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[Ms Teri Oliver <terilynne3@yahoo.com>]

I called my Senator and explained several things, so I did my part.

 

Sincerely

 

Teri Oliver

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From: Jorene Downs <Jorene@CEOates.com>
To: MSAR-L <msar-riders@lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Friday, November 30, 2007 2:12:44 AM
Subject: [MSAR] Fw: EMERGENCY!!!!! First it was Horse Slaughter, now it's transporting for ANYthing

FYI

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AQHA ACTION ALERT - SENATE BILL 311
Dear AQHA Member:
TRANSPORTING ANY HORSE FOR ANY ACTIVITY MAY BE AT RISK!
Senator Mary Landrieu (D)-Louisiana, has succeeded in scheduling Senate Bill
311 for a floor vote. You may recall this bill reads “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.

Senator Landrieu has offered the following amendment to this bill:
Section 3 of the Horse Protection Act (15 U.S.C. 1822) is amended to add the
following:
`(1) horses and other equines play a vital role in the collective experience
of the United States and deserve protection and compassion;
`(2) horses and other equines are domestic animals that are used primarily
for recreation, pleasure, and sport;
`(3) unlike cows, pigs, and many other animals, horses and other equines are
not raised for the purpose of being slaughtered for human consumption;
`(4) individuals selling horses or other equines at auctions are seldom
aware that the animals may be bought for the purpose of being slaughtered
for human consumption;
`(5) the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service of the Department of
Agriculture has found that horses and other equines cannot be safely and
humanely transported in double deck trailers;'; and
(3) by striking paragraph (8) (as redesignated by paragraph (1)) and
inserting the following:
`(8) the movement, showing, exhibition, or sale of sore horses in intrastate
commerce, and the shipping, transporting, moving, delivering, receiving,
possessing, purchasing, selling, or donation in intrastate commerce of
horses and other equines to be slaughtered for human consumption, adversely
affect and burden interstate and foreign commerce;'.

(c) Prohibition- Section 5 of the Horse Protection Act (15 U.S.C. 1824) is
amended--
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (8) through (11) as paragraphs (9) through
(12), respectively; and
(2) by inserting after paragraph 7 the following:
`(8) The shipping, transporting, moving, delivering, receiving, possessing,
purchasing, selling, or donation of any horse or other equine to be
slaughtered for human consumption.'.
(d) Authority To Detain- Section 6(e) of the Horse Protection Act (15 U.S.C.
1825(e)) is amended--
(1) by striking the first sentence of paragraph (1);
(2) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) and as paragraphs (2) and (3),
respectively; and
(3) by inserting before paragraph (2) (as redesignated by paragraph (2)) the
following:
`(1) The Secretary may detain for examination, testing, or the taking of
evidence--
`(A) any horse at any horse show, horse exhibition, or horse sale or auction
that is sore or that the Secretary has probable cause to believe is sore;
and
`(B) any horse or other equine that the Secretary has probable cause to
believe is being shipped, transported, moved, delivered, received,
possessed, purchased, sold, or donated in violation of section 5(8).'.

(e) Authorization of Appropriations- Section 12 of the Horse Protection Act
(15 U.S.C. 1831) is amended by striking `$500,000' and inserting
`$5,000,000'.

This bill may have far-reaching effects on our members and their ability to
buy and sell horses. Members may sell horses unaware of the buyer's intent
with the animal and to where it may be transported, possibly resulting in
legal ramifications for the seller. This legislation is vague and ambiguous
and its passage could have far-reaching consequences. We urge you to contact
the senators of your state and voice your opposition to this legislation and
the funding to enact it. To contact your senator, telephone (202) 224-3121
and ask to be transferred to your senators' offices. When speaking with your
Senators' office, please tell them you are opposed to Senate Bill 311 as
written.

Congress resumes business on Monday, December 3rd. Please do your part and
call on Monday!
AQHA PUBLIC POLICY COMMITTEE

American Quarter Horse Association P.O. Box 200 Amarillo, TX 79168


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