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Slaughterhouses attempt end run on Horse Slaughter Ban
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Please note: On February 8, 2006, the USDA published a rule that would thwart the horse slaughter ban passed by Congress. Please see USDA Makes End Run on Horse Slaughter Ban.
Washington, DCHorse advocacy groups and an overwhelming number of American citizens persuaded Congress to place a moratorium on horse slaughter in the U.S. arguing that horse slaughter simply benefitted three foreign corporations and went against traditional and religious American morals with respect to eating our horses or pets. Congress passed an amendment to the 2006 Agriculture Appropriations Bill that would prohibit Federal tax dollars from being used to fund the federally mandated inspection of horses to be slaughtered for human consumption, thereby eliminating horses from the slaughter "product stream." This amendment was overwhelmingly approved in both the House and the Senate, and became part of the 2006 Agriculture Appropriations Bill. The three foreign-owned slaughterhouses recently petitioned the U.S. Department of Agriculture for permission for the horse slaughter industry to fund the inspections of horses for slaughter. If the petition is granted, the horse slaughterhouse industry would in fact defy the will of Congress and the American public, and most likely tens of thousands of more horses would be slaughtered for human consumption in 2006. WHAT YOU CAN DO: The following suggestions were posted by Trina Bellak, President of the American Horse Defense Fund. Please contact the USDA Secretary Mike Johanns now and urge him to deny the petition for horse slaughter. Timing is very sensitive. If your Senator(s) or US Representative is a cosponsor of either bill, or voted for the amendment, also call them and ask if they will contact Johanns about this!!!!
Phone: 202-720-3631 ( OR ) 202-720-9133 ASK for Brandon and give him your info U.S. Department of Agriculture 1400 Independence Ave., S.W. Washington, D.C. 20250 E-mail: Mike.Johanns@usda.gov In addition, due to the severity of this situation we are asking that you also call the following and voice your opinion. Please ask them to relay your concerns to the proper person (s) ! Please make sure that you tell them that considering the idea of allowing the three horse slaughter plants to pay for their own inspections should NOT be allowed by the USDA and the consequences of doing so will result in a total end of TRUST in the USDA. Not to mention, a bill was passed and signed into legislation by THE PRESIDENT of the UNITED STATES of AMERICA forbidding the plants to continue killing horses as usual.
Congressional & Public affairs (USDA) Ask for Ndidi A. Mojay She is with : Office of Public Affairs, Education and Outreach Congressional and Public Affairs 202-720-9113
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The President of the United States Horse advocates request that this information be distributed wherever appropriate to animal and horse advocacy lists and interest groups. A suitable public response must be received and considered before the petition is granted.
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