Federal American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act

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Are you opposed to the transport and slaughter of America's horses? How angry are you at this Congressman for only focusing on money issues?! Join me in correspondence to our U.S. Senator John Cornyn on the horse-related reasons why he should change his mind on S 311. Please.... (!!!)

 

--Michelle

 

Thank You For Contacting My OfficeSenateWebmailTo: m_upchurch3Date: Thu, 18 Oct 2007 19:19:08 -0400

 

Dear Ms. Upchurch:Thank you for contacting me about recent efforts to ban the slaughter of horses for human consumption. I appreciate having the benefit of your comments on this matter.As you may know, while serving as Texas Attorney General, I concluded that Chapter 149 of the Texas Agriculture Code banned the production and transfer of horse meat for human consumption. Accordingly, District Attorneys in Tarrant and Kaufman counties sued to stop two processors in Texas from producing horse meat at their facilities. In return, these facilities won on appeal to the federal court in Dallas. However, upon further appeal, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit upheld the original intent of Chapter 149 of Texas' Agriculture Code. As a result, horse meat is no longer being processed for human consumption in Texas.Legislation introduced in the Senate in January 2007, would create a federal ban on commerce for horses transported for slaughter and human consumption. I believe one consequence of this legislation would be devaluation of a horse-owner’s property in the event an owner sells an animal. I do not believe the federal government should infringe upon citizens' property rights by declaring a horse-owner's property valueless without just compensation. Thus, I am opposed to this legislation and will vote against similar measures should they be introduced in the 110th Congress. I appreciate the opportunity to represent the interests of Texans in the United States Senate. Thank you for taking the time to contact me.Sincerely,JOHN CORNYNUnited States Senator517 Hart Senate Office BuildingWashington, DC 20510Tel: (202) 224-2934Fax: (202) 228-2856http://www.cornyn.senate.govPlease sign up for my monthly newsletter at http://www.cornyn.senate.gov/newsletter.PLEASE NOTE:Due to the nature of electronic communication, if you did not receive this e-mail directly from my office, I cannot guarantee that the text has not been altered. If you have questions about the validity of this message, or would like to respond to this message, please use the web form available at my website, http://www.cornyn.senate.gov/contact.Boo! Scare away worms, viruses and so much more! Try Windows Live OneCare! Try now!