Well I have not seen any of the cards yet however there are reported “robo” calls done by American for Prosperity. UPDATE 4-4-2013: The vote “No” cards are back as a series expensive vote “yes” cards were sent as well.
Here is the website for Americans for Prosperity: http://americansforprosperity.org/illinois/about/#ixzz2DUTOF1Kk
Oklahoma's 50-year-old ban on horse slaughtering was lifted Friday when the governor signed a new law that will allow facilities to process and export horse meat, despite bitter opposition by animal rights activists.
Supporters argue that a horse slaughtering facility in Oklahoma will provide a humane alternative for aging or starving horses, many of which are abandoned in rural parts of the state by owners who can no longer afford to care for them. Gov. Mary Fallin also noted that horses are already being shipped out of the country, including to facilities in Mexico, where they are processed in potentially inhumane conditions.
According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, more than 166,000 horses were sent to Canada and Mexico last year alone.
…..Similar efforts are underway in other states, but not without controversy. In New Mexico, a processing plant has been fighting the U.S. Department of Agriculture for more than a year for approval to convert its former cattle slaughter operation into a horse slaughterhouse. In Nevada, state agriculture officials have discussed ways to muster support for the slaughter of free-roaming horses, stirring protests
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Speaking for myself—I have no further questions. Bill Pysson
Written by Bob Balgemann
Committee Chairman Schultz, one of five county board members who serve on the panel, said a member of the health department board had asked for the matter to be returned to the committee. And so that was done, without a vote.
“There seem to be a lot of questions that need to be answered,” said Bill Hatfield, the department’s director of environmental health, in a follow-up interview March 21. “We’ll take the time to education and communicate with them.”
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