THIS IS THE BREAK THE HORSES HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR.

ACTION HAS TO BE TAKEN BY MILLIONS OF PEOPLE BY TUESDAY 9/21

They are trying to get PELOSI to bring HR503 to the FLOOR FOR A FULL VOTE.

THIS IS THE BREAK THE HORSES HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR

THIS IS IT.  NO OTHER ALERTS, NOTES, ACTIONS MATTER….

From Equine Welfare Alliance

Representative James Moran needs your help to get H.R. 503 to a vote in the House!

U.S. Representative James Moran is circulating the letter set out below to all members of the House of Representatives for their signature. Once signatures have been gathered, Rep. Moran and members of the House of Representatives will present the letter to Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi. The letter calls on Speaker Pelosi to bring the Prevention of Equine Cruelty Act, H.R. 503, to a vote by the full House of Representatives immediately.

Equine Welfare Alliance and Animal Law Coalition urge you to call on your U.S. representative to sign this letter now!

Visit this site to find the name and contact information for your U.S. representative in Washington:

Contacting the Congress

You can also call the U.S. Capitol switchboard at 202-224-3121 and ask for your U.S. representative.

The letter must be signed by Tuesday, Sept. 21, 2010. It is best to call or fax your representative. Tell your representative that you urge him or her to sign on as a co-sponsor and contact Rep. Moran and sign the letter calling on Speaker Pelosi to schedule a vote on the Prevention of Equine Cruelty Act, H.R. 503. Be sure to tell your representative that you live in his or her district and ask for a copy of the letter with your representative’s signature!

Go here to find out if your rep is already a co-sponsor and, if so, urge him or her to sign the letter! Please note, you will need to enter HR 503 in the middle column under Search and after selecting Bill Number, or see below for a complete list.

Search Bill Summary & Status

H.R. 503 will put an end to the slaughter of American horses. Only a federal law can stop this tragedy. As John Holland, founder and president of Equine Welfare Alliance, put it, “Horse slaughter is not a ‘necessary evil’, as the industry claims, it is simply evil. Now is our opportunity to resign this practice to the dust bin of American history.” Find a copy of the bill here:

Bill Text, 111th Congress (2009-2010): H.R.503.IH

On behalf of Equine Welfare Alliance and Animal Law Coalition, we thank you for the difference you are making for the horses.

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SAMPLE LETTER

September xx, 2010

The Honorable Nancy Pelosi

Office of the Speaker of the House

H-232, The U.S. Capitol

Washington, D.C. 20515

Dear Madame Speaker:

We write to you in strong support of the Prevention of Equine Cruelty Act (H.R. 503), legislation to ban the slaughter of American horses for human consumption and prevent the export of live horses for the same purpose. With 183 bipartisan cosponsors in the House, 28 in the Senate, and tremendous public support, we urge you to allow this bill a vote in the House.

Equine slaughter is inhumane by nature. Horses have a fractious reaction to the stress induced by chutes, kill boxes, puntilla knives and captive bolt stun systems, causing these animals to suffer immensely and die an inhumane death. These animals are subjected to brutal transport conditions on their way to slaughter facilities. In addition, the consumption of horsemeat poses a serious public health threat as this meat contains substances banned for human consumption by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

Since 2005, Congress has repeatedly voted to shut down the cruel practice of horse slaughter and included appropriations language to defund the USDA inspection of horses and horsemeat as a stopgap measure until a permanent federal ban is passed. The last three horse slaughter plants on U.S. soil were closed by enforcement of state law in Texas and a recently enacted ban on horse slaughter in Illinois. As you know, California overwhelmingly banned horse slaughter over a decade ago, and the state legislature just passed a resolution in favor of passing the Prevention of Equine Cruelty Act.

Still, American horses continue to be sent over the border for human consumption. Since January of this year, approximately 53,850 horses have been transported across our nation’s borders into the cruelty of slaughter in Mexico and Canada. This number amounts to about 100,000 horses annually, 1,500 per week, or one every five minutes.

As cosponsors of H.R. 503, we, along with millions of Americans and animal protection organizations such as the Animal Welfare Institute and the Humane Society of the United States, urge you to bring this bill to the House floor for a vote.

Thank you in advance for your consideration of this critical legislation.

Best regards,

(U.S. Rep._______________)

END SAMPLE LETTER

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BILL INFORMATION
H.R.503
Title: Prevention of Equine Cruelty Act of 2009
Sponsor: Rep Conyers, John, Jr. [MI-14] (introduced 1/14/2009)      Cosponsors (184)
Related Bills: S.727
Latest Major Action: 3/16/2009 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

Rep Abercrombie, Neil [HI-1] – 2/11/2009
Rep Ackerman, Gary L. [NY-5] – 1/14/2009
Rep Adler, John H. [NJ-3] – 12/16/2009
Rep Altmire, Jason [PA-4] – 11/18/2009
Rep Andrews, Robert E. [NJ-1] – 7/14/2009
Rep Arcuri, Michael A. [NY-24] – 3/12/2009
Rep Baird, Brian [WA-3] – 2/4/2009
Rep Baldwin, Tammy [WI-2] – 6/14/2010
Rep Barrett, J. Gresham [SC-3] – 6/9/2009
Rep Bartlett, Roscoe G. [MD-6] – 1/26/2009
Rep Bean, Melissa L. [IL-8] – 3/23/2009
Rep Berkley, Shelley [NV-1] – 1/14/2009
Rep Berman, Howard L. [CA-28] – 1/27/2009
Rep Biggert, Judy [IL-13] – 5/4/2009
Rep Bilbray, Brian P. [CA-50] – 1/14/2009
Rep Bilirakis, Gus M. [FL-9] – 1/28/2009
Rep Bishop, Timothy H. [NY-1] – 1/26/2009
Rep Blumenauer, Earl [OR-3] – 3/5/2009
Rep Bono Mack, Mary [CA-45] – 1/14/2009
Rep Bordallo, Madeleine Z. [GU] – 1/14/2009
Rep Brady, Robert A. [PA-1] – 3/23/2009
Rep Brown, Corrine [FL-3] – 6/16/2009
Rep Brown, Henry E., Jr. [SC-1] – 1/14/2009
Rep Buchanan, Vern [FL-13] – 11/18/2009
Rep Burton, Dan [IN-5] – 1/14/2009
Rep Campbell, John [CA-48] – 4/21/2009
Rep Cao, Anh “Joseph” [LA-2] – 6/15/2009
Rep Capps, Lois [CA-23] – 2/4/2009
Rep Capuano, Michael E. [MA-8] – 1/14/2009
Rep Castle, Michael N. [DE] – 1/14/2009
Rep Chandler, Ben [KY-6] – 6/23/2009
Rep Chu, Judy [CA-32] – 10/13/2009
Rep Clarke, Yvette D. [NY-11] – 5/21/2009
Rep Clay, Wm. Lacy [MO-1] – 2/23/2009
Rep Cleaver, Emanuel [MO-5] – 6/8/2009
Rep Coffman, Mike [CO-6] – 10/20/2009
Rep Cohen, Steve [TN-9] – 1/14/2009
Rep Connolly, Gerald E. “Gerry” [VA-11] – 6/16/2009
Rep Courtney, Joe [CT-2] – 1/26/2009
Rep Crenshaw, Ander [FL-4] – 7/13/2009
Rep Cummings, Elijah E. [MD-7] – 1/14/2009
Rep Davis, Danny K. [IL-7] – 4/21/2009
Rep Davis, Susan A. [CA-53] – 4/21/2009
Rep DeFazio, Peter A. [OR-4] – 1/14/2009
Rep Delahunt, William D. [MA-10] – 1/14/2009
Rep DeLauro, Rosa L. [CT-3] – 1/14/2009
Rep Deutch, Theodore E. [FL-19] – 6/22/2010
Rep Diaz-Balart, Lincoln [FL-21] – 7/15/2009
Rep Diaz-Balart, Mario [FL-25] – 2/4/2009
Rep Dicks, Norman D. [WA-6] – 1/27/2009
Rep Doyle, Michael F. [PA-14] – 4/2/2009
Rep Dreier, David [CA-26] – 7/30/2009
Rep Engel, Eliot L. [NY-17] – 3/12/2009
Rep Eshoo, Anna G. [CA-14] – 2/26/2009
Rep Fattah, Chaka [PA-2] – 4/21/2009
Rep Frank, Barney [MA-4] – 2/11/2009
Rep Frelinghuysen, Rodney P. [NJ-11] – 12/11/2009
Rep Fudge, Marcia L. [OH-11] – 5/19/2009
Rep Gallegly, Elton [CA-24] – 1/14/2009
Rep Gerlach, Jim [PA-6] – 1/14/2009
Rep Grayson, Alan [FL-8] – 11/18/2009
Rep Green, Al [TX-9] – 1/27/2009
Rep Grijalva, Raul M. [AZ-7] – 1/14/2009
Rep Gutierrez, Luis V. [IL-4] – 1/14/2009
Rep Hall, John J. [NY-19] – 1/14/2009
Rep Hare, Phil [IL-17] – 12/16/2009
Rep Harman, Jane [CA-36] – 3/23/2009
Rep Heinrich, Martin [NM-1] – 10/13/2009
Rep Himes, James A. [CT-4] – 12/15/2009
Rep Hinchey, Maurice D. [NY-22] – 1/14/2009
Rep Hirono, Mazie K. [HI-2] – 2/11/2009
Rep Holt, Rush D. [NJ-12] – 1/28/2009
Rep Inglis, Bob [SC-4] – 1/14/2009
Rep Inslee, Jay [WA-1] – 12/16/2009
Rep Israel, Steve [NY-2] – 1/26/2009
Rep Jackson, Jesse L., Jr. [IL-2] – 11/18/2009
Rep Jackson-Lee, Sheila [TX-18] – 1/14/2009
Rep Johnson, Eddie Bernice [TX-30] – 7/14/2009
Rep Johnson, Henry C. “Hank,” Jr. [GA-4] – 9/14/2009
Rep Jones, Walter B., Jr. [NC-3] – 1/14/2009
Rep Kaptur, Marcy [OH-9] – 2/23/2009
Rep Kennedy, Patrick J. [RI-1] – 4/2/2009
Rep Kildee, Dale E. [MI-5] – 10/27/2009
Rep Kilpatrick, Carolyn C. [MI-13] – 3/5/2009
Rep Kilroy, Mary Jo [OH-15] – 3/3/2009
Rep King, Peter T. [NY-3] – 1/14/2009
Rep Kirk, Mark Steven [IL-10] – 1/14/2009
Rep Klein, Ron [FL-22] – 1/14/2009
Rep Kucinich, Dennis J. [OH-10] – 1/14/2009
Rep Lance, Leonard [NJ-7] – 1/26/2009
Rep Langevin, James R. [RI-2] – 2/4/2009
Rep Larson, John B. [CT-1] – 2/23/2009
Rep LaTourette, Steven C. [OH-14] – 1/12/2010
Rep Lee, Barbara [CA-9] – 3/5/2009
Rep Levin, Sander M. [MI-12] – 1/26/2009
Rep Lewis, John [GA-5] – 1/14/2009
Rep Lipinski, Daniel [IL-3] – 1/26/2009
Rep LoBiondo, Frank A. [NJ-2] – 1/14/2009
Rep Lofgren, Zoe [CA-16] – 1/14/2009
Rep Lowey, Nita M. [NY-18] – 1/27/2009
Rep Lynch, Stephen F. [MA-9] – 3/24/2009
Rep Maffei, Daniel B. [NY-25] – 3/23/2009
Rep Maloney, Carolyn B. [NY-14] – 1/14/2009
Rep Markey, Edward J. [MA-7] – 10/1/2009
Rep Matsui, Doris O. [CA-5] – 2/23/2009
Rep McCarthy, Carolyn [NY-4] – 1/14/2009
Rep McCollum, Betty [MN-4] – 4/30/2009
Rep McCotter, Thaddeus G. [MI-11] – 1/14/2009
Rep McGovern, James P. [MA-3] – 1/14/2009
Rep McMahon, Michael E. [NY-13] – 6/23/2009
Rep McNerney, Jerry [CA-11] – 6/16/2009
Rep Meeks, Gregory W. [NY-6] – 3/5/2009
Rep Miller, Brad [NC-13] – 7/28/2009
Rep Miller, George [CA-7] – 1/14/2009
Rep Mitchell, Harry E. [AZ-5] – 1/14/2009
Rep Moore, Dennis [KS-3] – 3/5/2009
Rep Moore, Gwen [WI-4] – 1/14/2009
Rep Moran, James P. [VA-8] – 1/14/2009
Rep Murphy, Patrick J. [PA-8] – 1/14/2009
Rep Murtha, John P. [PA-12] – 1/26/2009
Rep Myrick, Sue Wilkins [NC-9] – 1/26/2009
Rep Nadler, Jerrold [NY-8] – 1/14/2009
Rep Napolitano, Grace F. [CA-38] – 6/26/2009
Rep Neal, Richard E. [MA-2] – 2/23/2009
Rep Olver, John W. [MA-1] – 2/23/2009
Rep Ortiz, Solomon P. [TX-27] – 12/16/2009
Rep Owens, William L. [NY-23] – 1/12/2010
Rep Pallone, Frank, Jr. [NJ-6] – 6/2/2009
Rep Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [NJ-8] – 5/19/2009
Rep Payne, Donald M. [NJ-10] – 1/14/2009
Rep Peters, Gary C. [MI-9] – 1/27/2009
Rep Pierluisi, Pedro R. [PR] – 4/21/2009
Rep Pingree, Chellie [ME-1] – 7/20/2010
Rep Platts, Todd Russell [PA-19] – 1/14/2009
Rep Polis, Jared [CO-2] – 11/18/2009
Rep Price, David E. [NC-4] – 6/8/2009
Rep Quigley, Mike [IL-5] – 12/16/2009
Rep Rahall, Nick J., II [WV-3] – 1/14/2009
Rep Rangel, Charles B. [NY-15] – 1/14/2009
Rep Reichert, David G. [WA-8] – 5/13/2009
Rep Rogers, Mike J. [MI-8] – 5/13/2009
Rep Rooney, Thomas J. [FL-16] – 1/27/2009
Rep Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana [FL-18] – 2/11/2009
Rep Roskam, Peter J. [IL-6] – 10/20/2009
Rep Rothman, Steven R. [NJ-9] – 1/14/2009
Rep Roybal-Allard, Lucille [CA-34] – 5/21/2009
Rep Ruppersberger, C. A. Dutch [MD-2] – 1/14/2009
Rep Ryan, Tim [OH-17] – 2/4/2009
Rep Sarbanes, John P. [MD-3] – 6/2/2009
Rep Schakowsky, Janice D. [IL-9] – 1/14/2009
Rep Schwartz, Allyson Y. [PA-13] – 2/23/2009
Rep Scott, Robert C. “Bobby” [VA-3] – 1/14/2009
Rep Serrano, Jose E. [NY-16] – 1/14/2009
Rep Sestak, Joe [PA-7] – 9/15/2009
Rep Shea-Porter, Carol [NH-1] – 2/4/2009
Rep Sherman, Brad [CA-27] – 1/14/2009
Rep Sires, Albio [NJ-13] – 2/2/2010
Rep Slaughter, Louise McIntosh [NY-28] – 11/18/2009
Rep Smith, Adam [WA-9] – 7/20/2010
Rep Smith, Christopher H. [NJ-4] – 1/14/2009
Rep Spratt, John M., Jr. [SC-5] – 10/13/2009
Rep Stark, Fortney Pete [CA-13] – 3/10/2009
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Rep Tauscher, Ellen O. [CA-10] – 3/5/2009
Rep Tierney, John F. [MA-6] – 6/26/2009
Rep Titus, Dina [NV-3] – 6/11/2009
Rep Tonko, Paul D. [NY-21] – 10/27/2009
Rep Towns, Edolphus [NY-10] – 12/16/2009
Rep Tsongas, Niki [MA-5] – 10/27/2009
Rep Van Hollen, Chris [MD-8] – 1/14/2009
Rep Velazquez, Nydia M. [NY-12] – 12/16/2009
Rep Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [FL-20] – 1/14/2009
Rep Watson, Diane E. [CA-33] – 1/14/2009
Rep Watt, Melvin L. [NC-12] – 7/28/2009
Rep Waxman, Henry A. [CA-30] – 3/23/2009
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