Last Wednesday, July 14th, the U.S. House voted to stop
federal funding for commercial and recreational trapping with
steel-jawed leghold traps on National Wildlife Refuges. This is good
news, but we need to call or email our senators right away and urge them
to vote on a similar bill which comes before them early this week.
Tell your Senators to support the Torricelli Amendment
to the Senate Interior Appropriations Bill, to stop federal funding for
steel-jawed leghold traps on National Wildlife Refuges.
Please call your Senators at 202-224-3121 or find their
email address by going to this page...
U.S. Senate: Senators by State
http://www.senate.gov/senators/senator_by_state.cfm
To find out more information on this matter and for
pointers on what to say in your email or call, please go to this page...
House of Representatives Passes Amendment to Stop Funding of Steel-Jawed
Leghold Traps on National Wildlife Refuges
http://www.fund.org/alerts/nwr-trap.html
This information is from the Fund for Animals.
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