Subject: [againstslaughter] UPDATED ACTION ALERT ON SB
1921. PLEASE, CROSS-POST!!!!
Hi,
Here it is an updated Action Alert to crosspost on SB 1921: Please
save it on a text file and then forward it to everybody you know,
family, friends, work and class partners and neighbours. Thank you so
much for your help!!!
URGENT UPDATE ON HORSE SLAUGHTER!!! HB 3845 BECOMES AMENDMENT TO SB
1921!!!
Illinois House Bill 3845 (HB 3845), the bill to ban horse slaughter
in Illinois and to prevent Belgian owned Cavel horse slaughterhouse
from operating, has becomed an AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 1921 (SB
1921). This new bill has been referred to the the IL House of
Representatives Executive Committee, and will have a hearing next
days November 17 and 18.
THE SITUATION IS CRITICAL!!! SUPPORT IS DESESPERATELY NEEDED FOR THIS
NEW BILL. PLEASE, FAX, MAIL, CALL AND EMAIL AS MANY ILLINOIS
REPRESENTATIVES AND SENATORS YU CAN TODAY AND DURING THE NEXT WEEKS
ASKING THEM TO SUPPORT AND VOTE FOR SB 1921 AND ITS FIRST HOUSE
AMENDMENT!!!! ASK FAMILY, FRIENDS, NEIGHBOURS AND WORK/CLASS PARTNERS
TO DO THE SAME!!!
Special pressure must be put on the members of the IL House´s
Executive Committee, where the bill has been referred to. Also, keep
pressure on the Agriculture Committee. Do not forget to mention in
your letters that horses in the US are not food animals nor are
breeded for slaughter; that horses are part of the American Heritage
and that eating them is culturally and ethically unacceptable.
The best way to contact Illinois Legislators is by FAXING, SNAIL
MAILING AND CALLING TO BOTH THEIR DISTRICT AND SPRINGFIELD OFFICES.
Most legislators will be in their district offices this coming week.
So correspondence should be directed to these offices from today
through Nov.14. Nov. 14 -18 All correspondence should be directed to
the Springfield offices. Please, do not waste time and start faxing,
mailing and calling today!!! We need your help to stop horse
slaughter and to prevent Cavel horse slaughterhouse from operating.
Illinois residents urgently need to contact their local and
district Farm Bureau offices as well. Tell them you would like them
to support SB 1921 or at the very least be "nuetral" about its
position .
The names, addresses, and phone/fax numbers of members of the
Illinois House of Representatives and Senators can been found on:
Below you can find a short list of contact information of the members
of the Executive Committee and a sample of letter/fax.
Do not forget also to write your Congressmen and the members of the
US. House Agriculture Committee asking them to SUPPORT AND COSPONSOR
BILL HR 857, "The American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act", a Federal
Bill to ban horse slaughter and the exportation of horses for
slaughter in the whole country. If you need more information about
bill HR 857 log on to http://www.saplonline.org/Legislation/ahpa.htm
PLEASE CROSSPOST THIS MESSAGE EVERYWHERE!!! THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR
YOUR COLLABORATION!!!
Daniel Cordero Fernández.
------IL HOUSE OF REPS. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE CONTACT INFO-------
Representative Daniel J. Burke (D)
23rd District
Chairperson
Springfield Office:
233-E Stratton Office Building
Springfield, IL 62706
(217) 782-1117
(217) 782-0927 FAX
E-mail: dburke@hdsmail.state.il.us
District Office:
2650 W. 51st Street
Chicago, IL 60632
(773) 471-2299
(773) 471-1648 FAX
Cook County
District Office:
2439 S. Oakley
Chicago, IL 60608
(773) 843-1200
(773) 523-9900 FAX
Cook County
Representative Bob Biggins (R)
41st District
Springfield Office:
207-N Stratton Office Building
Springfield, IL 62706
(217) 782-6578
(217) 782-5257 FAX
E-mail: bobbiggins@comcast.net
District Office:
909 S. Route 83
Suite 100
Elmhurst, IL 60126
(630) 941-1278
(630) 941-1285 FAX
DuPage County
Representative Richard T. Bradley (D)
40th District Vice-Chairperson
Springfield Office:
290-S Stratton Office Building
Springfield, IL 62706
(217) 782-8117
(217) 558-6369 FAX
E-mail: rbradley@hdsmail.state.il.us
District Office:
3520 North Pulaski Road
Chicago, IL 60641
(773) 794-9444
(773) 794-9450 FAX
Cook County
Representative Ralph C. Capparelli (D)
15th District
Springfield Office:
300 Capitol Building
Springfield, IL 62706
(217) 782-8198
(217) 782-2906 FAX
E-mail: rcapparelli@hdsmail.state.il.us
District Office:
7446 N. Harlem Avenue
Chicago, IL 60631
(773) 775-5775
(773) 775-5773 FAX
Cook County
Representative Brent Hassert (R)
85th District
Springfield Office:
217-N Stratton Office Building
Springfield, IL 62706
(217) 782-4179
(217) 782-5257 FAX
E-mail: HASSERT83@aol.com
District Office:
1408 Joliet Road
Suite 102
Romeoville, IL 60446
(630) 739-7063
(630) 739-4055 FAX
Will County
Representative Lovana Jones (D)
26th District
Springfield Office:
109 Capitol Building
Springfield, IL 62706
(217) 782-2023
(217) 782-8569 FAX
E-mail: lovanaj@aol.com
District Office:
435 East 35th St.
1st Floor
Chicago, IL 60616
(773) 373-9400
(773) 373-9787 FAX
Cook County
Representative Larry McKeon (D)
13th District
Springfield Office:
279-S Stratton Office Building
Springfield, IL 62706
(217) 782-3835
(217) 557-6470 FAX
E-mail: lmckeon@larrymckeon.com
District Office:
1967 West Montrose Avenue
Chicago, IL 60613
(773) 348-3434
(773) 348-3475 FAX
Cook County
Representative Carole Pankau (R)
45th District Republican Spokesperson
Springfield Office:
234-N Stratton Office Building
Springfield, IL 62706
(217) 782-8158
(217) 782-1336 FAX
E-mail: carole@pankau.org
District Office:
One Tiffany Pointe #G
Bloomingdale, IL 60108
(630) 582-0390
(630) 582-0391 FAX
DuPage County
Representative Angelo Saviano (R)
77th District
Springfield Office:
314 Capitol Building
Springfield, IL 62706
(217) 782-3374
(217) 557-7211 FAX
E-mail: skip@skipsaviano.com
District Office:
8153 W. Grand Avenue
River Grove, IL 60171
(708) 453-7547
(708) 453-7594 FAX
Cook County
Representative David A. Wirsing (R)
70th District
Springfield Office:
225-N Stratton Office Building
Springfield, IL 62706
(217) 782-0425
(217) 557-7205
E-mail: 70th@davidwirsing.com
District Office:
2600 DeKalb Ave.
Suite C
Sycamore, IL 60178
(815) 748-3494
(815) 748-4630 FAX
DeKalb County
----------------SAMPLE LETTER TO THE IL SENATORS---------------
(Cut and paste it on a text file, file the gaps, change the address
and then print it and send it. I encourage you to "customize" it with
your own words so the letters do not look like "form letters"; thanks)
The Honorable ________________
<Fill in with the address>
Dear Representative _______________:
I urge you to support S.B. 1921 and its 1st. House Amendment, an
amendment introduced by Representative Robert S. Molaro that would
prohibit the slaughter of horses for human consumption in Illinois
and the trade and transport of horseflesh and live horses intended
for human consumption.
The foreign-owned horse slaughter industry has slaughtered and
exported for human consumption over 3 million American horses in the
last 2 decades. One of these slaughter plants, the Belgian owned
Cavel International, Inc., is trying to rebuild its facilities in
DeKalb, Illinois. Please, do not let this happen!
Horses slaughtered in these foreign-owned plants in the United States
have often been hauled several thousand miles over several days,
contrary to acceptable non-slaughter standards for water, food, and
rest. Horses sent to be slaughtered are often shipped on crowded
double deck trucks designed for shorter necked species such as pigs,
cattle and sheep, and are forced to travel in a bent position which
can result in suffering, injury and death.
Callous and extremely inhumane treatment at the slaughterhouse
results in prolonged suffering. Horses endure repeated blows to the
head with stunning equipment that often does not render the animals
unconscious and often horses remain conscious during their own
slaughter, including throat slitting.
Horse slaughter is a barbaric, despicable business, and a vast
majority of Americans are opposed to it, and they, together with
numerous equine and other organizations, are currently working to get
the American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act (which has 6 Cosponsors
from Illinois) enacted in order to ban it entirely from this country
altogether.
Americans do not eat horses; we do not raise our horses for food.
The only reason horse slaughter exists is to satisfy the palates of
foreigners who consider horseflesh a delicacy. "Killer buyers"
who
travel from one auction to the next filling up their trucks provide
the horses for this industry. Others
are stolen; even our federally protected wild horse population can
end up there. In addition, horse slaughter promotes horse theft:
Since California banned the slaughter of horses in 1998, horse theft
has decreased over 30%.
Also, in spite of contrary claims, the great majority of the horses
slaughtered are not old, sick, crippled or unwanted, but instead, are
young, healthy American horses, including federally protected wild
horses, pregnant mares and mares with very young foals at their side.
Because horses in America are not food animals, veterinarians
commonly prescribe and treat horses with potent drugs that may reside
in the horseflesh and be dangerous when consumed by humans.
Horses have played a significant role in the history and culture of
the United States. As a non-food and recreational animal, horses
should be protected from slaughter. Again, I urge you to support and
cosponsor S.B. 1921 and the "Save the Horses from Slaughter
Amendment".
I look forward to receiving a response from you regarding your
position on this issue, which is of importance to me. Thank you for
your time and consideration of my letter.