To my friends in the press,

Welcome to Luck, TX.  Meet the next batch of horses that I adopted from Habitat for Horses.  I'm encouraging other folks to do the same.  I adopted from Habitat for Horses because they are more than just a horse rescue.   They are educators, investigators, and activists.  Visit their web-site (www.habitatforhorses.org) to learn all you can about this great organization.  Right now we're all trying to put the focus on an important bill, S. 1915 that is awaiting action in the Senate.

Following passage in the House of Representatives, the American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act is pending in the Senate.  As you know, the measure would ban the slaughter of horses for human consumption and the domestic and international transport of live horses or horseflesh for the same purpose. 

We hope the bill will be voted on by the Senate when Congress reconvenes on December 5th, but there will be limited time available and only issues seen as essential are expected to be addressed.  We need to be sure Congress recognizes that this legislation is critical, as approximately 2,000 horses are being hauled to slaughter and brutally killed with every week this bill awaits action in the Senate.

As the press, you can make a real difference in the next few days.  Please write about it, talk about, and let's put the pressure on our representatives to do what the majority of taxpayers wants them to do:   Vote on S. 1915 this coming week, and make that a "yes" vote.

Also, please contact both of your Senators today, urging their co-sponsorship of S. 1915, the Senate companion bill to H.R. 503, and requesting a vote on the legislation when they return on December 5th, which is their last chance to vote.


Thanks,

 

 P.S.  For more information on horse slaughter and how you can help make a difference for America’s horses, please visit: http://www.saplonline.org/horses.htm

AUSTIN, TX. (Dec. 2, 2006) —Habitat for Horses Inc. (HfH), a not-for-profit organization committed to the rescue and rehabilitation of neglected, abused and homeless horses, announced today that Willie Nelson and his family have adopted ten additional horses from the organization, bringing the total number of HfH horses adopted by the Nelsons to twenty-one. The new horses, all paints, are currently held in foster homes throughout Texas, and range in condition from an abandoned former stud horse to an emaciated mare and foal, donated to Habitat for Horses in lieu of seizure by law enforcement officials. Every horse HfH rescues has a similarly sad story but thanks to the generosity of the Nelson family, ten of these stories now have new happy endings.

"Dad knows there are thousands of horses out there who need good homes, and he just decided that we had room for more,” said Amy Nelson.  “Every day these horses get more comfortable and more willing to trust us. Anyone who loves horses and has the resources should consider adopting. It’s pure joy to watch them flourish, especially knowing what they’ve been through.”

“There are a lot of horse organizations out there, but I have yet to come across any that go to the lengths that Habitat for Horses does to save and protect horses,” Mr. Nelson said. “Everyone that loves horses should join and support Habitat for Horses.”

The horses will be delivered to the Nelson ranch on Sunday, Dec. 3, where they will join the eleven HfH horses adopted by the Nelsons just two months ago.

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