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Posted by Connie WASHINGTON, D.C. - The threat of a trip to the slaughterhouse will no longer The amendment was championed by Rahall, the Ranking Democrat on the House of 78 House Republicans, the amendment passed with 249 votes. "The very notion that wild American horses would be slaughtered as a food The bipartisan amendment prevents funds from being used by the Bureau of In March, BLM Director Clarke testified before the Forest and Forest Health "We prayed that the new regulations would not lead to the slaughter of these - 30 - Kristen Bossi _http://www.house.gov/resources/democrats/_
on 5/22/2005, 10:50 pm
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GOOD NEWS (for a change!) We Won!!!
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Kristen Bossi
May 19, 2005
haunt the wild horses roaming the Nation's public lands, as the U.S. House
of Representatives tonight approved a measure to reinstate the Federal
government's humane policy of protecting these animals from senseless death,
declared U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV).
Resources Committee, and U.S. Rep. Ed Whitfield (R-KY), with the support of
U.S. Rep. John Sweeney (R-NY) and U.S. Rep. John Spratt (D-SC). With the votes
source for foreign consumption abroad has struck a chord with the American
people. Tonight, the people's House of Representatives acted on the will of
its
constituents," stated Rahall.
Land Management (BLM) to implement the rider attached to last December's
omnibus
appropriations bill for Fiscal Year 2005 that allowed the sale for slaughter
of wild horses. The rider overturned 34 years of federal policy protecting
wild horses from the commercial sale for slaughter. Recently, 41 horses were
sent to a slaughterhouse as a result of the change in the law.
Subcommittee, "We have no legal authority to intervene after the animal is
sold and a bill of sale is completed."
animals. But the BLM had no legal recourse to stop those individuals who
bought wild horses with evil intentions. This amendment addressed an urgent
need for protection," concluded Rahall.
Press Secretary
House Committee on Resources
Democratic Staff
(http://www.house.gov/resources/democrats/)
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