PRO SLAUGHTER STATES

Rep. Sue Wallis & the Wyoming State Legislature


Sponsored by:Friends of Equines Society FOES of Equine Slaughter

Wyoming Lawmakers decry interference in horse slaughter

AP Fri, February 6, 2009 12:59:57 PM CST
A resolution asking Congress not to interfere with the shipment and slaughter of unwanted horses has received preliminary approval. House Joint Resolution 8 urges Congress to keep out of state oversight of the transport and processing of horses. Rep. Sue Wallis, R-Recluse, WY who introduced the resolution, said it's a response to a federal bill that seeks to limit horse transport to Mexico and Canada. Americans currently send unwanted horses to the neighboring countries for slaughter, because slaughterhouses in the United States have closed. Wallis said the proposed Conyers-Burton Prevention of Equine Cruelty Act of 2009 would be a threat to Wyoming's horse and livestock industries. She said the industries have already been hurt as domestic slaughterhouses have closed due pressure from animal rights organizations. "It's absolutely decimating to the horse industry," Wallis said. There are an estimated 100,000 unwanted or unusable horses in the United States, according to supporters of the resolution.But Nancy Perry, of the Humane Society of the United States, said horses transported to Canada and Mexico are often young and slaughtered for horse meat. "Horses that wind up going to slaughter are not old, broken down horses that reach the end of their utility," Perry said. She said the Humane Society would rather see old or unwanted horses euthanized.She said the bipartisan Conyers-Burton bill has more than 80 co-sponsors and continues to gain support. The Wyoming House would need to approve the state resolution two more times before it would go to the Senate. This state-by-state organising for horse-slaughter is the work of the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) who held a meeting last Decemeber to initiate their pro-horse slaughter agenda on a state-by-state basis. The "Pro-slaughter" states are asking Congress NOT to interfere with their "right" to slaughter horses. We MUST meet these individual proposals head on and to let Congress know that the majory of Americans are against horse slaughter. Here is a link to the state of Wyomings Legislature, Agricultural Subcomitte where you can contact the legislators and let them know that you VOTE and are against horse-slaughter; http://legisweb.state.wy.us/LegislatorSummary/CommitteeMembers.aspx?StrCommitteeId=05
Then please check out these other petitions as against the NCSL and the other states that propose to want horse-slaughter. We must meet them at every turn!
The National Conference of State Legislators;http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/natl-conference-officially-supports-horse-slaughter
Arizona;http://tinyurl.com/dza7v5
Arkansas http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/ak-legislature-asks-for-horse-slaughter-plant
Illinois;http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/illinois-seeks-2-reinstate-horse-slaughter
Kansas http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/kansas-legislature-supports-horse-slaughter
Minnesota; http://tinyurl.com/alv2tn
Missouri; http://tinyurl.com/cjkwwy
Montana; http://tinyurl.com/aomggs
North Dakotahttp://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/north-dakota-to-get-horse-slaughter-plant
South Dakota;http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/sd-legislature-wants-horse-slaughter-plant
Tennessee;http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/tenn-rep-promoting-horse-slaughter
Utah;http://tinyurl.com/bh3m5q
UNITED WE STAND!