Saturday, March 08, 2008

DC Lobbying Efforts March, 2008 – Americans Against Horse Slaughter

First of all, we wish to thank everyone for all of their efforts to make the first Americans Against Horse Slaughter event successful!  It was great to meet so many passionate people who united from all over the country to help end the suffering of our American Horses.  Without a doubt, we truly witnessed proof that ordinary people can do extraordinary things.

A special thanks to Alex, Julie, Paula and John Holland!! You all did a fantastic job!!

We also wish to thank Daniel from Habitat for Horses, who kept the strategy succinct as well as fostering the target lists for all to work off of.  “Thanks Daniel!” An additional thanks to the representatives of HSUS and AWI who provided our grassroots group with support and guidance. 

Our greatest gratitude goes to those of you who supported our efforts from the home front.  Your hard work remains relentless and your voices were heard loud and clear in the halls of DC!!

Finally, as most of you know, we cannot share the details of our work in DC on a public forum.  What we can tell you is that our days were jam packed with meetings which were specifically designed to secure further support for our bill. 

While maneuvering between the House and the Senate, we were able to gather some valuable information and now have a job for you resulting from our meetings with the sponsor’s offices.  Please see the new strategy that will be posted Sunday Evening and look for the “details” coming your way via our private email blitzes.

Continued Success,

Shelley and Debra