FYI/from SHARK, Showing Animals Respect and
Kindness
---------- From: SharkIntl@aol.com
Date: Thu, 15 Jan 2004 14:54:23 EST
To: SHARK Subscriber <bluevegan@earthlink.net>
Subject: Update on Horse Slaughter Bill
Dear Friends,
Steve Hindi and myself were down in Springfield, IL for the last few days to
support SB 1921, the bill to ban horse slaughter in Illinois, by exposing horse
slaughter via the Tiger Truck. Unfortunately, since time was so limited
for this legislative session (less than two days), the bill never got to the
floor for a vote. Therefore, this gives us extra time to really pressure the
people we need to in order to ensure that when it does come to a vote, it will
pass. Steve participated in a press conference with representatives from
the horse racing industry and horse rescue. It was a huge success with
three newspaper articles that ran in area newspapers and one on the front page
of the suburban Chicago paper, The Daily Herald. Please check out the
following links to read those articles:
Now, we are asking that you please contact Illinois Governor, Rod Blagojevich,
and urge him to use his power to advise the Illinois Department of Agriculture
to wait to issue a new license to Cavel International, the horse murderers,
until SB 1921 is voted upon.
Governor Blagojevich's contact information is as follows:
Governor Rod Blagojevich
Office of the Governor
207 State House
Springfield, IL 62706
Phone: (217) 782-0244
Fax: (217) 524-4049
Toll Free for IL residents: (800) 642-3112
Email: governor@state.il.us
SHARK applauds all of our activists who contacted their legislators in support
of SB 1921. We have a lot of support from the legislators for the bill,
but we must remain diligent until it passes and becomes law. Thank you
again for your outpouring of support for America's horses!