ACT/ Take Horses & Donkeys Off Tel Aviv Streets

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KINSHIP CIRCLE PRIMARY - PERMISSION TO CROSS-POST AS WRITTEN2/7/08: Take Horses & Donkeys Off Tel Aviv Streetshttp://www.KinshipCircle.orgEMAIL kinshipcircle FOR WORD DOC OF A FORMATTED LETTER.Easily modify letter and copy/paste it into an email or print out to fax or mail.===========================================================SAMPLE LETTER -- This letter is prepared to inform you about the issue. Try to shorten and personalize your letter before

sending.===========================================================Postage from U.S. to Israel: $0.90Mayor Ron HuldaiTel Aviv City Hall69 Ibn Gvirol St.Tel Aviv 64162, Israelweb mail: http://www.tel-aviv.gov.il/english/general/contact/contact.htmDear Mayor Huldai,Please register my support for a ban on horse-drawn carts due to their elemental cruelty and threat to public safety.Horse- or donkey-drawn carts on congested streets endanger both pedestrians and drivers. Moreover, municipal veterinarian Zvi Galin claims Tel Aviv is deficient in resources needed to regularly inspect and remove horses from abusive owners.A more logical solution in the 21st Century is to prohibit horse-drawn carts entirely. The image of battered, skeletal horses and donkeys navigating urban traffic is old fashioned and

inhumane. These animals suffer fatigue, dehydration, chronic hoof conditions and lameness as they lug carts laden with bulky furniture, produce or construction supplies. They work without water or shade under a sweltering sun or rainstorms.When they are too weak to stand, horses and donkeys are discarded at garbage sites or along roads to slowly die by starvation. Please ban horse-drawn vehicles all together and institute interim sanctuaries for the rehabilitation of abused animals once they've been seized.I urge Tel Aviv to join London, Paris, Beijing, Toronto, Las Vegas, and progressive cities worldwide that already forbid the use of horses and donkeys within city limits.Thank you for considering my opinion. I look forward to your reply.Sincerely,===========================================================SOURCE OF INFORMATION FOR THIS LETTER

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