The Senate Appropriations Committee is comprised of 31 senators and combined they hold in their hands the life or death of 46,000 wild horses and burros in captivity and tens of thousands more in the wild.
As the committee is likely to vote as early as the beginning of next week, In Defense of Animals (IDA) has issued an urgent call to action to save the valuable lives of these innocent animals.
After introducing yourself to the Senator, IDA offers the following example and what may follow.
“Please protect America’s wild horses and burros on their rightful lands. I urge Senator __________ to make sure that the 2018 budget legislation for Interior maintains the prohibitions against destroying healthy wild horses and burros and against their unrestricted sale. I stand with the great majority of Americans who oppose any use of taxpayer monies for destroying these heritage animals. We want real solutions, not slaughter!”
To help facilitate the calls, ADI provided the following list of Senators along with their phone numbers.
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Alabama: Richard Shelby (202) 224-5744
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Alaska: Lisa Murkowski (202) 224-6665
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Arkansas: John Boozman (202) 224-4843
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California: Dianne Feinstein (202) 224-3841
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Connecticut: Chris Murphy (202) 224-4041
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Delaware: Chris Coons (202)-1224-5042
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Florida: Marco Rubio (202) 224-3041
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Hawaii: Brian Schatz (202) 224-3934
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Illinois: Richard Durbin (202) 224-2152
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Kansas: Jerry Moran (202) 224-6521
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Kentucky: Mitch McConnell (202) 224-2541
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Louisiana: John Kennedy (202) 224-0447
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Maine: Susan Collins (202) 224-2523
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Maryland: Chris Van Hollen (202) 224-4654
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Mississippi: Thad Cochran (202) 224-5054
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Missouri: Roy Blunt (202) 224-5721
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Montana: Steve Daines (202) 224-2651
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New Hampshire: Jeanne Shaheen (202) 224-2841
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New Mexico: Tom Udall (202) 224-6621
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North Dakota: John Hoeven (202) 224-2551
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Oklahoma: James Lankford (202) 224-5754
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Oregon: Jeff Merkley (202) 224-3753
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Rhode Island: Jack Reed (202) 224-5972
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South Carolina: Lindsey Graham (202) 224-5972
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Tennessee: Lamar Alexander(202) 224-4944
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Vermont: Patrick Leahy (202) 224-4242
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Washington: Patty Murray (202)-1224-2621
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West Virginia: Joe Manchin (202) 224-3954
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West Virginia: Shelley Moore Capito (202) 224-6472
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Wisconsin: Tammy Baldwin (202) 224-5653
