SFTHH Sunday “Feel Good” News “Support HR 2966/S 1176 The American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act” A 10-year-old boy’s efforts in opposing horse slaughter have earned him the “Kid of the Year” award from the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA). Declan Gregg, of Greenland, […]
By Horsetalk.co.nz on Oct 20, 2012 in Focus Declan’s efforts are to be recognized after he heard of the inhumane and cruel practice of horse slaughter A 10-year-old boy’s efforts in opposing horse slaughter have earned him the “Kid of the Year” award from the American Society for […]
Its fantastic and very exciting that so many people like my Children 4 Horses version of the postcard and are sharing it all over the place!! The Postcard Posse Campaign is a GREAT idea!! PLEASE remember you need to actually get the post cards to send to your legislators and fight for our horses!! My goal is to litter legislators desks with thousands of Postcard Posse postcards.
GREENLAND, NH — Nine-year-old Declan Gregg will take his efforts to end the brutal treatment of horses back to the nation’s Capitol today, joining forces with the “Horses on the Hill” campaign and Congressman Frank Guinta to bring an end to the horse slaughtering.
This week, on Wednesday, I went to the WOKQ radio station to talk with Mark Ericson and Karen Kiley of the WOKQ Morning Waking Crew. All the equipment they had there was really cool and it was really exciting because now more people know what is happening to horses. I hope they listen and send me their letters for me to bring to Washington DC when I got back for the Horses on the Hill event on April 25th.
On Tuesday, when I woke up in the morning, I was really anxious to go testify during the press conference at noon. I couldn’t wait to go and practiced my speech a few times in our hotel room. My mom also told me that I had an email from Senator Mary Landrieu’s (GA) office, asking to meet me. I couldn’t believe that a Senator asked to meet me! I went swimming in the hotel pool for a little while and it was all I could think about.
Washington, DC – On March 27th, 2012, Congressman Jim Moran, Northern Virginia Democrat and Ranking Member on the House Interior and Environment Subcommittee, joined advocates from the Equine Welfare Alliance, Children 4 Horses, and the Wild Horse Freedom Federation to call on Congress to reinstate the ban on horse slaughter for human consumption. Following the press conference, the groups delivered more than 1,000 letters from the children’s letter writing campaign to Members of Congress.
Declan Gregg only moments after speaking before the Capitol Building for EWA’s Children’s Letter Writing Campaign…which was so successful that it will be continued, watch for further news from EWA.
Guest blog by Declan Gregg of Children 4 Horses Children and Letters Travel to D.C. Tomorrow “Today is Sunday and again, we would like to share with you the clean, fresh thoughts and motives expressed by the youth of America in their quest to save our horses, particularly […]
STRATHAM NH — Children and adults visited the N.H. Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals on Sunday to voice their support for a Greenland boy who will soon be visiting Capitol Hill to tell lawmakers to end inhumane treatment of horses.
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