U.S. horse slaughter plants in the very early stages of planning, proponent says... Words fail me. There is so much I want to say about this, but at the same time I don't know what to say ( Read more... )

Stupid, stupid judges. :/

Illinois Horse Slaughter Plant Cleared for Re-Openingby The Associated Press ( Read more... )

Illinois Governor Signs Anti-Slaughter Legislationby The Associated Press ( Read more... )

Illinois Senate Passes Slaughter Billby Amanda Duckworth ( Read more... )

It's been a great week for the against horse slaughter movement. The Illinois slaughterhouse has closed it's doors. Currently no slaughtering is going on! Now Congress just needs to get a permenent ban in place. Yay. I was jumping up and down yesterday.

The horse is savedTODAY'S EDITORIAL March 30, 2007 ( Read more... )

Here is the Email address of the person( Can't call him a reporter) that wrote the pro-slaughter article
jmcmurray@ap.org Permission to forward.

Barbara

I think I will be emailing him.

The story in the news about all the "unwanted horses" in Kentucky? Just a little bit pissed about it.

Untrue.

*shakes her head*

I hope people see the article for what it really is.

Updated: March 6, 2007, 11:46 AM ET
Is horse slaughter in the U.S. near an end?By Jason Shandler ( Read more... )

Dear Friends,

It is anticipated that the Executive Committee hearing on HB 1711 could come
up very soon so time is of the essence. Please make your calls and send your
faxes and emails today!

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Dear Friends,

Below is a press release announcing the introduction of legislation to ban
horse slaughter in the state of Illinois. Please take action by calling, faxing,
and emailing Illinois General Assembly Members asking them to vote "YES" on
HB 1711 and also to sign on as a cosponsor.

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