From: SharkIntl@aol.com
Date: Mon, 8 Dec 2003 15:38:49 EST
To: SHARK Subscriber <bluevegan@earthlink.net>
Subject: EMERGENCY ALERT ON HORSE SLAUGHTER in ILLINOIS!!!

Dear Friends of SHARK,

Cavel International, the Belgian owned company which is quickly rebuilding a HORSE SLAUGHTER facility in DeKalb, Illinois has falsified documents on its license application.  As a result of this, the Illinois Department of Agriculture has wrongly issued Cavel a license to operate.  In addition, the IL Dept. of Agriculture issued the license without properly inspecting the plant first.  The IL Dept. of Agriculture has said that they would look into revoking Cavel's license, yet it has had several weeks to correct this error and has failed to do so.

Please CALL, WRITE, FAX AND EMAIL IL GOVERNOR ROD BLAGOJEVICH IMMEDIATELY.

PLEASE ASK HIM TO LOOK INTO THE WRONG DOING OF THE ILLINOIS DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE, AND ASK HIM TO USE HIS AUTHORITY TO RESCIND THIS WRONGLY ISSUED LICENSE!!!!  PLEASE ASK FAMILY, FRIENDS, COWORKERS AND NEIGHBORS TO DO THE SAME!!!!  

Time is of the essence!  PLEASE CONTACT HIM AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AND CONTINUE DOING SO FOR THE NEXT TWO WEEKS!!!  It does not matter if you do not live in Illinois, we need ALL the support available.

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

Also, please contact the IL Dept. of Agriculture, and urge them to revoke this improperly issued license:

Carroll Imig, Bureau Chief
Illinois Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Animal Welfare
PO Box 19281
State Fairgrounds
Springfield, IL 62794-9281
1-800-273-4763 (Illinois callers only)
Phone:  217-782-6657
FAX:  217-524-7702


Here is a list of facts you could mention when contacting the Governor and Dept. of Ag.:

1. Cavel International burned to the ground in March 2002.

2. Cavel International applied for the horse slaughter license on 4/14/03 when a facility did NOT even exist.

3. The IL Dept. of Agriculture granted the license on 4/22/03, and did not inspect the facility as is required.

4. Cavel falsified information on the application by lying about the state of their facility.

5. The Ag. Dept. has admitted its error, and has stated that they would look into revoking the license.

6. The Ag. Dept. has had several weeks to correct this error, and still has not revoked Cavel International's HORSE SLAUGHTERING LICENSE.

Also, please write your Illinois State Representatives and Senators asking them to SUPPORT AND COSPONSOR SB 1921, a bill to ban horse slaughter in Illinois and prevent Cavel from operating, as well as 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 US.  If you need more information about either bill, please log on to:   http://www.saplonline.org/Legislation/ahpa.htm

Lastly, SHARK will be visiting Illinois' newly elected Representative, Robert Pritchard this month, and we will need volunteers willing to hand out literature to his constituents regarding this abomination in their community and inform them that Pritchard supports the murdering of horses.  Please contact me if you might be able to help us this month.

Thank you very much for your dedication and action!

For the Animals,

Jodie Wiederkehr
SHARK
www.sharkonline.org
(630) 557-0176