Want to save America’s wildlife? Call your congressional representatives

The U.S. Congress is on the cusp of voting on a bill that could have life-and-death consequences for animals and the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) is asking people of Warren County, and, indeed, the nation, to urge their legislators to protect America’s horses and wildlife.

The legislation is the spending bill for Fiscal Year 2018. The national Humane Society urges support for legislation that would, in part, ensure:

— The ban on operating horse slaughter plants in the United States is maintained.

— America’s wild horses and burros remain protected from mass killing.

— Harmful wildlife provisions are excluded, particularly language that would allow cruel trophy hunting methods on some National Park Service lands in Alaska.

–Congress maintains critical Endangered Species Act protections for species such as the gray wolf.

The number to call in Washington is (202) 224-3121, leaving a message for Congressman Bob Goodlatte and Virginia U.S. Senators Mark Warner and Tim Kaine to the effect that they work with leadership to ensure that the Final FY18 spending bill protects America’s domestic and wild horses from slaughter and mass killing.

Additionally, request the delegation’s help in safeguarding America’s wildlife from harmful changes to the Endangered Species Act and provisions allowing extreme methods of killing grizzlies and wolves on some Alaska Park Service lands.