The Good:
Everyone working together trying to get the laws changed and horses kept safe
from human greed and callousness.
The Bad:
People too blind to see or preoccupied to care about the responsibility we bear
these majestic horses who look to us for safety
The Ugly:
Letter making it's way through the halls of congress in Illinois
"Dear Legislator:
Keeping U.S. horsemeat off foreign tables will put an increased burden on
Illinois (and all American) taxpayers.
Keeping U.S. horsemeat off foreign tables will deny Illinois (and all American)
horse owners an important, humane end-of-life choice for their horses.
Right now, a small vocal minority with intent far beyond their stated goal of
putting an end to slaughtering horses for meat export is working to increase
taxes and deny horse owners’ rights by pushing for passage of
anti-slaughter bills in the Illinois Legislature and in Congress. They must be
stopped.
This is the position of the Horsemen’s Council of Illinois (HCI),
speaking for the $3.8 billion horse industry in Illinois, and a host of other
responsible veterinary and horse organizations.
In support of its position, HCI asks you to run the numbers for yourself and see
just how devastating the impact of passing these laws will be to taxpayers and
horsemen alike.
Attached is a PowerPoint presentation that will serve as a guide for your study
– leading to the inevitable conclusion that you must vote NO on the
Illinois and Federal anti-slaughter bills.
Thoroughly researched documentation of these and other issues related to the
far-reaching and unstated goals of radical animal rights activists can be found
on the HCI web site: www.HorsemensCouncil.org. If you do not have access to the
web or you choose to have materials sent to you in print, contact the HCI
administrative office: Horsemen’s Council of Illinois, P. O. Box 1605,
Springfield, IL 62705, Phone (217) 585-1600. Fax (217) 585-1601.
Sincerely,
Frank Bowman, President
Horsemen’s Council of Illinois"