13 November 2006 - Vol. # 8
URGENT - NATIONAL CALL-IN DAY TO CONGRESS
American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act - call your Senator
Monday,
November 13th is "National Call-In Day" for the horses. Please call
your Senator and ask that he/she co-sponsor the American Horse
Slaughter Prevention Act - S 1915. This bill would "prohibit the
shipping, transporting, moving, delivering, receiving, possessing,
purchasing, selling, or donation of horses and other equines to be
slaughtered for human consumption, and for other purposes." It would
effectively shut down the three foreign owned horse slaughter plants
in the US.
If you live in New York State - Please call Senator Hillary
Clinton - at (202) 224- 4451 and ask her to co-sponsor this
bill. Senator Schumer is already a co-sponsor. Go to the
Senate web site for contact
information for your senator. Ask them to add their name if they are
not yet a sponsor of S. 1915. Or call (202) 224-3121, which
is the Congressional telephone number for both houses. The picture
above shows corralled horses waiting for slaughter.
SUPER URGENT - AETA - TIME HAS ALMOST
RUN OUT!
Defend your right to speak for animals - Call your
Congressman
The
Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act or AETA - HR 4239 is
scheduled to come up for a vote in the House of Representatives on
Monday, November 13th. If passed, this bill could make
illegal anything from protesting such animal exploitative and
abusive industries as puppy mills, gray hound racing, factory
farming, animals in circuses and rodeos; laboratories - - and the
carriage horse industry - to name just a few. It will have a
very chilling effect and cripple those who advocate for animals.
WE MUST ACT NOW. Call your Congressman at 202- 225-3121
(switchboard) and ask that he/she vigorously oppose this bill. To
find your Congressman, click here.
From NOAETA's web site:
"The Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act poses the most serious
threat to free speech and social justice advocacy in years. Violent
or other illegal activities are already prohibited by law. This bill
brands nonviolent activism as terrorism and imposes unfairly harsh
penalties on animal protection advocacy. ......... Laws should apply
equally to all groups and individuals, and terms like "terrorist"
should be accurately and judiciously applied. The consequences of
AETA are far-reaching. Animal protection activists are only the
first to be singled out. If we allow this bill to become law, other
social justice movements may be the next target."
AETA is opposed by more than 130 animal protection, social
justice, and civil liberty organizations. We have proudly added our
name to the extensive and growing list of those
organizations
that oppose AETA.
OTHER CITIES
Virginia Beach says NO to carriage rides
The
Virginia-Pilot reported that on Tuesday, November 7, a divided
Virginia Beach City Council voted to reject a contract to allow
horses as an Oceanfront attraction from November to April. What was
an expected victory went sour for since a motion needs a majority to
pass.
Along with objections by the Virginia Beach SPCA and People for the
Ethical Treatment of Animals, were several towns people speaking in
opposition. "I have seen the faces of these carriage horses," said
Debbie Chissell, a city resident who stood with her young daughter.
"They are sad."
VOLUNTEER WITH US!
this Saturday, November 18th - Note new location
The
Coalition to Ban Horse- Drawn Carriages will be tabling this
Saturday, November 18th. If you can volunteer some time to help get
signatures on petitions to the Mayor and City Council to ban the
horse-drawn carriage industry, please contact Teresa at
