UPDATED: March 2019. Hanaeleh's mission is to promote horse advocacy and welfare. Here's an update on three important bills that effect the welfare of equines in the U.S. right now. Take action today - be a voice for horses! Polite calls to your Congressperson and Senators work best! Find your Congress members by using the links below. Click here to...Find My Representative! Click here to...Find My Senators! The PAST Act (Horse Protection Act) House of Representatives H.R. 693 The … [Read more...]
Advocacy Scripts for Calling Representatives on Horse Issues
We have several scripts on Hanaeleh's webpages that you can use when calling your representative, but we've had several people ask for them in one place, so here they are! Feel free to copy/paste and bookmark this page when contacting your representatives. Please remember that the BEST way to contact your representatives about horse issues is by telephone, but you can and should send follow-up e-mails and letters or postcards. To find your representatives' information, please click … [Read more...]
Every Wednesday is #Yes2SAFE Day!
Every Wednesday is #Yes2SAFE Day. We are asking all of our fellow horse advocates to call, e-mail or tweet their representatives EVERY WEDNESDAY to support the Safeguard American Food Safety (SAFE) Act. Please take 2-3 minutes to call your representative every Wednesday through November 30th to let them know that we are united in ending horse slaughter in the United States. Please use the following hashtag when tweeting about the SAFE Act: #YES2SAFE To find your representative's phone … [Read more...]
New Budget May Stop Slaughter Plants from Opening in U.S.
Over the past few months, six slaughter plants have requested authorization to start slaughtering horses in the U.S. Governor Fallin in Oklahoma, only last week signed a bill that would allow slaughterhouses in Oklahoma to open, even though the majority of her constituents are against horse slaughter. It is ironic that, having pretty much a zero market for horse meat in the U.S., we are continuing to fight to try to stop horse slaughter plants open in the United States, when they are closing … [Read more...]