Downed Animal Protection Act: Vote Expected Monday CALLS URGENTLY NEEDED!

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DOWNED ANIMAL PROTECTION ACT: Vote Expected Monday; Calls Urgently Needed!

The U.S. House of Representatives is expected to vote on Monday, July 14, on a

version of the Downed Animal Protection Act. Representative Gary Ackerman (D-NY)

plans to introduce an amendment to the House Agriculture Appropriations bill on

the floor to prevent downed animal abuse. If passed, the Ackerman Downed Animal

Protection Amendment to the Agriculture Appropriations bill will help curtail

some of the most egregious abuses inflicted upon farmed animals by modifying the

agriculture industry's treatment of " downed " animals - those who are too sick or

injured to walk or even stand. Right now, these animals are routinely shocked,

beaten, dragged with chains, and even bulldozed, to move them to slaughter. The

Ackerman Amendment would prohibit downed animals from entering the food supply -

thereby creating a financial incentive for farmers to treat animals more

humanely to prevent them from becoming downed in the first place. Legislators

should also feel compelled to support this bill because it will protect public

health, since downed animals are among the most likely to be afflicted with " Mad

Cow Disease " or other illnesses that could endanger people. In fact, just last

month in Canada, a downed animal was diagnosed with Mad Cow Disease!

 

WHAT YOU CAN DO:

 

Contact your U.S. Representative and urge him or her to co-sponsor the Downed

Animal Protection Act and to support the Ackerman Downed Animal Protection

Amendment to the House Agriculture Appropriations bill.

 

All federal legislators can be reached through the Capitol switchboard at

202-224-3121, and you can identify the name fo your representative at

www.Congress.org.

 

For more information on the Downed Animal Protection Act, see: www.nodowners.org

 

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