[ SHOWGSD-L ] NAIA Trust - Action Alert
- From: "RivendellP" <rivendellp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "Showgsd-l" <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 12 Sep 2006 10:27:43 -0700
Hi all...
I am forwarding this to "Da List" for the obvious region.
If we want to keep our dogs and our sport we must work to defeat the bad ones
and support the good ones. I will be forwarding another post that needs our
support.
Please take some time and respond...
Paul
Subject: NAIA Trust - Action Alert
Stop This Trojan Horse Of A Bill!
By Patti Strand
National Animal Interests Alliance , National Director
PORTLAND , OR -- Another Trojan Horse is trying to
sneak through Congress: a superficially attractive bill that secretly
contains the makings of a catastrophe.
HR 503, the American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act,
purports to protect horse welfare. In fact, animal experts, animal lovers, and
America's largest veterinary association oppose this bill for the same reason
that nobody wants to shut down animal shelters' euthanasia of sick, old and
unwanted cats and dogs.
a.. Without today's humane, veterinary-supervised,
federally regulated process for horse euthanasia and processing, some 90,000
American horses per year could be abandoned to starve or condemned to less
humane slaughterhouses in foreign countries.
a.. Under HR 503, American horse owners --
overwhelmingly working-class and middle-class -- would have no economical way
to put down sick or aged animals.
a.. Many owners would have to abandon the lifestyle
-- which is one hidden agenda of the so-called animal "rights" groups behind
this pernicious bill.
Congress must reject HR 503, now slated for a Sept. 7
vote.
Most nationally recognized animal health and welfare
organizations oppose HR 503. Among them: the American Veterinary Medical
Association, the American Association of Equine Practitioners, the American
Quarter Horse Association ( America 's largest horse group), and nearly 200
more.
Pushing this Trojan Horse of a bill are PETA, the
Humane Society of the United States , and a few misguided celebrities.
Americans should know the vast majority of animal
"rights" groups don't operate animal shelters or carry out rescue operations.
The misleadingly-named Humane Society does not operate local shelters, either.
Instead, such groups squander huge percentages of YOUR
donations on more fundraising.
The HSUS, in fact, is currently under investigation by
the state Attorney General of Louisiana . He's demanding to know how HSUS spent
$30 million it raised under the banner of post-Katrina animal rescue.
HR 503 is just the latest in a long line of animal
"rights" bamboozles. The Trojan Horse game always boils down to this six-stage
propaganda strategy:
(1) Choose a sympathetic animal "victim." One year it's
dolphins; the next year chickens; this year it's horses.
(2) Select a controversial issue that can raise tens of
millions from people whose hearts are in the right place, but who normally
don't look much beyond the headlines.
(3) Flood the media with horrifying photos. So what if
these images of animal mistreatment have zero relationship to the issue? If
it's sufficiently shocking, dollars start flooding in. (Often, these
propaganda images are staged, or are shot in other countries with totally
different animal regulations, or simply are decades old.)
(4) Trot out so-called "experts" who don't own, use, or
even particularly like animals. According to former Rep. Charlie Stenholm,
one-time chairman of the House Agriculture Subcommittee, a leading support
group behind HR 503 consists of " someone with deep pockets who has never
stepped foot inside a horse processing facility, yet purports to be an expert
to influence public opinion." Unfortunately, that's typical.
(5) Pour gasoline on the fire by playing the "exotic
diets of other cultures" card.
(6) Finally, seek to pressure Congress or state
legislatures to pass an ill-considered bill that often has little to do with
the sensationally publicized aspects of the propaganda campaign. Or, a bill
that would actually make the problem worse. Or even a bill that, like HR 503,
would create a problem where none currently exists.
It's cynical. It's formulaic. But in far too many
cases, these Trojan Horse tactics succeed.and the animal "rights" crowd skips
happily on to cash in on the next "compassion" snare.
After Congress sends HR 503 to well-deserved oblivion,
perhaps it should investigate deceptive advertising practices by so-called
"non-profit" fundraising machines.
_____________________
To help congress understand this issue before
tomorrow's vote, please contact your congress member today. Click on the link
below, scroll down to the section titled compose message and write your
Representative immediately!
http://capwiz.com/naiatrust/issues/alert/?alertid=8888026&type=ML
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