Outdoor adventure opportunities include hot-air
balloon rides, desert Jeep tours, hiking , biking, rock climbing and more., Room
102 Cotton Annex, Washington, DC 20250 or by e-mail at
fsis . Incineration can cost up to $2,000. This drives them into a panic and they frequently make desperate
attempts to evade it as it swings toward their scull.

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AHDF also urges everyone to get their two US Senators to cosponsor S. Horses sent to
slaughter are not raised for slaughter and human consumption as are cows and
other livestock.

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The amendment would have saved an estimated 30,000 horses from a cruel
death at US slaughterhouses in 2006.

Horse Slaughter in the US
According to the United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization, the
U.
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http://www.regulationscomments@fsis. They will not be sent to the slaughterhouse without a fight.
Supporters of the continuation of horse slaughter in the US claim a ban on
horse slaughter will create a surplus of unwanted horses and would also deny
unwanted horses death by "humane euthanasia" at the slaughterhouse.

Horse Slaughter is not Humane Euthanasia
Equating death at the slaughterhouse with humane euthanasia is laughable
as the slaughter process is anything but humane.

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Markets (http://www.gov before March 9. The American Horse
Slaughter Prevention Act would place a permanent ban on horse slaughter in the
U. Not one
highlighted by fear and brutality which typifies transport to and killing at
slaughterhouses.

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R. Many of these are also young, trained horses. Boarding, shoeing
and veterinary expenses could raise that to $5,000.

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everything to see and do in Greater Phoenix. After leisurely afternoons
filled with baseball memories, evenings in Greater Phoenix include superb
culinary treats and exciting nightlife and entertainment. The slaughter plants
would pay an estimated $350 ,000 annually to private inspectors that would
replace the required federal USDA horse and horse meat inspectors. Horse
slaughter will never be humane.

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Tourism in Greater Phoenix also accounts for approximately
225,000 jobs.researchandmarkets.researchandmarkets. The USDA
has provided for a public comment period on this action until March 9th 2006.

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Africa on March 7 , Mexico vs.visitphoenix.

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More than 13 million people
visit Phoenix annually, contributing more than $6 billion to the area's
economy. It would also have opened the door to
permanently ending the dangerous and cruel horse slaughter industry in the
U.

Stop Horse Slaughter in the United States
The American Horse Defense Fund (AHDF) and animal welfare groups across
the country are asking the American public to contact the USDA before March
9th and ask that they honor the will of Congress by withdrawing regulations
that would permit the US slaughterhouses to bring in fee-for -service
inspectors.S.
1915, and their one Representative to cosponsor H. It is well documented that horses, being high
strung and acutely aware of their environment, not only smell and react to
death and blood, but see the instrument of death being aimed at them for a
strike.
In fact , theft of horses dropped significantly in these areas.

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AHDF surveyed a number of rendering plants, vets and crematoriums and the
costs of euthanasia and disposal are listed in our book.

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These teams are among the nine teams that train in
Greater Phoenix each March during Cactus League Spring Training.

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S. Horses are treated brutally prior to
and during slaughter and because of their highly developed senses, they suffer
greatly .usda. If horses become old, sick
or for whatever reasons, will no longer have happy or productive lives, the
humane thing to do is have a veterinarian perform euthanasia by lethal
injection.

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information, as well as http://www.
Visitors can also take pleasure in cool mornings at one of more than
200 area golf courses, rejuvenate their spirit at one of more than a dozen
full-service spas, or immerse themselves in Southwestern and Native American
culture and attractions. Comments can be mailed to: Docket Clerk, U. 503, bills that will end
the slaughter of America's horses once and for all. If equine owners pay the costs of care they can certainly afford
to give their horse a painless, peaceful and respectful death.

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Canada on March 8 and Mexico vs. There is
nothing humane about horse slaughter.

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currently processes and exports 10,000 tons of horse meat a year from
50,000 domestic horses killed at three foreign-owned slaughterhouses in Texas
and Illinois.

Horse processing facilities themselves create an enormous amount of waste
material that can cause public health hazards. The American Veterinary
Medical Association guidelines on humane euthanasia of horses clearly makes
the point that unless horses' heads and necks are restrained, the captive bolt
pistol or "stun gun", which is to render a horse unconscious prior to
slaughter , is not deemed humane.

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Fans
have many choices each day to watch their favorite players at convenient
ballparks located throughout Greater Phoenix.S. during 2006. Horses kept as pets are almost without exception, given
medications that are illegal to administer to livestock intended to be a part
of the human food supply because of their deleterious effects on human health. City residents had to endure sewer clogs that forced horse blood and
waste to back up into their sinks and tubs.
According to the USDA Guidelines for Handling and Transporting Equines to
Slaughter, 90% of the horses, ponies and other equines sent to slaughter, are
in good to excellent condition.

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USDA Defies Congressional Ban on Horse Slaughter

On October 26, 2005 Congress
overwhelmingly passed an amendment that was meant to halt the use of taxpayer
dollars to pay for federal inspections on horses or horse meat at foreign-
owned slaughter plants in the US, effectively shutting the plants down. Thousands of additional American horses are shipped to foreign
slaughterhouses. The American public is not about to forget our debt to horses who
are a symbol of freedom and a cherished, significant part of our country's
history. AHDF's new book, Alternatives to Auctions and Slaughter: A Guide
for Equine Owners (A Better Way), is a resource guide done on a state-by-state
basis listing many alternatives to butchering horses that can no longer be
cared for because of financial or personal reasons. Fees for burial and rendering range from
$75 to $250, depending on the location.

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The WBC includes teams from 16 countries, as well as many of the premier
players in Major League Baseball.
The World Baseball Classic teams will also play several exhibition games
in Greater Phoenix, against Major League split-squads including the Oakland
A's, San Francisco Giants, Seattle Mariners, Kansas City Royals, Texas Rangers
and San Diego Padres.worldbaseballclassic.com/reports/c13048

WASHINGTON, The nation's leading horse protection
nonprofit, the American Horse Defense Fund, is outraged that the USDA and
three European-owned horse slaughter plants in the US have thwarted the will
of Congress and the American people by defying a congressional directive to
stop horse slaughter in the U.S. But the average
euthanasia fee for a horse is $66. This is NOT humane.

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International Games to be Played in Downtown Phoenix' Chase Field

PHOENIX, Baseball fans have another reason to visit
Greater Phoenix this March.
Also, Cactus League spring training games kick -off on March 2 with nine
baseball teams based in Phoenix and three visiting teams from Tucson.com /reports/c13048) has
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As the organic industry matures, the quality and efficiency of
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The Dallas Crown horse
slaughter plant in Kaufman Texas was recently declared a nuisance for this
reason. With no
basis or truth to these claims, those who benefit financially, try to defend
the heartless and money hungry horse slaughter industry.
Both in California, where horse slaughter has already been banned, and in
Illinois when a horse slaughter plant closed some years ago, there was no
accompanying rise in neglect or abandonment of horses noted by authorities.

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First-round contests at Chase Field in Downtown Phoenix include: USA vs .
Three games will also take place at Scottsdale Stadium: Canada vs."

Horse Slaughter is Unnecessary and Dangerous
In addition to humane concerns regarding horse slaughter, there are also
human health concerns regarding the consumption of horse meat.

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Both Phoenix and Scottsdale will host several
World Baseball Classic (WBC) games during the first two weeks of the month.newscom.
Fans can visit http://www. When this happens, the
horse is often hit in another part of the head , badly wounding, clearly
terrifying it and causing repeated attempts.

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Canada on March 9. South Africa
on March 10. However, the amendment, due to take effect on March 10, 2006, could be
destroyed by a final rule issued by USDA allowing horse slaughter to continue
under a fee-for-service horse meat inspection system. The industry preys on riding horses, former race horses, wild
horses, and foals born to PMU mares, horses that are kept pregnant so their
urine can be used to make the hormone replacement drug Premarin(R). Stated Trina Bellak, AHDF founder and president, "the foreign-owned
slaughter industry needs to understand that Americans will never view horses
as dinner. The publication covers how
to find everything from Equine Assisted Psychotherapy programs that do not
require horses to be rideable, to park police units and vet schools who take
horses.
The horse specialists ' group, the American Association of Equine
Practitioners, estimated that the minimum yearly cost to care for a horse is
around $1,825, not including shoeing and medical expenses.

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