
Fax: 202-226-1170
The Honorable Steve King (IA)
Tel: 202-225-4426
Fax: 202-225-3193
The Honorable Tom Feeney (FL)
Tel: 202-225-2706
Fax: 202-226-6299
The Honorable Trent Franks (AZ)
Tel: 202-225-4576
Fax: 202-225-6328
The Honorable Louie Gohmert (TX)
Tel: 202-225-3035
Fax: 202-225-5866
The Honorable Jim Jordan (OH)
Tel: 202-225-2676
Fax: 202-226-05
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