America has a dirty little secret, and it’s not that little.

 Horses have always been an American symbol of freedom.  Their loyal, relentless work is part of what made this country.  They are the living legends of American history.  So why is it that we are allowing nearly 100,000 horses to be slaughtered annually in for human consumption in slaughterhouses that are foreign-owned?  It must be because most of us don’t know about this horrible practice.

 Even worse, the treatment of horses going to slaughter is most often inhumane. They suffer injuries in overcrowded trailers and abuse by handlers, and they are often conscious during acts of mutilation and slaughter.  It’s like stepping on the American Flag.

 The passage of the American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act (H.R. 503 and S. 1915) would put in place a permanent and immediate ban on both the slaughter of horses in the and the exportation of live horses for slaughter abroad.

 Now that you know about horse slaughter, make your voice heard.   Join Jennifer Pryor, the Barbi Twins, Bo Derek and my family on Sept. 5, 2006 on Capitol Hill to support the bill, which will be voted on that week.

 Call or write your Members of Congress today, and tell your friends and neighbors to do the same.   Please go to http://www.saplonline.org/horses.htm. 

 It's time for the cowboys to stand up for the horses!

 Sincerely,