Monday, June 20, 2011
Thursday, June 9, 2011
The American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act of 2011
Senate Reintroduces Bill to Permanently Ban Horse Slaughter
(Courtesy AWI)
Thursday, June 9, 2011 Washington, D.C. -- A bill to ban horse slaughter was reintroduced in the United States Senate today. Sponsored by Senator Mary Landrieu (D-LA) and Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC), the "American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act of 2011" will end the slaughter of American horses here and, most urgently, will stop these horses from being exported abroad for slaughter. The sponsors, who have long championed the cause, have the bipartisan support of 14 colleagues who are co-sponsoring the bill.
"As a lifelong horse lover and rider, this practice is appalling to me, and more importantly, the majority of Americans oppose it. We raise and train horses to trust us, perform for us, and allow us on their backs, and as such, they deserve to be treated with human compassion. When horse owners are faced with the sad reality of having to put their animals down, it should be by humane euthanasia," said Senator Landrieu. "I intend to work with Senator Lindsey Graham from South Carolina and my other colleagues to get this bill passed and permanently end the slaughter of our American horses."
The legislation comes at a time when horse slaughter no longer occurs on U.S. soil, but each year approximately 100,000 American horses are hauled to Canada, Mexico and beyond. Reports show that horses regularly travel for hundreds or even thousands of miles to the slaughterhouses on double-deck cattle trucks without food, water or rest. At some Mexican slaughterhouses horses are stabbed repeatedly in the spine until they are paralyzed, after which they are butchered while still fully conscious. This country’s three remaining horse slaughter plants - two in Texas and one in Illinois - were shut down in 2007 under state law.
"The slaughter of horses is not a substitute for humane euthanasia though it is often mischaracterized as such by opponents who are more concerned with wringing a few bucks from a suffering animal than doing what is right," said Chris Heyde, deputy director of government and legal affairs for the Animal Welfare Institute. "AWI commends Senator Landrieu and Senator Graham for their continued leadership and for reintroducing this very important measure."
For years, the pro-slaughter camp has led a concerted and disingenuous effort to resurrect the industry domestically and has used scare tactics in an attempt to defeat the federal ban. The federal legislation is desperately needed to stop the slaughter of American horses, irrespective of where the killing takes place.
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Wednesday, June 1, 2011
Roll Call From Yesterday's Vote!
PASSED: FINAL VOTE 24-21
Ere – Not Present
Ert – YES
– NOHarold D. Rogers, KY
C.W. Bill Young, FL
Jerry Lewis, CA
Frank Wolf, VA
Jack Kingston, GA
Rodney Frelinghuysen, NJ
Tom Latham, IA
Robert B. Aderholt, AL
Jo Ann Emerson, MO
Kay Granger, TX
Michael K. Simpson, ID
John Abney Culberson, TX
Ander Crenshaw, FL
Denny Rehberg, MT
John R. Carter, TX
Rodney Alexander, LA
Ken Calvert, CA
Jo Bonner, AL
Steve LaTourette, OH
Tom Cole, OK
Jeff Flake, AZ
Mario Diaz-Balart, FL
Charles Dent, PA
Steve Austria, OH
Cynthia Lummis, WY
Tom Graves, GA
Kevin Yoder, KS
Steve Womack, AR
Alan Nunnelee, MS
Norm Dicks, WA
Marcy Kaptur, OH
Pete Visclosky, IN
Nita Lowey, NY
Jose Serrano, NY
Rosa DeLauro, CT
Jim Moran, VA
John Olver, MA
Ed Pastor, AZ
David Price, NC Would have been Yea
Maurice Hinchey, NY Would have been Yea
Lucille Roybal-Allard, CA
Sam Farr, CA
Jesse Jackson, IL
Chaka Fattah, PA would have been Yea
Steve Rothman, NJ
Sanford Bishop, GA
Barbara Lee, Ca
Adam Schiff, CA
Mike Honda, CA
Betty McCollum, MN
Monday, May 30, 2011
Tuesday, May 24, 2011
Thursday, May 5, 2011
"Saving America's Horses- A Nation Betrayed" has been officially selected for Screening at Artivist Film Festival
For Immediate Release:
(Los Angeles, CA, May 4, 2011) –A Nation Betrayed Selected to Screen at Artivist Film Festival
(Los Angeles, CA, May 4, 2011) –A Nation Betrayed Selected to Screen at Artivist Film Festival
Wild for Life Foundation, Humanion Films is delighted to announce that that "Saving America's Horses - A Nation Betrayed” has been officially selected for screening at the Artivist Film Festival.
The 8th Annual Artivist Film Festival will take place on July 8 – 10th, 2011, at the historic Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood, California. This year the Artivist Collective will also host film screenings in seven U.S. cities simultaneous with its main Festival event in Los Angeles. Films to be screened at the additional cities have not yet been announced.
"We are thrilled to have been selected for programming in the much celebrated Artivist Film Festival in Los Angeles, and we look forward to taking part in this great event", said filmmaker Katia Louise.
The Artivist Film Festival received an exceptionally high volume of quality film submissions for this year’s Festival. Since its inception in 2003, Artivist has screened 400+ films representing more than 60 countries, and has produced film festival tours in Los Angeles, New York, London, Tokyo, Mexico City, and Lisbon, that have reached more than 35 million people. Among the films presented at the Artivist Film Festival over the years have been Academy Award winner “Born Into Brothels” and Academy Award nominee“Super-Size Me”.
Saving America’s Horses A Nation Betrayed screens next at the International Wildlife Film Festival in Montana on May 7th and 10th, 2011.
Please be sure that you are subscribed for production updates and you will be among the first to be notified when more information is available as to other screening locations and dates for this film, …just click on SUBSCRIBE on the home page of the film website.
“Saving America’s Horses A Nation Betrayed” is a compelling compilation of expert testimony, undercover footage and true life stories shot against the dramatic backdrops of the American countryside. The 93-minute documentary film features Paul Sorvino, Michael Blake, Willie Nelson, Tippi Hedren, Linda Gray, Peter Max, Ken Wahl, Amy & Raelyn Nelson, The Barbi Twins & many more. It’s about a journey of courage, honor and betrayal in a country divided; inspiring great hope for compassion and protection of all horses and burros.
Saving America’s Horses A Nation Betrayed recently won the prestigious Best of Fest Award in the feature documentary film category from the Los Angeles Women’sInternational Film Festival, the much celebrated Award of Merit in the Accolade Competition and will be receiving Awards for Cinematography, Advocacy, Editing& Conservation Message from the International Wildlife Film Festival in May.
Saving America’s Horses is on the web at www.savingamericashorses.org
Watch the Trailer: http://www.savingamericashorses.org/home.html
For more information, contact Production at admin[@]humanionfilms.com or visit us online.
PDF of this announcement: http://www.savingamericashorses.org/Artivist%20Selection_050411.pdf
Link to Blog post for Facebook: http://savingamericashorses.blogspot.com/2011/05/saving-americas-horses-nation-betrayed.html
Friday, February 18, 2011
Ken Wahl - Saving America's Horses!
WFLF Humanion Films
Los Angeles, CA
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Los Angeles, CA
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 18, 2010
Ken Wahl lends his voice and joins the Film as an Honorary Board Member for Saving America's Horses A Nation Betrayed!
Ken Wahl is helping rescue horses from horse slaughter and has been active toward supporting the bills to stop horse slaughter for quite some time. He offered to lend his voice when he heard about WFLF’s recent rescue efforts digging horses out of mud during all the rains. Ken is best known for his Golden Globe Award for his lead role as Vinnie Terranova in the hit television series Wiseguy. Wahl's first key role was as the lead character of Richie Genaro, the head of a Bronx street gang, in The Wonderers and two movies later he appeared alongside his onscreen hero Paul Newman in the explosive cop dramaFort Apache the Bronx. Wahl went on to headline in several other films before sustaining a life-threatening neck injury in a motorcycle accident in 1992. Happily retired from Hollywood, Ken's two favorite interests are animal rescue and War Veteran charities. Ken works together with “Saving America’s Horses” Honorary Board Members, Shane and Sia Barbi to foster many animals from the shelters that would otherwise be killed. Through their work together they have successfully placed many of them in good homes. Wild for Life Foundation is honored to have Ken on board in support of the horses.
Saving America's Horses - A Nation Betrayed is set to premiere at the 2011 Los Angeles Women’s International Film Festivalon Sunday, March 27th. The Premiere screening will rake place at The Laemmle's Sunset 5 Theater, 8000 W Sunset Blvd, Hollywood, CA 90046.
SAVING AMERICA’S HORSES - A NATION BETRAYED is a compelling compilation of expert testimony, undercover footage and true life stories shot against the dramatic backdrops of America’s beautiful countryside. The film depicts a country divided and inspires great hope for the protection of all horses and burros from cruelty.
“I strongly applaud this important, straight-up film—it has the courage not to back down but to tell the un-whitewashed, miserable truth about horse slaughter”. -Julie Caramante, Animal Cruelty Investigator
See the powerful TRAILER for SAVING AMERICA’S HORSES A NATION BETRAYED at YouTube and on the official film website.
The film is currently being entered into the festival circuit as a showcase for industry reps and moviegoers. You can help the horses by supporting our efforts to bring this issue to the public eye. Donations are crucial in order to get this film into theatres and out on DVD. No donation is too small.
Saving America’s Horses is a Project under Wild for Life Foundation (WFLF), a CA 501 (c)(3) nonprofit corporation. Donations are tax deductible to the extent permitted by law.
Contact: admin[a]humanionfilms.com
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