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March 30, 2006 Dear Humanitarian: With the help of constituents like you, we convinced Congress to pass an amendment to the 2006 Agriculture Appropriations Bill that prohibits your tax dollars from being used to fund the federally mandated inspection of horses slaughtered for human consumption—thereby protecting America’s horses from slaughter. The measure was overwhelmingly approved in both the House of Representatives and the Senate, and it was made official on Nov. 10, 2005 when the President signed the bill into law. However, the horse slaughter industry refuses to give up. They have found an ally in the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) who is willing to manipulate a very clear federal law to allow the foreign-owned slaughterhouses to continue operating. The USDA issued regulations approving a petition submitted surreptitiously by the three foreign-owned horse slaughterhouses in the United States that enabled the horse slaughter industry to fund its own inspections. This crooked plot will allow the slaughter of tens of thousands of horses for human consumption in 2006—circumventing Congressional intent and flying in the face of the will of the American people.Don't allow a few pro-horse slaughter individuals and organizations to undermine the American political system and allow horse slaughter to continue. Everyone must act now to end this tragic and cruel industry. The only way to stop this once and for all is through passage of the American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act. WHAT YOU CAN DO: Please write your Members of Congress to urge their support of the American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act, H.R. 503 and S. 1915, if you have not already done so. A permanent ban on horse slaughter is the only way we can ensure that America’s horses will truly be safe. To find out more about these bills and what you can do to help please click here. Please share our “Dear Humanitarian” eAlert with family, friends and co-workers, and encourage them to submit comments and write their Members of Congress, too. As always, thank you very much for your help! Sincerely, Sign up for SAPL eAlerts to receive the latest legislative news on what you can do to help us protect all animals. http://www.saplonline.org/action.htm
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