URGENT: Calls needed TODAY to END SLAUGHTER!
The US Senate is poised to vote on legislation to stop the brutal slaughter of American horses for human consumption in foreign countries. An identical measure by Congressmen John Sweeney (R-NY) and John Spratt (D-SC) passed overwhelmingly in the US House of Representatives on June 8.
Senator John Ensign (R-NV), one of only two veterinarians in Congress, and Senator Robert C. Byrd (D-WV) are expected to introduce an amendment to the Senate Agriculture Appropriations bill that prohibits the use of any federal taxpayer funds to slaughter horses.
Please take a moment to contact your Senators TODAY, urging his or her immediate support of the Ensign/Byrd amendment to the Senate Agriculture Appropriations Bill. The Senate will consider the amendment during the week of Sept. 12 (most likely on Tuesday, Sept. 13), so your immediate assistance is critical.
We know it is a difficult time for both people and animals and, now, we face another enormous challenge. We need your help immediately to save our horses.




A crucial vote on whether to end the slaughter of American horses is expected to take place as soon as Tuesday, Sept. 13, in the U.S. Senate. This is our big chance to stop the annual killing of 90,000 American horses for food exports. It is absolutely essential that we reach every single member of the U.S. Senate today to secure their votes for the Ensign-Byrd horse slaughter amendment. Please call and email your two U.S. Senators today!

FIND YOUR SENATORS HERE: http://www.saplonline.org/congress.htm
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https://community.hsus.org/campaign/ensign_amendment

Senate passes the Ensign-Byrd amendment this week. Click here to take action today.