Guest guest Posted July 9, 2007 Report Share Posted July 9, 2007 -----Forwarded Message----- Humane Society of the United States Jul 9, 2007 11:33 AM Nanci Loren Nanci, sick and injured farm animals need your help! Trouble with links or images? Want to share this email? Use this link:https://community.hsus.org/humane/notice-description.tcl?newsletter_id=11198757 July 9, 2007 Downed Farm Animals Need Your Help! Dear Nanci, It's time to step up our effort to spare sick and injured farm animals the misery of being dragged to slaughter. Some members of Congress believe that the agribusiness industry is doing enough to protect animal welfare and food safety, and that laws are simply not needed. But the evidence is clear that farm animals are suffering and the nation's food supply is at risk. Tell Congress it's time to help sick and injured farm animals. Farm animals too sick or injured to walk -- those known as "downers" -- go through agonizing torment as they're forcibly moved to slaughter. Meat from such animals also may pose serious risks to public health. At least 12 of the 14 "mad cow" cases identified so far in North America have reportedly been downer cows. And downers may pass along dangerous infections such as E. coli and Salmonella, since these suffering animals are often lying in bacteria-laden waste and have higher levels of pathogens due to stress. TAKE ACTIONPlease make brief, polite phone calls to your one U.S. Representative and your two U.S. Senators to urge co-sponsorship of the Downed Animal and Food Safety Protection Act. Click here to look up your federal legislators and their office phone numbers, or reach them through the Capitol switchboard at (202) 224-3121. Making a phone call is easy. A staff member will take note of your message and pass it to your legislator. You can say: "Hello, my name is [your name] and I'm calling from [your town and state] to urge [your Representative's name/your Senator's name] to co-sponsor the Downed Animal and Food Safety Protection Act (H.R. 661/S. 394). It's time for Congress to make sure that farm animals who are too sick or injured to walk are put out of their misery and that they don't end up on someone's dinner plate. Thank you." After you make your phone calls, send a follow-up email to further encourage your legislators to protect downed animals and the food supply. Finally, please tell your friends and family about this important issue and let them know what they can do to help. The more people who contact Congress, the more co-sponsors this legislation will receive and the better its chances of being passed into law. Thank you for taking action on behalf of animals. Sincerely, Wayne PacellePresident & CEOThe Humane Society of the United States Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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