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From: Kinship Circle - kinshipcircle [at] accessus.net
Date: Fri, Apr 18, 2008 at 6:07 PM
Subject: 5/1: NAT’L CALL-IN DAY FOR DOWNED ANIMALS

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When you speak for animals, speak intelligently. You are all they have!

www.kinshipcircle.org/fact_sheets/DownedOnTheFarmPHOTOS.pdf

MARK YOUR CALENDAR: 5/1/08
National Call-In Day To Stop Unspeakable Suffering Of Downed Animals

Electric prods shock the heads, necks, spines and rectums of animals crumpled on concrete. Their eyes blink, but their bodies are limp. Organs have begun to fail. Some have crushed bones, torn ligaments. Still, heavy chains drag them. Forklift blades toss their giant bodies as they moan in pain. Concentrated water jets are fired into their nostrils and throats. “Get ‘em up!” These are downed animals. Suspended between life and death, they are forced to stand for inspection at slaughterhouses like the Chino, Calif.-based Westland/Hallmark Meat Company… Brenda Shoss, Kinship Circle

WHEN: NATIONAL CALL-IN DAY! Thursday, May 1, 2008

WHO: Call the Capitol switchboard at 202-224-3121 and ask for your U.S. representative’s and two U.S. senators’ offices.

WHAT: A minimum 30-second call urging your legislators to: “Please cosponsor H.R. 661/S. 394, the Downed Animal And Food Safety Protection Act.”

BRIEF TALKING POINTS:

* There is no permanent downed animal protection law — only an interim USDA rule, which is difficult to enforce.
* Please cosponsor and advocate passage of the Downed Animal and Food Safety Protection Act which bans slaughter of downer cows, pigs, sheep and all “livestock,” (not just cows).
* Require humane euthanasia for all downers. A loophole lets immobilized animals suffer indefinitely until they undergo USDA inspection.
* Forbid use of downer animals in “pet” and “livestock” foods.
* Mandate training to stop animals from becoming downers in the first place.

TO IDENTIFY YOUR REP & 2 SENATORS + FIND THEIR CONTACT INFO:
www.Congress.org
www.senate.gov
www.house.gov
Congressional Switchboard: 202-224-3121

SEE RECENT KINSHIP CIRCLE SAMPLE-LETTER ALERTS FOR MORE INFO:

3/2/08: I’m Mad. Downer Ban? USDA Says Forget It
www.kinshipcircle.org/letter_library/letter_new.asp?LetterID=1727&seriesfirst=true

2/23/08: USDA-Certified Cruel: Downers Dragged, Shocked, Rammed
www.kinshipcircle.org/letter_library/letter_new.asp?LetterID=1725&seriesfirst=true

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SOURCE OF INFORMATION / REFERENCE LINKS

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* Humane Society Legislative Fund
www.hslf.org

* These Are Downed Animals (FACT SHEET)
www.kinshipcircle.org/fact_sheets/DownedOnTheFarmPHOTOS.pdf

* VIDEO: Charged with Cruelty / Slaughterhouse Employees Charged
video.hsus.org/index.jsp?fr_story=38247e8c8ea570aca40146c9477f280b28113254

* VIDEO: HSUS Investigates Slaughterhouse/ Cruel and Unhealthy Practices Uncovered
video.hsus.org/index.jsp?fr_story=38247e8c8ea570aca40146c9477f280b28113254

* VIDEO: Cheap Meat - Working in a Slaughterhouse
tinyurl.com/yul2lw

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