Action AlertsSupport the American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act (H.R. 503 and S. 1915)US House Moves to Stop Wild Horse Slaughter URGENT ACTION NEEDED TODAY! Tell your Members of Congress to support the American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act (H.R. 503 and S. 1915), the only bill that will put a permanent end to horse slaughter for human consumption. Please take a moment to contact your Representative TODAY, urging his or her strong support of American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act. If you need to find the name of your Representative, visit this site. To find out more about this bill and what you can do to help, visit: www.saplonline.org The American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act, H.R. 503. This bill will prohibit the transport, moving, delivering, receiving, possessing, purchasing, selling, or donation of any horse to be slaughtered for human consumption. If you have not yet taken action on the American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act, please do so! It is crucial that your representatives hear from you on this issue today! Take Action Now by sending a letter to your representative! |
They came with the ConquistadorsIn the sixteenth century Spanish explorers reintroduced the horse to America. The Spanish horse was a small sturdy adaptable animal well suited to live off the land. It could carry a rider in full armor and pack all needed supplies.First hated and feared by Native Americans, it later became a prized symbol of wealth. Traded and stolen, the Spanish horse or mustang was valued for transportation, hunting, and as food. Easily acquired in raids, it was also prone to wonder off if not well tended. Wild stallions conducted raids of their own, stealing mares. By the middle of the 19th century approximately two to three million wild horses ranged the western grasslands from Mexico to Canada west of the Mississippi. As the West became settled there was greater competition for finite grazing land, mustangs lost out to domestic horses, cattle and sheep. Bounties were put on stallions and by the middle of the twentieth century the Spanish horse had dwindled to a few scattered herds. More >> |
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