On February 8, 2005, State Representative Robert Molaro introduced H.B. 1171, a bill that would ban the slaughter of horses for human comsuption in the State of Illinois as well as the trade of horses for the purpose of slaughter.

The legislation is a new version of last year's H.B. 649, Senate Amendment #4, the bill that would have prevented Cavel International from reopening and operating its horse slaughterhouse and which failed to pass the Illinois House of Representatives by a narrow margin last May 28, 2004. The bill has been assigned to the House Judiciary - Civil Law Committee.

Inmediate action is required to ensure the passage of this legislation and is vital to shutting down one of the three horse slaughterhouses remaining in the United States and to boost the passage of the American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act (H.R. 503) now pending on the U.S. Congress.

See actual bill, H.B. 1171.

H.B. 1171 status update: Bill defeated in Committee
H.B. 1171 was defeated in the Illinois House Judiciary Committee last March 9 after a tie vote (5 yeas, 5 nays, 4 abstentions). Since Illinois law requires a majority to move a bill forward from a Committee, H.B. 1171 is technically dead.

However, the Illinois legislature is far from over and there are yet more chances to have H.B. 1171 reintroduced. Please, stay tuned for updates.

Also, it is very important to let our supporters in the Illinois House of Representatives know how much we appreciate their support and dedication to this issue.

Please, contact the sponsor of HB 1171, Representative Robert Molaro, and its chief co-sponsor Representative John Fritchey and thank them for their strong and continued support.

Additional information on H.B. 1171
http://www.horse-protection.org

Contacting Illinois Legislators of 94th General Assembly
Download phone and fax directory of members of the House Judiciary Committee.

Download detailed contact info directory of Illinois State Representatives.

You may also visit the Illinois General Assembly website for an official list of Representatives and Senators.

Background information on horse slaughter
http://www.horse-protection.org
http://www.saplonline.org/horses.htm
http://www.kaufmanzoning.net/horsemeat/index.htm
http://www.justsaywhoa.org

Take action to end horse slaughter
You can learn more on horse slaughter and how you can help on the Against Horse Slaughter Yahoo group. Join now!

You can also join us on the Habitat for Horses Members' Against Horse Slaughter forum.

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