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Act now to protect horses!

Crucial protections for horses are one step closer to the finish line and we need your help to get the job done. The Save America’s Forgotten Equines (SAFE) Act, to end inhumane horse slaughter, and the Prevent All Soring Tactics (PAST) Act, to end the deliberate infliction of severe pain on the legs and hooves of some show horses, will soon be up for a full committee vote, bringing both bills one step closer to a vote on the House floor.

The time to act is now because YOUR Representative is a member of the committee that will soon be deciding on whether the SAFE and PAST Acts get voted out of committee. We need you to contact your U.S. Representative and urge them to vote YES in the Energy and Commerce Committee for both crucial horse protection bills with no weakening changes or amendments.

Horses have been our loyal companions for centuries. We owe it to them to do all we can to pass these important bills that will provide crucial protections to thousands of horses.

TAKE ACTION
Please make a brief, polite phone call to your U.S. Representative who sits on the Energy and Commerce Committee and urge them to support both the PAST and SAFE Acts. You can find their contact information here. You can simply say, “As a constituent and someone who cares about horses, I urge you to vote in favor of both the PAST Act (H.R. 5441) and the SAFE Act (H.R. 3355) – and oppose any weakening amendments – in the upcoming Energy and Commerce Committee votes.”

This action alert is for U.S. residents. International advocates, please visit Humane Society International.

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Dear Representative,

I am a voting constituent who is passionate about horse welfare, and I urge you to please vote in favor of two key horse welfare bills in the upcoming Energy and Commerce Committee markup and oppose any weakening amendments.  Both the SAFE Act (H.R. 3355) and the PAST Act (H.R. 5441) won unanimous bipartisan approval in the recent subcommittee markup and need your support to get these key animal protection bills to the House floor. 

Horse slaughter is unnecessary and inhumane. Many horses suffer terrible injuries during long-distance transport in cramped trailers without food, water or rest, and horses rarely experience quick, painless deaths at the slaughter plant. This industry takes advantage of responsible horse owners who are tricked into selling their animals into the slaughter pipeline by "kill buyers" who pose as horse dealers and rescues. The SAFE Act will permanently end the slaughter of American horses for human consumption.

No horse should be made to suffer for a blue ribbon. Soring involves the intentional infliction of pain on a horse's legs and hooves to force the horse to perform an exaggerated, high-stepping gait known as the "Big Lick" that is rewarded in some show rings. Unscrupulous trainers use caustic chemicals that burn the horse's flesh, chains, cutting, and heavy, stacked horseshoes to cheat and win prizes. The PAST Act would amend the Horse Protection Act of 1970 to end the failed system of industry self-policing, ban the use of devices integral to soring, strengthen penalties and make other reforms necessary to finally end this torture.

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