Hi,
As the vote on SB 1921 approaches, we need to restart the media blitz again.
Everybody, please, send letters to the editor to the following list of papers
and the press below to both TV and Radio stations as well as as the newspapers´
pressroom. I will post a new list each 3-4 days.
Also, please, we need volunteers willing to fax or mail the press release these
media, so our effectiveness would be greater.
Daniel
-----------------------PRESS RELEASE----------------------------------
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
LEGISLATION TO BAN HORSE SLAUGHTER WILL BE CALLED FOR A VOTE IN MID-FEBRUARY
SB 1921 and its first House amendment, the controversial legislation introduced
by State Representative Robert S. Molaro (D-Chicago) to ban the slaughter for
horses for human consumption as well as the trade and transportation of
horseflesh and live horses intended for
human consumption in Illinois, will be called for a vote in mid- February.
This bill would prevent Belgian-owned company Cavel International from operating
its new horse slaughterhouse, which it is rebuilding in DeKalb, Illinois, in
spite of the strong local, state and nationwide public outcry.
Cavel International, a Belgian company owned by the Belgian corporation "Velda
Group," intends to slaughter horses for human consumption in some European
and Asian countries, such as France, Belgium and Japan. In all of these
countries, horse meat is considered a delicacy. Cavel's new plant will be ready
to operate by March.
SB 1921 failed to reach the House floor in last November's short veto session
due to the decease of State Representative David Wirsing (R-Sycamore), in whose
district the plant being rebuilt by Cavel is located.
There are only two horse slaughterhouses remaining in the United States, both
located in Texas, both foreign-owned and both operating in open defiance of
Texas state law banning the trade and possession of horse meat. Litigation
pending with a federal judge in Texas would
force these companies to shut down, leaving Illinois as the one state in which
horses are slaughtered for human consumption.
Contact:
Gail Vacca
815-761-4937
----MEDIA BLITZ: LIST OF PAPERS, TV AND RADIO STATIONS TO CONTACT-----
NEWSPAPERS
-Chicago Sun Times
Phone: 312-321-3000
Feedback webform:
http://www.suntimes.com/geninfo/feedback.html
Letters to the editor: letters@suntimes.com
-Chicago Tribune
435 N. Michigan Ave.,
Chicago, IL 60611
Phone: 1-800-874-2863
Public Editor, Don Wycliff: publiceditor@tribune.com
Letters to the Editor: TribLetter@Tribune.com
ctc-COMMENT@tribune.com
-State Journal Register:
Newsroom
(217) 788-1513
sjr@sj-r.com
Letters to the editor:
sjr@sj-r.com
-DeKalb Daily Chronicle
Letters to the editor: jkelleher@pulitzer.net
Danny Allison; pressroom director:
Phone: (877) 688-4841, Ext. 255.
E-mail: dannyallison@pulitzer.net
John Kelleher; managing editor, newsroom operations:
jkelleher@pulitzer.net
Phone: (877) 688-4841, Ext. 235
Inger Koch; news editor: ikoch@pulitzer.net
Phone: (877) 688-4841, Ext. 220
-Rockford Register Star
Letters to the editor webform:
http://www.rrstar.com/ezaccess/contactus/lettertotheeditor.shtml
Press release submitting webform:
http://www.rrstar.com/ezaccess/contactus/pressrelease.shtml
Newsroom contact webform:
http://www.rrstar.com/ezaccess/contactus/newsroomfeedback.shtml
Street Address:
99 E. State St.
Rockford IL 61104
-Belleville News Democrat
Belleville News-Democrat, 120 South Illinois Street
Belleville, IL 62220-2130.
Main: (618) 234-1000
Letters to the editor: letters@bnd.com
Newsroom email: newsroom@bnd.com
-Benton Evening News
111-113 East Church,
P. O. Box 877,
Benton, IL 62812 call
phone: 618-438-5611
fax: 618-435-2413
e-mail: benton@neondsl.com
-Carmi Times
PO Box 190,
Carmi, IL 62821
phone: 1-618-382-4176
Fax: 1-618-384-2163
Composition: composition@carmitimes.com
Editorial: editorial@carmitimes.com
-Charleston-Matton Journal Gazette & Times Courier
Phone: (217)238-6865 Bill Lair - Managing editor
E-mail: blair@jg-tc.com
Phone: (217) 238-6865
Pressroom Phone: (217) 238-6852
General Contact Info phones:
Journal Gazette: (217) 235-5656 or (217) 345-7025; Times-Courier:
(217) 345-7085
Fax: Journal Gazette: (217) 238-6886; Times-Courier: (217) 345-7090
Press releases, letters to the editor, obituaries, general inquiries:
editorial@jg-tc.com
-Edwardsville Inteligencer
feedback@edwpub.com
-Harrisburg Daily Register
35 South Vine Street,
Harrisburg, IL 62946
(618) 253-7146
fax: (618) 252-0863
Managing Editor: editor@yourclearwave.com
-Ottawa Daily Times
110 W. Jefferson St.,
Ottawa, IL 61350
Phone: 815-433-2000
General Manager, James E. Malley: dtimes@udnet.net
-The Columbia Chronicle
Columbia Chronicle
623 S. Wabash Ave., Suite 205
Chicago, IL 60605
(312) 344-7253
Letters to the editor: Webform:
http://www.ccchronicle.com/back/2004-01-12/contact.html#
Story Suggestion Webform:
http://www.ccchronicle.com/storySuggestion.html
-The Bradley Scout
BU Scout
Sisson Hall 319
Bradley University
Peoria, IL 61625
Phone: 309-677-3067
Fax: 309-677-2609
Editor
Chris Kaergard
editor@buscout.com
Managing Editor
Steve Depies
managingeditor@buscout.com
News Editor
Katy Hardy
news@buscout.com
-The DePaulia
Editor in Chief:
Michelle M. Valiukenas
mvaliuke@depaul.edu
Mark Seconsky
News Editor
dpnewsdesk@msn.com
Andy Daglas
Opinion/Editorial Editor
adaglas@depaul.edu
-The Daily Eastern News
Letters: Contact Webform: http://www.thedailyeasternnews.com/main.cfm?
include=submit
-The Chicago Flame
chicagoflame@chicagoflame.com
-The Daily Northwestern
Newsroom phone (847) 491-3222
E-mail: forum@dailynorthwestern.com
-The Daily Egyptian
Daily Egyptian
SIU M/S 6887
1247 Communications Building
Carbondale, IL 62901
Phone: (618) 536-3311 (all departments)
Fax: (618) 453-8244 (News)
Letters to the editor: http://newshound.de.siu.edu/office/letters
-The Aleste (Edwardsville-East St. Louis)
Campus Box 1167 SIUE
Edwardsville, IL 62026-1167
Phone: (618) 650-3528
Fax: (618) 650-3514
TV STATIONS
-WAND (ABC Ch. 17, Decartur)
WAND TV
904 Southside Drive
Decatur, Illinois 62521
Phone: 217-424-2500
Fax: 217-424-2583
news@wandtv.com (John McAll)
publicaffairs@wandtv.com (Ken Frye)
-WIFR (CBS Ch. 23, Rockford)
23 WIFR
2523 North Meridian Road
Rockford, IL. 61101
News: 815-987-5330
Fax: 815-987-5333
ndaaron@wifr.com
news@wifr.com
-WFLD (Fox Ch. 32 Chicago)
http://www.foxchicago.com/
(Click on Viewer Feedback and then
select Morning News Feedback on the box below)
-WQMAC (NBC Ch. 5 Chicago)
http://www.nbc5.com/contact/
(Select the box called News Comments)
-WQRF (Fox 39 Rockford)
FOX 39 WQRF TV
PO BOX 139
Rockford, IL 61105
Phone: 815-987-3950
FAX: 815-964-9974
Contact Us @ FOX 39
RADIO STATIONS
-WGN (Chicago 720 am)
WGN Radio
435 N. Michigan Avenue
Chicago, IL 60611
Call-In Line: 312-591-7200
WGN Switchboard:312-222-4700
Fax: 312-222-5165
Tom Petersen, news director: TomPetersen@wgnradio.com
Wes Bleed; assistant news director: WesBleed@wgnradio.com
Paul Green, political analyst: PaulGreen@wgnradio.com
-WLS (Chicago 890 am)
190 N. State St.
Chicago, Illinois 60601
Call-In Number- 312-591-8900
Fax Number-312-984-5283
Business Office-312-984-0890
-WYLL (Des Plaines 1160 am)
P.O. Box 56889
Chicago, IL 60656-0889
phone: 847-956-5030
fax: 847-956.5040
Call in Line: 847-956-5042
Dave Santrella, General Manager: santrella@salemcomm.com
Kevin Robinson, Program Director: krobinson@wyll.com
-WJJC (Chicago 1530 am)
5629 St. Charles Road, Unit 208
Berkeley, IL 60163
Phone Number: (708) 493-153
Station Manager Dane Neil ... Gasolinealley8@aol.com
Program Director Mike Baker... Forgotten45sTM@aol.com
-----------------------PRESS RELEASE----------------------------------
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
LEGISLATION TO BAN HORSE SLAUGHTER WILL BE CALLED FOR A VOTE IN MID-FEBRUARY
SB 1921 and its first House amendment, the controversial legislation introduced
by State Representative Robert S. Molaro (D-Chicago) to ban the slaughter for
horses for human consumption as well as the trade and transportation of
horseflesh and live horses intended for
human consumption in Illinois, will be called for a vote in mid-February.
This bill would prevent Belgian-owned company Cavel International from operating
its new horse slaughterhouse, which it is rebuilding in DeKalb, Illinois, in
spite of the strong local, state and nationwide public outcry.
Cavel International, a Belgian company owned by the Belgian corporation "Velda
Group," intends to slaughter horses for human consumption in some European
and Asian countries, such as France, Belgium and Japan. In all of these
countries, horse meat is considered a delicacy. Cavel's new plant will be ready
to operate by March.
SB 1921 failed to reach the House floor in last November's short veto session
due to the decease of State Representative David Wirsing (R-Sycamore), in whose
district the plant being rebuilt by Cavel is located.
There are only two horse slaughterhouses remaining in the United States, both
located in Texas, both foreign-owned and both operating in open defiance of Texas
state law banning the trade and possession of horse meat. Litigation pending
with a federal judge in Texas would
force these companies to shut down, leaving Illinois as the one state in which
horses are slaughtered for human consumption.
Contact:
Gail Vacca
815-761-4937