Please speak out today t0 save wild horses from slaughter. Urge your Representative to support the Rahall Interior Appropriations Amendment.

In 1971, Congress passed the Wild Free Roaming Horse and Burro Act without a single dissenting vote. This was the result of a massive public outcry to end the harassment and exploitation of America’s remaining wild horse herds.

In November 2004, Senator Conrad Burns gutted the 1971 when he attached a rider to the 3300 page budget bill that stripped the federal protections of America’s wild horses. The Burns rider required the BLM to sell “excess” wild horses “without limitation”. This rider opened the doors to slaughter for our wild horses.

In April 2005, our worst fears were confirmed as 41 wild horses were slaughtered under the new Burns legislation.

In May 2005, Congressmen Nick Rahall and Ed Whitfield succeeded in getting an amendment passed in the House that would have reversed the devastating Burns rider. Unfortunately, that amendment was blocked in the Senate by Conrad Burns and his allies.

Today we have another opportunity to fight for the protection of America’s wild horses! Congressman Nick Rahall is once again introducing an amendment to the Interior Appropriations Bill that will prohibit the use of tax dollars for the sale of wild horses to slaughter. This is our opportunity to undue the devastating Burns legislation and prevent the continued slaughter of wild horses. The vote is Thursday, May 18th. We have until then to speak up on behalf of our wild horses.

We must reach every single member of the U.S. House of Representatives and secure their vote for the Rahall Interior Appropriations Amendment.

PLEASE TAKE ACTION TODAY:

1) Please call your U.S. Representative and urge him or her to “support the Rahall Interior Appropriations Amendment” to Protect Wild Horses from Slaughter. Not another wild horse should go to slaughter – we already lost 41 to the slaughterhouse.” You can call the Capitol Switchboard at 202 224-3121 and give the operator your zip code to be connected to your Member of Congress. Or you can look them up at www.house.gov.

2) Please tell everyone you know to contact their U.S. Representative and urge support for the Rahall Interior Appropriations Amendment.