Nat'l Conference

Nat'l Conference "Officially" Supports Horse Slaughter

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National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL)

National Conference of State Legislators (NCSL)
Ag & Energy Committte "Officially"supports horse slaughter

(12/14/2008)
Sarah Muirhead

The National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) this
weekend adopted a policy that urges Congress to oppose
legislation that would restrict the market, transport, processing,
or export of horses, to recognize the need for humane horse
processing facilities in the U.S. and not to interfere with state
efforts to establish facilities in the United States.

The passage of the policy provides the authority for NCSL
staff in Washington, D.C., to lobby on Capitol Hill as it effectively establishes the position of the states. NCSL is a bipartisan
organization that serves the legislators and staffs of the nations
50 states, its commonwealths and territories.

The Horse Industry "Pro-slaughter" Policy received overwhelming
majority support at the NCSL annual fall forum in Atlanta, Ga.,
Dec. 11-13. The policy was co-sponsored by Representative
Sue Wallis of Wyoming, and Representative Dave Sigdestad
of South Dakota.

Wallis, who is a vice chair of the agriculture and energy standing committee at NCSL, said, "We have received an absolute flood of
support from literally every crook and cranny of this nation, and from
all walks of life. We had letters of support from Horse Councils
nationwide, we heard from horse owners, horse rescue and recovery organizations that are over-whelmed and without options, breed registries, professional rodeo cowboys, horse owners and many,
many people who are sincerely concerned about the fate of horses
and the equine industry."
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Signers, we cannot let the NCSL progress any further on this, their
pro-horse slaughter agenda and their state-by-state campaigns.
Already there are SEVERAL state legislatures calling for the legalization
of horse slaughter in their own states, through their state legislative processes, all due to the NCSL pro-horse slaughter agenda. 
Please see & sign the petitions in the links below addressed to the individual states;

Arizona;
http://tinyurl.com/dza7v5

Arkansas

 http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/ak-legislature-asks-for-horse-slaughter-plant

Idaho;
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/idaho-the-13th-state-to-want-horse-slaughter

Illinois;
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/illinois-seeks-2-reinstate-horse-slaughter

Kansas
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/kansas-legislature-supports-horse-slaughter

Minnesota;
http://tinyurl.com/alv2tn

Missouri;
http://tinyurl.com/cjkwwy

Montana;
http://tinyurl.com/aomggs

North Dakota
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/north-dakota-to-get-horse-slaughter-plant

South Dakota
;
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/sd-legislature-wants-horse-slaughter-plant

Tennessee;
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/tenn-rep-promoting-horse-slaughter

Utah;
http://tinyurl.com/bh3m5q

Wyoming;
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/wyoming-wants-horse-slaughter

 We must let the NCSL know that the MAJORITY of Americans DO
NOT want horse-slaughter and we will fight them at every front.

Here is a list of the members of the NCSL Agriculture & Energy
Committee. Please contact the ones in your state to let them know
you vote and OPPOSE horse slaughter;

NCSL Ag & Energy Committee

Chair:
 Senator Harris B. McDowell III, Delaware
Chair: Senator Stephen R. Morris, Kansas
Vice Chair: Senator Brian Bingman, Oklahoma
Vice Chair: Representative John A. Heaton, New Mexico
Vice Chair: Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith, Mississippi
Vice Chair: Representative Thomas E. Jackson, Alabama
Vice Chair: Representative Sue Wallis, Wyoming
Immediate Past Chair: Senator Beverly Gard, Indiana
Staff Chair: Lowell Atchley, Kentucky
Staff Chair: James Fry, South Dakota
Staff Vice Chair: Josh Applebee, Alaska
Staff Vice Chair: Ronald C. Brach, New York
Staff Vice Chair: Franklin Munyan, Virginia
Staff Vice Chair: Lucretia Shaw Collins, Florida
Staff Vice Chair: Matt Taylor, Georgia
Immediate Past Staff Chair: Scott Young, Nevada


NCSL CONTACTS:
Glen Andersen (Denver) Kate Marks (Denver) Lee Posey (DC) Tamra Spielvogel (DC)


Here is a link to the NCSL website, where you can contact
the Ag & Energy Committee Members from there;

The National Council of State Legislators;
http://www.ncsl.org/public/ncsl/nav_aboutNCSL.htm

Together, WE CAN make a difference!

Thanks!
Friends of Equines Society FOES of Equine Slaughter
http://www.freewebs.com/friendsofequines
"Because We Care"


Article;
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National Conference of State Legislators (NCSL)
Ag & Energy Committte "Officially"supports horse slaughter

(12/14/2008)
Sarah Muirhead

The National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) this
weekend adopted a policy that urges Congress to oppose
legislation that would restrict the market, transport, processing,
or export of horses, to recognize the need for humane horse
processing facilities in the U.S. and not to interfere with state
efforts to establish facilities in the United States.

The passage of the policy provides the authority for NCSL
staff in Washington, D.C., to lobby on Capitol Hill as it effectively establishes the position of the states. NCSL is a bipartisan
organization that serves the legislators and staffs of the nations
50 states, its commonwealths and territories.

The Horse Industry "Pro-slaughter" Policy received overwhelming
majority support at the NCSL annual fall forum in Atlanta, Ga.,
Dec. 11-13. The policy was co-sponsored by Representative
Sue Wallis of Wyoming, and Representative Dave Sigdestad
of South Dakota.

Wallis, who is a vice chair of the agriculture and energy standing committee at NCSL, said, "We have received an absolute flood of
support from literally every crook and cranny of this nation, and from
all walks of life. We had letters of support from Horse Councils
nationwide, we heard from horse owners, horse rescue and recovery organizations that are over-whelmed and without options, breed registries, professional rodeo cowboys, horse owners and many,
many people who are sincerely concerned about the fate of horses
and the equine industry."
-----------
Signers, we cannot let the NCSL progress any further on this, their
pro-horse slaughter agenda and their state-by-state campaigns.
Already there are SEVERAL state legislatures calling for the legalization
of horse slaughter in their own states, through their state legislative processes, all due to the NCSL pro-horse slaughter agenda. 
Please see & sign the petitions in the links below addressed to the individual states;

Arizona;
http://tinyurl.com/dza7v5

Arkansas

 http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/ak-legislature-asks-for-horse-slaughter-plant

Idaho;
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/idaho-the-13th-state-to-want-horse-slaughter

Illinois;
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/illinois-seeks-2-reinstate-horse-slaughter

Kansas
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/kansas-legislature-supports-horse-slaughter

Minnesota;
http://tinyurl.com/alv2tn

Missouri;
http://tinyurl.com/cjkwwy

Montana;
http://tinyurl.com/aomggs

North Dakota
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/north-dakota-to-get-horse-slaughter-plant

South Dakota
;
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/sd-legislature-wants-horse-slaughter-plant

Tennessee;
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/tenn-rep-promoting-horse-slaughter

Utah;
http://tinyurl.com/bh3m5q

Wyoming;
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/wyoming-wants-horse-slaughter

 We must let the NCSL know that the MAJORITY of Americans DO
NOT want horse-slaughter and we will fight them at every front.

Here is a list of the members of the NCSL Agriculture & Energy
Committee. Please contact the ones in your state to let them know
you vote and OPPOSE horse slaughter;

NCSL Ag & Energy Committee

Chair:
 Senator Harris B. McDowell III, Delaware
Chair: Senator Stephen R. Morris, Kansas
Vice Chair: Senator Brian Bingman, Oklahoma
Vice Chair: Representative John A. Heaton, New Mexico
Vice Chair: Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith, Mississippi
Vice Chair: Representative Thomas E. Jackson, Alabama
Vice Chair: Representative Sue Wallis, Wyoming
Immediate Past Chair: Senator Beverly Gard, Indiana
Staff Chair: Lowell Atchley, Kentucky
Staff Chair: James Fry, South Dakota
Staff Vice Chair: Josh Applebee, Alaska
Staff Vice Chair: Ronald C. Brach, New York
Staff Vice Chair: Franklin Munyan, Virginia
Staff Vice Chair: Lucretia Shaw Collins, Florida
Staff Vice Chair: Matt Taylor, Georgia
Immediate Past Staff Chair: Scott Young, Nevada


NCSL CONTACTS:
Glen Andersen (Denver) Kate Marks (Denver) Lee Posey (DC) Tamra Spielvogel (DC)


Here is a link to the NCSL website, where you can contact
the Ag & Energy Committee Members from there;

The National Council of State Legislators;
http://www.ncsl.org/public/ncsl/nav_aboutNCSL.htm

Together, WE CAN make a difference!

Thanks!
Friends of Equines Society FOES of Equine Slaughter
http://www.freewebs.com/friendsofequines
"Because We Care"


Article;
http://www.feedstuffs.com/ME2/dirmod.asp?sid=F4D1A9DFCD974EAD8CD5205E15C1CB42&nm=BreakingNews&type=news&mod=News&mid=A3D60400B4204079A76C4B1B129CB433&tier=3&nid=A7EFC2EAC5DF4578ABC968DDF65840DB
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Horses are not pets!!! We use our horses for work. When they are no longer usefull we need to be able to sell them. I love horses and take excelent care of them, but sometimes things happen that I have no control over which makes them useless for work. They are like any other piece of equipment on the farm, if it doesn't produce more than it costs to operate its time to get rid of it. Our nation is in a mess right now with a few people with lots of money lobbying for laws that should never be passed in the first place. Our government has no backbone anymore. They vote for whatever bill or law will get them the most votes, not what is right or moral. Whatwver happened to the rights of the majority ? I for one am very tired of the two faced people we elect to office and then have them sell us out to the highest bidder.
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Horses are such beautiful creatures, the way they're treated is appalling, the barbaric cruelty must be stopped, it's simply unnecessary and unacceptable - STOP THE BLOODY SLAUGHTER.
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Please put an end to this cruel and barbaric practice and save these beautiful animals.
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Well apart from the vested interests of the slaughter lobby,most people are disgusted by this proposed legislation.Don't send the horses for murder.
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