Salem, Oregon Gets Angel Acres Anti Horse Slaughter Billboard!

Salem Oregon gets Angel Acres Billboard! Media Alert:                                                                                    Media Contact: Fran Burns May 20, 2012                                                                                      fran@boxwoodfarm.com                                                                                                             410 340 7676                                                                                              Angel Acres Horse Haven Rescue  Anti Horse Slaughter Billboards Glenville, PA - Angel Acres Horse Haven Rescue (www.saveahorsenow.org) is pleased to announce that the newest billboard in their campaign to educate the U.S. public about horse slaughter has gone up in Salem, Oregon. The billboard guides the reader to its companion website www.stopslaughteringus.com which provides up to date factual information regarding horse slaughter. According to the USDA, exactly 133,241 U.S. horses were sent to slaughter last year. These horses are transported to Mexico and Canada in double decker trailers for slaughter and the meat is shipped to Europe for human consumption. Angel Acres’ grassroots campaign is funded strictly by horse advocates donating to the billboard campaign. This billboard was sponsored by Oregonians Against Horse Slaughter. The educational campaign is separate from the rescue activities. “Horse slaughter is a predatory for-profit business, not a replacement for responsible ownership practices, and there are resources available for horse owners needing assistance,” states Jennifer Kunz, member of the grassroots group Oregonians Against Horse Slaughter. Acres Horse Haven Rescue is a 501 (c) 3 non-profit rescue located in Glenville, PA dedicated to saving horses bound for slaughter for human consumption. Learn more about Angel Acres by visiting www.angelacres.net.  Learn more about horse slaughter stats by visiting http://www.equinewelfarealliance.org/uploads/00-Slaughter_Statistics.pdf Oregonians Against Horse Slaughter is a group comprised of horse owners, rescues, trainers, and other concerned citizens. They oppose the slaughter of horses in the United States, and specifically Oregon, for multiple reasons. They do not believe tax dollars should be spent subsidizing foreign interests in a failing industry that does not provide food for Americans. They believe commercial horse slaughter is not and cannot be made humane, and the food safety issues are enormous. Further, slaughter plants also kill communities with increased crime rates and burdens on municipal resources. They ask that Oregon residents step forward to protect the state, and the horses.                                                                                                                   To view the locations of other billboards please go to http://www.stopslaughteringus.com/how-you-can-help/billboards/billboard-locationssee-where-our-billboards-are.html. Angel Acres Horse Haven Rescue is accredited by GFAS. (Global Federation of Animal Sanctuaries) The Oregon board is shown below - Billboard does NOT have lines - it's a huge digital board & looks this way only when photographed.