Important Update from SaveOurEnvironment.org Last month Hurricane Katrina ripped through Louisiana and Mississippi, killing hundreds of Americans and destroying thousands of homes and lives. This devastating natural disaster also exposed a serious underlying problem — America is far too dependent on oil. As the cost of fuel continues to skyrocket, some members of Congress have …read more.

Current Action Items: Idaho Senator Larry Craig Serves on the Committee Responsible for Maintaining the Horse Slaughter Ban (slaughtering horses for foreign consumption)Urge Larry Craig to Support the Ban Even Though He Opposed it to Begin With > Pets Were Not Included in Katrina’s Disaster Relief Plan Despite Protests to Bush CoAsk Your Representative to …read more.

California Congressman Richard Pombo’s “extinction bill” is moving forward — and it’s just as bad as we feared. The bill is a nightmare for threatened and endangered species, and ignores the 90 percent of Americans who care about protecting them. One provision states that the government must either allow people to kill endangered species, or …read more.

The Senate voted on September 20th, 2005 to pass the Ensign-Byrd Amendment to the Senate Agriculture Appropriations Bill effectively banning the slaughter of horses for fiscal year 2006! This is indeed a great victory for horses that are sold for slaughter for Asian consumption. Unfortunately; both of Idaho Senators opposed the Ensign-Byrd Amendment. Here’s your …read more.

Click on the pic below to view a moving slideshow of volunteers and rescue workers in action during the aftermath of hurricane Katrina. Click to view slideshow > Help Pets Hurt by Hurricane Katrina >Please donate to the Humane Society Disaster Rescue Teams

I thought you might be interested in this HSUS and ASPCA campaign to protect horses from slaughter. We don’t eat horsemeat here, but tens of thousands of American horses are shipped under inhumane conditions and suffer a terrible fate at one of three foreign-owned slaughterhouses in the U.S. Former show horses, thoroughbreds, ponies, foals, wild …read more.