I'm so pleased to tell you that last night, thanks to your
action, the U.S. House of Representatives voted in a landslide -- 249-159 --
to ban the sale of wild horses for slaughter!

Americans were outraged last December when a secret rider in a budget bill
gutted the federal protections afforded to wild horses for 34 years, an
action that allowed "killer buyers" last month to ship 41 mustangs to an
Illinois slaughterhouse, which quickly killed these majestic animals so they
could be served up on dinner plates in Europe and Asia.

U.S. Representatives Nick Rahall (D-WV), Ed Whitfield (R-KY), John Sweeney
(R-NY), and John Spratt (D-SC) have led the charge to end horse slaughter.
As Congressman Rahall stated after last night's victory, "The very notion
that wild American horses would be slaughtered as a food 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."

Congressional offices told us they were flooded with phone calls and emails
all week asking them to support the Rahall-Whitfield Amendment to the
Interior Appropriations Bill, and I can assure you that your participation
carried the day in this decisive victory for horses. You can click here to
find out how your Representative voted:
https://community.hsus.org/ct/X7zDmq91nRef/

If your Representative voted "Aye," please thank him or her for protecting
wild horses, and if your Representative voted "No," please let him or her
know how disappointed you are. You can reach your U.S. Representative,
Harold
Ford, through the Capitol switchboard at 202-224-3121.

Our efforts for horses will now turn to the U.S. Senate, and the decisive
margin of victory in the House will undoubtedly create momentum. If you
would like to help us do even more to protect wild horses and pass other
animal protection laws, please make a donation:
https://community.hsus.org/ct/rdzDmq91nReO/

The HSUS made this a priority and together we accomplished this great
victory. Thank you so much for helping us win this critical legislative
battle -- and for helping wild horses to run free again.

Sincerely,
Wayne Pacelle
President & CEO
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Jill