The SAFE Act 2023-2024
The Save America's Forgotten Equines Act
H.R. 3475 & S. 2037
The Save America's Forgotten Equines (SAFE) Act would expand the Dog and Cat Meat Prohibition Act passed in the 2018 Farm Bill to include equines, permanently protecting American horses from slaughter
H.R. 3475 in the House of Representatives:
To amend the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 to prohibit the slaughter of equines for human consumption. To read the entire bill at congress.gov, click here. Go here to find out who your Representative is: www.house.gov/representatives
S. 2037 in the Senate:
A bill to amend the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 to prohibit the slaughter of equines for human consumption
Why are there two bills?
One of the bills has been introduced in the House of Representatives, and the other bill has been introduced in the Senate. This can complicate things. In short, each bill will need to get enough cosponsors and be put to a vote to pass. Then the two bills will need to be combined to make just one version, with every t crossed and every i dotted in the exact same way.
The SAFE Act, in different versions, has been introduced multiple times in Congress and in 20 years has never been passed. Now is the time! But it will take you, the people, to make your voices heard and to ask your US Representative and both of your Senators to cosponsor the bill today. These bills are the federal level, not your state level.
There are 2 bills and three phone calls for you to make:
1) Your US Representative. Your script: "I am calling Rep ________ today to ask him/her to cosponsor H.R. 3475 the SAFE Act and support a ban on horse slaughter in the upcoming Farm Bill. Thank you."
2) Each of your US Senators for your state. Your script: "I am calling today to ask Senator _________ to support the SAFE Act S 2037, to protect our American equines from slaughter. Thank you."
Don't know who your US Rep or Senators are? Call 202.224.3121 and the switchboard will help you or go to https://www.congress.gov/members
Do not mention wild horse roundups in these calls. It will confuse the issue. Be calm, mature, and professional when making phone calls to legislators. No swearing or threatening remarks should be made. You want to develop a relationship with your legislators offices and staff, not be known as a crazy activist whose calls they will refuse to take or listen to. This bill is meant to protect all American equines including domestic & wild horses, burros, & mules. Talking about wild horse roundups & AIP (Adoption Incentive Program) will only confuse your Rep/Senators. Stay on point!
• It's up to us to get the SAFE Act H.R. 3475 passed, by continually calling our US Representatives until they cosponsor the bill. Once they do, call and thank him/her!
• The H.R. in front of the bill number means this bill is in the House of Representatives, not the Senate. Only call your US Representative about this bill number. The S in front of the bill number means the bill is in the Senate; only call your US Senators on this bill.
• Always use the bill number when calling your Rep to support a bill, in this case always say: H.R. 3475 The SAFE ACT
These bills WILL NOT pass without you, the public, making the calls.
The graphics below can be found on the Save Our Wild Horses FB and Instagram pages for you to share.
H.R. 3475 in the House of Representatives:
To amend the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 to prohibit the slaughter of equines for human consumption. To read the entire bill at congress.gov, click here. Go here to find out who your Representative is: www.house.gov/representatives
S. 2037 in the Senate:
A bill to amend the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 to prohibit the slaughter of equines for human consumption
Why are there two bills?
One of the bills has been introduced in the House of Representatives, and the other bill has been introduced in the Senate. This can complicate things. In short, each bill will need to get enough cosponsors and be put to a vote to pass. Then the two bills will need to be combined to make just one version, with every t crossed and every i dotted in the exact same way.
The SAFE Act, in different versions, has been introduced multiple times in Congress and in 20 years has never been passed. Now is the time! But it will take you, the people, to make your voices heard and to ask your US Representative and both of your Senators to cosponsor the bill today. These bills are the federal level, not your state level.
There are 2 bills and three phone calls for you to make:
1) Your US Representative. Your script: "I am calling Rep ________ today to ask him/her to cosponsor H.R. 3475 the SAFE Act and support a ban on horse slaughter in the upcoming Farm Bill. Thank you."
2) Each of your US Senators for your state. Your script: "I am calling today to ask Senator _________ to support the SAFE Act S 2037, to protect our American equines from slaughter. Thank you."
Don't know who your US Rep or Senators are? Call 202.224.3121 and the switchboard will help you or go to https://www.congress.gov/members
Do not mention wild horse roundups in these calls. It will confuse the issue. Be calm, mature, and professional when making phone calls to legislators. No swearing or threatening remarks should be made. You want to develop a relationship with your legislators offices and staff, not be known as a crazy activist whose calls they will refuse to take or listen to. This bill is meant to protect all American equines including domestic & wild horses, burros, & mules. Talking about wild horse roundups & AIP (Adoption Incentive Program) will only confuse your Rep/Senators. Stay on point!
• It's up to us to get the SAFE Act H.R. 3475 passed, by continually calling our US Representatives until they cosponsor the bill. Once they do, call and thank him/her!
• The H.R. in front of the bill number means this bill is in the House of Representatives, not the Senate. Only call your US Representative about this bill number. The S in front of the bill number means the bill is in the Senate; only call your US Senators on this bill.
• Always use the bill number when calling your Rep to support a bill, in this case always say: H.R. 3475 The SAFE ACT
These bills WILL NOT pass without you, the public, making the calls.
The graphics below can be found on the Save Our Wild Horses FB and Instagram pages for you to share.
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As of September 10, 2023, the SAFE Act HR 3475 has 77 cosponsors in the House of Representatives and the SAFE Act of 2023, bill S.2037 has just 9 cosponsors in the Senate.
You can go here to see if your Rep is already cosponsoring the SAFE Act HR 3475 https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/3475/cosponsors?s=1&r=6
You can go here to see if your Rep is already cosponsoring the SAFE Act HR 3475 https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/3475/cosponsors?s=1&r=6