U.S. FARM BILL: KING AMENDMENT
The Farm Bill has passed the Senate and is currently in the House Rules Committee. It will go to the House floor on Tuesday or sometime this week for a vote, so please voice your opposition NOW.
The Farm Bill being considered in the House of Representatives contains an amendment from Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) that could wipe out animal-protection laws nationwide, including Arizona’s law banning gestation crates, Michigan’s law banning veal crates, and California’s law banning battery cages. In fact, state factory farm confinement laws, horse slaughter bans, and puppy mill regulations are all at risk.
TAKE ACTION
Please call your U.S. Representative and urge him or her to oppose King’s amendment to the Farm Bill right away. Say something like: “As a constituent, I’m asking you to oppose the King Amendment to the Farm Bill because, like most Americans, I want farm animals to have protection from cruelty, not just at the federal level, but also in our State.”
CONTACT INFORMATION
— If you know who your U.S. Representative is, find their phone number here.
http://www.house.gov/representatives/
Click on their name to visit their website and use their contact webform.
— If you do not know who your U.S. Representative is, you will first need to find your 9 digit zip code and write it down.
https://tools.usps.com/go/ZipLookupAction!input.action
Once you have it, use it in the zip code search box here.
http://www.house.gov/representatives/find/
Please do this today, right now! Our horses and all animals used for food are depending on you.
Thank you.
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In order to qualify as an Equine Champion you will need to:
1. Become a Member (10 points).
2. Show that you have taken part in calls to action on behalf of horses and their protection.
You can demonstrate this by endorsing bills on PopVox, or send us a copy of a response to a letter or email you have sent out. This includes direct replies from your State or Federal lawmakers. (10 points each).
Remember. Your legislators are under no obligation to reply unless you specifically ask them to. So be sure to add this “ask” to all of your communications.
Accumulate 30 points and you will qualify as an Equine Champion and placed on an Honors List on our website.
But don’t stop there.
Write an editorial defending horses on any cruelty or abuse issue, get it published and send us the link to it or a copy of it (20 points each).
Accumulate more points by not only responding to action alerts but also showing us you have (1) signed an equine defense petition (2) made a helpful, informative comment on online articles on any of the issues we cover or (3) email us feedback on a phone call you have made in defense of horses (all 5 points each).
This is open to everyone in any country. If you do not have legislation pending in your country, write a letter to your Parliamentary or like Member asking them to introduce a bill, to end horse slaughter for example, and win 10 points. Write a letter of protest to the EU on horse slaughter and the toxic horse meat issue. Make sure you notify us and get those points.
THANK YOU
Thank you everyone.
Vivian Grant Farrell
Founding President
Int’l Fund for Horses
Harmonizing the World for Horses
http://www.horsefund.org
Tuesday's Horse 
Reblogged this on WILD HORSE HUB CENTRAL and commented:
If anyone from WILD HORSE HUB CENTRAL is reading this – please pay attention to the reblogged posts so that you can take ACTION. ACTION AND WORDS are what changes the wrongs and makes this country right again. The horses don’t have time left, they have this moment, those who are still alive, that are transported to slaughter, they only have this moment…then it and the light in their eyes – their very spirit – is gone from us.
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Thank you. Needs saying, and well put.
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I simply cannot believe that the US is moving even further away from the ethical treatment of animals. Not that there is anything ethical about it currently. It seems these days life simply doesn’t matter anymore. Where will this world be at in a few years? CAFO’s are killing our environment as it is – gone are the idyllic family farms of the past. 85% of all antibiotic use goes to keeping these innocent and defenceless creatures locked away in confinement, filthy and disease-invoking squalor never seeing the light of day apart from their trip to the slaughterhouse. All for money and greed. My heart is literally breaking.
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Please everyone make that call animals need more protection from abuse not less!!!
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done and shared!!!
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