If you are interested in the wild horse issue, an article is written and mentioned in the following information. The writer reminds people that by writing in this bill could be changed. She suggests going to governmentguide.com to get our representatives and to write letters.

                Also anyone wanting more information on our L program and wishing to audit, please write to me and I will email you information.
                  Linda Landers

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From: Cindy Schonholtz [mailto:cmschonholtz@...]
Sent: Friday, January 21, 2005 7:46 AM
To: awc@...
Subject: From the Animal Welfare Council



ANIMAL WELFARE COUNCIL

Email Update
January 21, 2005





ANIMAL RIGHTS


Animal rights speaker provokes disbelief (Stephen Best in IA)
http://www.dailyiowan.com/news/2005/01/21/Metro/AnimalRights.Speaker.Provoke
s.Disbelief-837676.shtml


ECOTERROR AND ANIMAL RIGHTS CRIMES

Letter from Elf claiming credit for firebombs (CA)
http://www.auburnjournal.com/articles/2005/01/20/news/top_stories/02letter02
.txt

Animal rights groups claims credit for deer release from farm (CA)
http://www.montereyherald.com/mld/montereyherald/10689697.htm

ELF claims it planted bombs (CA)
http://www.auburnjournal.com/articles/2005/01/19/news/top_stories/01firebomb
s.txt

Home of animal right activists searched after office raid
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/palmbeach/sfl-pcalf15jan15,0,1892773.
story?coll=sfla-news-palm

Teen who set BYU fire sentenced (UT)
http://tv.ksl.com/index.php?nid=5
<http://tv.ksl.com/index.php?nid=5&sid=145280> &sid=145280


HORSE SLAUGHTER, TRANSPORTATION & ABUSE

Cruelty to animals charges filed (OK)
http://www.purcellregister.com/article-display.asp?idnum=1677

Horses death may lead to charges (IN)
http://www.southbendtribune.com/stories/2005/01/20/local.20050120-sbt-LOCL-B
1-Horse_s_death_may.sto

How to effectively manage starved horses and work with humane and law
enforcement officials (The Horse)
http://www.thehorse.com/viewarticle.aspx?ID=5378

Thoroughbred Times commentary against AVMA & AAEP's position on slaughter
bills
http://www.thoroughbredtimes.com/commentary/commentary.asp#viewpoints


ANIMAL WELFARE & ID

Texas official: ID system would help 'get ahead of threatening diseases (Ag
News)
http://agnews.tamu.edu/dailynews/stories/ANSC/Jan1805a.htm

LEGISLATIVE NEWS

Bill requires humane treatment of animals education in schools (VA)
http://www.newsleader.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050121/NEWS01/5012103
08/1002

Bills in VA that affect outdoorsman
http://www.roanoke.com/outdoors/billcochran%5C17143.html

Sounding a battle cry for wild horses who have lost federal protection (CA)
http://www.sacbee.com/content/news/story/12086584p-12956666c.html

Wild horse rider raises ire (CA)
http://www.kvsun.com/articles/2005/01/19/news/03horses.txt

Internet hunting site prompts legislation against it (VA)
http://www.dailypress.com/news/dp-52151sy0jan20,0,6004673.story?coll=dp-head
lines-topnews

STATE LEGISLATION


Florida HB 297

A bill to increase penalty for animal cruelty and ban the Mexican Rodeo
Event of bull tailing.
Relates to cruelty to animals; increases certain minimum mandatory fines
and
periods of incarceration for certain acts of cruelty to animals; provides
that
it is first-degree misdemeanor for person to intentionally drag or fell by
tail
bovine animal in organized sports exhibition; reenacts provision regarding
fighting or baiting animals, to incorporate amendment to specified provision
in
reference thereto.
Status:

Florida SJR 6.
A bill to change the ballot initiative process.
A constitutional amendment to require that proposed said amendment or
revision be approved by at least
three-fifths of electors of state voting on measure rather than by simple
majority.
Status: Referred to the Senate Committees on Ethics and Elections,
Judiciary, and Rules and Calendar.

New York A 47.
Reporting and husbandry guidelines for elephants exhibiting in NY state.
Traveling exhibitions with elephants must file an itinerary detailing the
elephant's stay with the Department of Agriculture and Markets at least 30
days before the elephant's arrival. Each failure to file an itinerary will
result in a $1,000 fine. Agents of the Department of Agriculture and Markets
are authorized to inspect the elephant's living conditions. This bill
establishes temperature and ventilation requirements for the transportation
of elephants and requires that elephants be untethered at least one hour a
day. The bill prohibits use of certain equipment upon elephants, such as
hooks and shocking devices, and prohibits elephant rides. Violations of
these provisions will constitute either a Class D or E felony.

New York AB 036 LAST-ACTION:
Provides that no police officer or agent or officer of a Society for the
Prevention of Cruelty to
Animals shall be held liable for the seizure of certain animals
Status: To Assembly Ag Committee

Washington HB 1151
Regulates the keeping of dangerous wild animals.
Status: To House Judiciary Committee

FEDERAL LEGISLATION

HR 857/S2352- American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act
Summary :
To prevent the slaughter of horses in and from the United States for human
consumption by prohibiting the slaughter of horses for human consumption and
by prohibiting the trade and transport of horseflesh and live horses
intended for human consumption, and for other purposes.

AVMA website on the subject
http://www.capwiz.com/avma/home/

AAEP PAPER ON HR 857:
<http://www.aaep.org/pdfs/AAEP_Position_HR857.pdf>
http://www.aaep.org/pdfs/AAEP_Position_HR857.pdf

HR 4883
Terrorism Against Animal-Use Entities Prohibition Improvement Act of 2004
To amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to terrorism against
animal-use entities, and for other purposes. This proposed legislation would
strengthen the Animal Enterprise Protection Act by adding new crimes and
stiffer penalties for criminal acts against animal enterprises, including
rodeos.
Status: Referred to House Judiciary Committee - July 21, 2004


HR 5242

Captive Mammal Protection Act of 2004
introduced 10-7-04 by Sam Farr - basically a canned hunt bill, but read the
wording following and it could be broadly interpreted.
Whoever, in or affecting interstate or foreign commerce, knowingly
transfers, transports, or possesses a captive mammal, for the purposes of
allowing the killing or injuring of that mammal for entertainment or for the
collection of a trophy, shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more
than 1 year, or both.


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