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IL Horse Transport Legislaton of 2008

Died in the Senate even though the Senate sponsor was the Majority Whip. For a bill sponsored by the Majority Whip to die in committee means the sponsor of the bill was unwilling to expend any political favors/chips on the bill.

How can a bill sponsored by the Senate Majority Whip die in committee in the Senate???

When a majority leader wants a bill to move, it moves because the politician is willing to expend their political power/favors/connections to make the bill move. If the bill dies, it is because there was no incentive for the majority leader to expend their "chips" on the bill. The supporters of this bill in Illinois did not put enough pressure on the politicians to move this bill. The Farm Bureau called the shots and they were allowed to get away with it because no one stood up and told the residents of Illinois who were outraged by the double deck crash that killed 17 horses that the Farm Bureau was playing the old, "slippery slope" argument. The Farm Bureau needed to be held up in front of the Public and exposed for their opposition to the IL Horse Transport Bill.

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Illinois Horse Transport Bills

The EPN has the support of the Commercial Horse Transportation industry, The Paper Horse, Stolen Horse International and others for our efforts to pass horse transportation legislation in Illinois that will ban the use of double deck trailers for horses, no matter what their final destination.

The EPN has links below to the IL General Assembly so you can keep apprised of IL Horse Transport Legislation. We are also posting all the twists and turns so that you can keep up with what is happening and so that you can see how legislation winds its way through the legislative process. The bill will be attacked by the enemy and it is up to the supporters and the adovcates to keep the bill in line with its original intent. The sponsor of the legislation will be approached by both sides requesting changes be made to satisfy their goals.

If the sponsor is truly on board with the issue they will repel all attacks at compromising the legislation and they will be willing to expend political favors and chips to keep the bill intact and keep it moving. This is the way legislation works, no matter what the state or if at the federal level.

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HB4162- SUPPORT - Hostile House Amendment 02 has been withdrawn so we can again support.

• Passed House 80-29 on April 8, 2008. House Roll Call Vote | House Transcript.
• Introduced in the Senate on April 9, 2008. Chief Senate Sponsor is Sen. John J. Cullerton, the Majority Caucus Whip. Referred to Rules Committee. Check Link for Notice of Hearing

HB4166 - Molaro Bill - Due to the accident that sparked the introduction of this legislation occuring in another representatives's district, Molaro has not gone forward ith his bill. Molaro is responsible for introducing and passing the 2007 legislaton that ended horse slaughter in Illinois.

and HB4489 -OPPOSE (This bill is a sheep in wolves clothing)

The pro slaughter forces are hard at work attempting to repeal the IL House Bill 1171 signed into law in May of 2007 that put an end to slaughter in Illinois. They are using a bill introduced under the auspices of banning double deck trailers in Illinois as a means to repeal the Illinois Horse Meat Act. IL HB4489 is nothing more than a means to repeal the IL Horse Meat Act.

There is dangerous political activity going on in IL with three IL Horse Transport Bills introduced in the House. The pro slaughter forces are going to attempt to attach their repeal language to any bill that is moving and if there is not careful observation they will attach it at the last minute. Senator Conrad Burns successfully gutted the Wild Horse and Burro Protection Act of 1972 by attaching a rider.

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Double Deck Trailer Facts

 

FACTS

 

• Double deck trailers are not designed, safety tested, or manufactured for horses, nor are they marketed to the horse industry; Industry standard for the commercial transport of horses is 8 feet in similar sized trailers.
• Doubles are used by low end horse dealers, rodeo stock contractors, and “killer buyers”
• Double deck trailers have been banned outright in several leading horse states due to injuries caused to the horses transported – PA (2001), NY (1980), MA, and regulated in: CT (1976), VA(1987),VT (1989), MN.(1996), MD (2006)
• Note-These states are examples of either poorly drafted legislation, legislation compromised with performance based language offered by the opposition. Enforcement of these laws requires testimony from experts, measurements taken by law enforcement. The result is the regulation and legitimization of doubles. The hostile amendment offered by the IL Farm Bureau would have legalized and legitimized doubles for horses in IL and at the same time weakened other state horse transport laws.
• Double deck trailers banned by the USDA for horses transported to slaughter in 2007 due to the results of studies documenting that double deck trailers, even if modified could not be made safe and humane for horses. AZ and CA also ban their use for transport to slaughter.
• Double deck trailers can have ceiling heights as low as 5’7”. Industry standard is 7’.
• Bottom deck has 3” I Beams every 12” on center to support the top deck
• Steep and narrow ramps with metal floors cause the horses to slip and fall, cause injuries to the horses hips.
• Horses are forced to jump down into a narrow opening leading to the bottom deck
• Due to the low ceiling heights horses cannot raise and lower their heads and necks for balance. Horses routinely throw their heads and rear, unlike cattle, hogs, goats or sheep which theses trailers are designed for.
• Horses suffer head and back injuries due to the low ceiling height, the 3” I beams, and overhead ramp storage.
• Horses suffer injuries to their hips and sides due to the narrow doorways.

 

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IL Horse Transport Bill History

EPN updates on this issue from introduction to eventual passage

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Equine Protection Network
www.EquineProtectionNetwork.com
April 11, 2008

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Rodeo Company Drivers Convicted of Violating PA Horse Transport Law Banning Doubles has Scheduled Dates in IL – Passage of IL Horse Transport Law will Ban Doubles

Three Hills Rodeo, whose drivers pled guilty to 36 counts of violating the PA Horse Transport Law in 2005 and paid $5000.00 in
fines, also have five dates scheduled in Illinois in 2008. The Illinois House just passed the IL Horse Transport Bill, HB 4162 on Monday 80-26, and if passed will ban the use of double deck trailers to transport any horse, no matter what its final destination
effective immediately.

State Representatives from the locations of these rodeos, Freeport, Jim Saccia, (R), Peoria Rep. Schock,(R) and the Rep. from Rockford, Winters, (R),all voted against the bill. Representatives Reiss (R) also spoke out against the bill. Saccia has been the most outspoken opposing the legislation and has introduced his own bill (HB4489)with the same language and with language that would repeal the 2007 legislation that closed the horse slaughter plant in DeKalb. Saccia and others are trying to move the focus of this legislation from a horse transport issue to a horse slaughter issue. Low- end dealers, rodeo stock contractors, and "killer buyers" utilize double deck trailers. Double deck trailers are not designed, safety tested, and manufactured for horses, nor are they marketed to the horse industry.

Background information on double deck trailers, including photos, diagrams, video, statutes, violations, and convictions under state and federal regulations, legislative history of the federal regulations and more, can all be found at the Equine Protection Network's website in the Transport Section.

Saccia's argument is the economic hardship for killer buyers transporting horses long distances to slaughter. What Saccia fails to understand is that it is against the Commercial Transportation of Horses to Slaughter Act, Federal Regulations, Volume 66, No, 236, published Dec. 7, 2001 to transport horses to slaughter in double deck trailers. (the doubles ban went into effect 5 years from effective date) Also according to the USDA,

"As stated previously, commercial shippers typically charge owners a flat rate to transport their equines, so the possibility of fewer equines per shipment should not result in less revenue for commercial shippers." Regarding Saccia's statements on overcrowding on single decks:

"Overcrowding can also occur in single-deck (also called straight- deck) trailers, which are used to transport equines to a lesser extent than double-deck trailers. The requirement concerning adequate space could translate into fewer equines per conveyance." Regarding questions on the number of equines carried on a double versus a single or straight deck trailer: Pg. 63594:

"We acknowledge that double-deck trailers can carry more equines and other livestock than single-deck trailers. We are allowing the continued use of double-deck trailers for the next 5 years in order to minimize economic losses to those dependent on the use of doubledeck trailers. Regarding the idea that doubles can be modified or that somehow a double deck trailer can be constructed in the future that can transport horses safely and humanely: Pg. 63594:

"We do not believe that equines can be safely and humanely transported on a conveyance that has an animal cargo space divided into two or more stacked levels. As stated in the proposal, double- deck trailers can continue to be used to transport other commodities, including produce and livestock other than equines. Also, owners can sell their serviceable trailers at fair market value to transporters of commodities other than equines."

Questions from those opposing regarding how many doubles are utilized. From pg 63613:

"In fact, it is estimated that double-deck trailers in general carry
equines no more than about 10 percent of the time they are in use."

As for Representatives Reiss questions as to whether or not the horses know what deck they are on, and if they do not what does it matter, the EPN's Christine Berry responds,

"I know that horses realize they are not in a van designed for horses from the moment they are forced with electric cattle prods, whips, or biting dogs into a dark trailer by means of a "trap door" in the rear of the trailer, forced to lower their heads & jump down into the lower deck. As they slip and fall on the slippery metal floors and then slam their heads into the top deck as they fight to regain their balance by raising their heads, I can assure you those horses know that they are not on a van that is designed, safety tested, manufactured, or marketed to the horse industry!" Boland from Moline voted in favor of the bill. Three Hills also has dates scheduled in Maryland (2006) and New York, (1980) two states that have also banned the use of double deck trailers to transport any horse, no matter what its final destination.

Three Hills has continued to come to PA for the rodeo in Plymouth Meeting, PA in September. The sky has not fallen on rodeo since they cannot use doubles to transport horses in PA since 2001 and it will not fall in IL when IL passes the IL Horse Transport Bill. The EPN supports this legislation as currently drafted and has the support of the commercial horse transportation industry, including the National Horse Carriers Association, Brook Ledge, Drexler Horse Transport, C and E Horse Transport, along with Stolen Horse International and The Paper Horse Magazine. Equine Advocates, Arlington Park, and numerous other organizations support this legislation that is in line with accepted horse industry practices.

Illinois Dates

Peoria, Rockford, and Moline, IL in January
Galena, IL on July 4-5th
Freeport, IL on August 21st

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Equine Protection Network
www.equineprotectionnetowrk.com
April 8, 2007

 IL Horse Transport Bill Passes IL House 80-29

Great News for the horses and time to ride onto the Senate! The record will show the three Republicans arguing against this issue at the behest of the Farm Bureau, Pork Producers, and Beef Association with facts that are not valid. Too bad no one stood up and let the opposition have it with the facts proving that they were speaking out of their hind parts.

On the IL House Floor, three Republicans spoke against this bill.

Their concerns were that it would be an economic detriment to those hauling horses to slaughter and that now horses had to travel farther to slaughter since Cavel closed.

One Rep even asked Rep Osmond if the horses "knew what deck they were on" and if they didn't what did it matter.

The EPN’s Christine Berry responds,

"I know that horses realize they are not in a van designed for horses from the moment they are forced with electric cattle prods, whips, or biting dogs into a dark trailer by means of a “trap door” in the rear of the trailer, forced to lower their heads & jump down into the pitch blackness of the lower deck. As they slip and fall on the slippery metal floors and then slam their heads into the 3" I beams supporting the top deck as they fight to regain their balance by raising their heads, I can assure you those horses know that they are not on a van that is designed, safety tested, manufactured, or marketed to the horse industry!"

Rep Reis and Saccia also directed questions to Osmond regarding the number of horses on a straight deck versus a double deck, overcrowding, etc.

In response to those comments I offer the USDA's statements from the Commercial Transportation of Horses to Slaughter Act of 1996 Regulations dated December 7, 2001, Vol 66, No, 236,pg 63613:

"In fact, it is estimated that double-deck trailers in general carry equines no more than about 10 percent of the time they are in use."

Regarding the number of horses on a double deck versus a straight deck:

"This assumes 45 horses on a double-deck trailer and 38 horses on a single-deck trailer."

Further on the issue of overcrowding and the economic cost to shippers:

"Overcrowding can also occur in single-deck (also called straight-deck) trailers, which are used to transport equines to a lesser extent than double-deck trailers. The requirement concerning adequate space could translate into fewer equines per conveyance. As stated previously, commercial shippers typically charge owners a flat rate to transport their equines, so the possibility of fewer equines per shipment should not result in less revenue for commercial shippers."

On banning doubles:

The USDA has acknowledged that more horses can be transported in a double as opposed to a straight deck . Even so, the USDA banned doubles for horses because, even if modified they cannot be made safe and humane for horses.

Pg. 63594

"We acknowledge that double-deck trailers can carry more equines and other livestock than single-deck trailers. We are allowing the continued use of double-deck trailers for the next 5 years in order to minimize economic losses to those dependent on the use of doubledeck trailers. We do not believe that equines can be safely and humanely transported on a conveyance that has an animal cargo space divided into two or more stacked levels. As stated in the proposal, double-deck trailers can continue to be used to transport other commodities, including produce and livestock other than equines. Also, owners can sell their serviceable trailers at fair market value to transporters of commodities other than equines."

It is time for the Farm Bureau to step aside and leave the horses alone. Get a life guys - the horse transportation industry is opposed to these trailers, the horse industry is opposed to these trailers and the vets are opposed to these trailers. Do the honorable thing and walk away from this issue. As for the Republican Representatives, if you are going to argue an issue, get your facts straight on the issue unless of course you want to be like Hillary who is dodging imaginary sniper fire.

Christine Berry
EPN

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Update 3/24/08 - IL Horse Transport Bill Update

Equine Protection Network
www.EquineProtectionNetwork.com
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

March 24, 2008

RE: IL Horse Transport Bill Update

The hostile amendment, (02) accepted by the bill’s sponsor, Rep. JoAnn Osmond that would have legalized the use of double deck trailers for horses in IL, weakened other state laws and been a template for Farm Bureau amendments in other states, has been tabled according to Rep Osmond. We are pleased that Rep Osmond has agreed to table the amendment and look forward to again supporting IL HB 4162 without the hostile amendment.

Legislation can take a lot of twists and turns during the legislative process and equine advocates must always remain vigilant for hostile amendments that will negate the intent of the legislation. It is often the outside hard scrutiny, along with the voices of the People that keeps a piece of legislation on the straight and narrow that otherwise might seek the path of least resistance. An immediate response to a hostile amendment resulted in the just as immediate tabling of the hostile amendment and we look forward to moving ahead with the IL Horse Transport Bill as currently written.

 

IL HB 4162 modeled after the PA Horse Transport Law, is a good clean bill as currently written. The successful enforcement and prosecution of the PA Horse Transport Law indicates the language works. Prosecutors and law enforcement officers alike praise the PA Horse Transport Law for its simplicity and specificity which allows any law enforcement officer to make an arrest and prosecute; no expert witnesses or special training is required for law enforcement officers.

 

Gone are the days when animal welfare organizations introduced an animal friendly bill and before the legislative process was done so many hostile amendments had been accepted that the bill was now an industry bill that legitimized, legalized, and regulated the very practice that the original bill was introduced to prohibit. Supporters were never informed of the Facts and blindly continued to support a bill that was unrecognizable to the original bill.

 

PA HORSE TRANSPORT LAW

The EPN achieved the goal of a transport law that prohibited the transport of any horse, no matter what its final destination in Pennsylvania because the EPN stood our ground in PA during the campaign to pass the PA Horse Transport Law of 2001. Law enforcement officers and prosecutors, the very people charged with enforcement of the PA Horse Transport Law have praised the EPN for passage of the PA Horse Transport Law, the strongest law of its kind in the United States, and one of PA’s strongest criminal laws.

The EPN did not bow to the pressure from animal welfare organizations urging us to accept a bill that compromised the goal of the legislation, which was to ban double deck trailers to transport any horse, no matter what their final destination. Instead, individuals and groups who would have accepted a compromised bill denounced the EPN for our refusal to compromise and accept language that would have regulated their use and legitimized horse slaughter.

If it were not for EPN alerting the public to the facts, the People would have remained silent, the lobbyists would have achieved the goal of the exemption of their clients, and the animal welfare groups, and the politicians would have had their publicity victory and, a basis for more fundraising.

There would have been no press releases announcing the arrest of Three Hills Rodeo or Sugarcreek Livestock, only press releases congratulating everyone on the passage of the PA Horse Transport Law and calling for more donations so they could address the still remaining problems. The old, “come back and fix it later” rhetoric that animal welfare groups are famous for.

The EPN wants our supporters and allies to read the Facts for themselves and understand an issue so that they can articulate the issue to their legislators, the media, law enforcement, and the public. The EPN strives to provide our supporters with the Facts of the situation by posting the federal regulations, state statutes, proposed bills, and legislative proceedings such as committee hearings or house debates verbatim, and by providing the links to government websites.

The Facts of an issue can stand on their own merit and do not need a spin put on them by those who stand to benefit. Those who are afraid of the Facts and the Truth attempt to silence those who provide the Facts. The first line of defense is to keep the Facts out by silencing the speaker. If that does not work the next step is to discredit the speaker of the Facts by referring to them as, “well intentioned, but uninformed or emotional” or “That is not the way it works in this state”. If that fails the Facts are referred to as “false or misleading”.

The PA Horse Transport Law of 2001 is pristine. It can, and has been successfully enforced by law enforcement officers without special training and/or expert witnesses. It applies to all horses no matter what its final destination. The goal is the same for Illinois.

We urge our supporters to never blindly follow without reading the Facts for yourself. The Internet provides advocates the means to provide the People with the Facts. It is our job as advocates to keep the People updated on the behind the scenes maneuverings of lobbyists and the political climate changes.

Advocates should not and must not be silenced. Silence is the friend of dictators and corruption, and the foe of the truth and the will of The People.The People deserve the Facts, and the horses deserve better. No matter what the situation...be informed.

Thank you for your continued support for our efforts to pass an IL Horse Transport Law that will ban double deck trailers for all horses, no matter what their final destination.
The EPN will continue to keep you posted on the status of the IL Horse Transport Bill with legislative alerts.

 

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UPDATE 3/12/08-Kill ILLINOIS HORSE TRANSPORT BILL HB 4162

The EPN has withdrawn our support for the Illinois Horse Transport Bill due to the addition of House Amendment 02 that will LEGALIZE the use of double deck trailers in Illinois for horses. We are very disappointed with Rep JoAnn Osmnod's acceptance of this hostile amendment from the Il Farm Bureau. Anyone who is a friend of horses would never accept such a blatant move to legalize doubles for horses.

EPN Press Release

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EPN Letter Witdrawing Support to Rep Osmond

Dear Representative Osmond,

The Equine Protection Network, EPN, and our supporters are
withdrawing our support for the Illinois Horse Transport Bill, HB
4162 due to the vague language in House Amendment 02 called for by
the Illinois Farm Bureau who opposed IL HB 4162 in its original form.
This hostile amendment has vague language resulting in the regulation
of double deck trailers for horses, not the prohibition of double
deck trailers, which is the goal of any valid horse transport bill.

Double deck trailers are not designed, safety tested, or manufactured
for horses. The USDA has stated that they cannot be made safe and
humane for horses, even if modified. The EPN has provided your office
with documentation supporting the above statements.

This vague language will allow people who utilize double deck
trailers to transport horses to argue to law enforcement that their
trailers are "specifically designed for horses". In court documents,
news footage, and news articles relating to cases in Pennsylvania and
New York, defendants routinely claimed that their double deck
trailers were, "designed for horses". To quote Arlow Kiehl, convicted
in New York of violating the New York Horse Transport Law of
1980, "It was made for horses, and I can't seem to convince them of
that". If it were not for Pennsylvania and New York's specific
language offenders would not have been arrested and successfully
prosecuted.

This vague language will result in law enforcement not making
arrests, and if by chance an arrest were made, prosecutors will need
trailer experts, horse industry experts, and veterinarian experts to
argue beyond a reasonable doubt that the trailer in question was
not "specifically designed for horses". Any one can design a trailer
for horses and then pay to have it manufactured and state in
court "it was designed for horses". There is no regulatory body
regulating the design and manufacture of horse trailers. Horse
trailers are designed and manufactured by the horse industry's demand
for safe and humane transport of horses.

The EPN is disappointed and concerned that you, who expressed concern
for the horses' welfare, so readily accepted a hostile amendment,
that if passed will result in nothing more than a publicity victory
for the politicians and status quo for the horses. This bill
legitimizes the unsafe and inhumane transport of horses in double
deck trailers and the EPN cannot support any bill that legitimizes
the transport of horses in, any vehicle with more than one level
stacked on top of each, no matter what their final destination.

Christine Berry
March 13, 2008

IL House Amendment 02

Rep. JoAnn D. Osmond Filed: 3/12/2008

Amend House Bill 4162, AS AMENDED,
3		with reference to page and line numbers of House Amendment No.
4		1, on page 1, line 9, after "other", by inserting ", unless the
5		vehicle or trailer is specifically designed for the
6		transportation of equidae and meets the requirements of Section
7		15-103 of the Illinois Vehicle Code

 Illinois Vehicle Code 15-103:

(625 ILCS 5/15‑103) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 15‑103)     Sec. 15‑103. Height of vehicles. The height of a vehicle from the under side of the tire to the top of the vehicle, inclusive of load, shall not exceed 13 feet, 6 inches on any highway in the State.     A person convicted of violating this Section is subject to the penalty provided in paragraph (b) of Section 15‑113. (Source: P.A. 92‑417, eff. 1‑1‑02.)

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 As written this bill legalizes double deck trailers for horses because anyone can claim, as did Arlow Kiehl in New York, rodeo stock contractors in Indiana, and others, that their double deck trailers were "specifically designed for horses".

There is no regulatory body that sets standards for horse trailers. The horse industry demands trailers that are safe and humane for horses and manufacturers respond to that demand because if they did not, they would not sell any trailers. Horse trailer manufacturers do not design, safety test, manufacture or market doubles to the horse industry.

Individuals can request manufacturers to build a trailer to their specifications and the manufacturer will build what the client is willing to pay for. Thus the owner of a double can claim to law enforcement that their trailer was "specifically designed for horses."

Law enforcement officers will not be able to arrest because they will not be able to prove that the trailers were not specifically designed for horses. Prosecutors woud have to prove beyond a reasonable double in court that these trailers were not "specifically designed for horses".

Current Illinois law allows law enforcement to arrest and prosecute. In court they can utilize horse transport experts, horse vets, and horse experts to testify that doubles are inhumane. There is published documentation from the USDA supporting these statements, along with documentation from court cases in other states.

If passed, IL HB 4162 would LEGALIZE the use of double deck trailers for horses.

The EPN is strongly urging everyone to OPPOSE IL HB 4162.

Contact Members of the IL House

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Update 2/18/08- Hearing Drivers Education and Safety Committee February 21, 10:30 AM - Passed!

EPN Calling for Amendments to Close Loophole in Proposed Il Horse Transport Law _ Press Release November 7, 2007

The EPN has recommended to Representatives Osmond and Molaro, that the loophole in the two bills introduced in Illinois be amended so as to prevent a repeat of what happened in NY from happening in Illinois.

Update 2/21/08! - Thank you Rep Osmond for closing the loophole in HB4162

The following is from our press release dated November 2, 2007,

“ the two words, "of equidae" following “levels”, and before "one" be removed to prevent a loophole in the IL Horse Transport Law, similar to the one Arlow Kiehl used in New York State for several years. Kiehl avoided prosecution and was able to enter plea agreements that reduced his fine significantly. In some cases, Kiehl faced possible fines of close to $40,000, but due to the loophole, he was able to enter a plea agreement resulting in a $300.00 fine.

Kiehl argued to the NY State Police, NYSP, and District Attorneys on several occasions, that because he only had horses on one level of the double deck trailer, NY law did not apply. At the time NY law stated,

“Every vehicle utilized for the transportation of more than six horses over a highway shall have no more than one tier holding animals in the compartment containing horses."

NY closed this loophole in 2002 by passing Act 191 removing the language, “holding animals in the compartment containing horses”. To close the potential loophole in IL, the words, “of equidae” need to be removed. For more information on passage of Act 191:

Governor Pataki Signs Bill, Closes "Loophole" in NY Horse Transport Law

EPN Press Release - IL Horse Transport Law Passes Committee Unanimously!

EPN Press Release -IL Horse Transport Law Introduced

Cathleen Doyle -HoofPAC, Save The Horses, CA Equine Council

The slaughter of America's Horses has continued for 40 years because it was hidden and the media kept silent. The advent of the Internet gave the people opposed to slaughter a voice. The California Initiative Proces gave the People a voice and in 1998 62% of California voters "Just Said Neigh" to horse slaughter.

When Americans as a whole are given a voice, the Slaughter of America's Horses will end as Americans overwhelmingly vote to outlaw the slaughter.

Since 2000 the issue has been handled by animal welfare organizations unwilling to hire the best professional lobbyist in Washington D.C. so the slaughter and the fundraising at the expense of the horses continues.

Anytime one remains silent it allows the practice in question to continue and as history shows, anytime attempts are made to silence people's voices no good comes from it. People need to find their voices and Speak Up For the Horses.

Silence = Complaceny

"People deserve to be informed and certainly the horses deserve better. No matter what the situation...be informed."

Cathleen Doyle -HoofPAC, Save The Horses, CA Equine Council

 

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