MORE ON NEW BILL, HR 503, TO PROTECT AMERICA'S HORSES...

CLICK FOR MORE ON HR 503 in the 109th Congress--
Purpose: "To amend the Horse Protection Act to prohibit the shipping, transporting, moving, delivering, receiving, possessing, purchasing, selling, or donation of horses and other equines to be slaughtered for human consumption, and for other purposes."

The bill already has 15 cosponsors and was introduced by Rep. John Sweeney of NY.

Read the text of the legislation. ed. note: at the time of posting, the text was not yet available, but should be in the coming days.

ACTION TO TAKE: CALL OR WRITE YOUR REPRESENTATIVE AND ASK THEM TO COSPONSOR THE BILL.