Florida Billboard - Help Us Get It Up!

Finish This Important Florida Billboard? What do you think of when you think of Florida? Beaches, sun, sand, glorious times with friends, possibly Jimmy Buffet? You probably don't think of horse slaughter & the illegal horse meat trade... Did you know that horses are being illegally slaughtered in Florida - as well as being legally transported across US borders into Mexico and Canada to be brutally slaughtered for human consumption? . We are writing to ask for your help in getting a very important billboard up in Jupiter, Fl... We have funds to get a board up in Okeechobee, it's a small board with a low traffic rate - but we have just been offered an AMAZING opportunity to get one up in Jupiter, Florida - which is just 88 miles north of Miami (where a lot of illegal horse slaughter goes on) it is a huge 48ft board and has a super high traffic volume, meaning it will be seen by thousands of people each day and night. We are not funded by anyone other than you, our readers and supporters. We need to raise an additional $1850 to cover the Jupiter board...can you help us? This is TOTALLY a grass roots, by our boot straps effort! People cannot fix a problem they are not aware of & many people in the United States do not know thousands of horses are shipped to Mexico and Canada to be slaughtered – DAILY. The Angel Acres Anti Horse Slaughter Awareness Campaign is a grassroots effort designed to change that, one driver and one billboard at a time. Visit the companion non graphic website Stop Slaughtering Us today. We receive no federal, state or corporate funding for this awareness and educational effort. PLEASE help us raise the funds needed to get this board up. You can click HERE to donate securely online to the campaign - Angel Acres Horse Haven Rescue, is a 501c3 nonprofit organization & all donations are tax deductible. Please be sure to note Jupiter Billboard in designation box or you may help us by sending a donation to: Angel Acres PO Box 62 Glenville, PA 17329 Please be sure to designate Jupiter Billboard on your donation. Have a great weekend ahead and THANK YOU for helping us spread the word, Jo Deibel :o) Angel Acres Horse Haven Rescue, Inc. PO Box 62, Glenville, PA 17329

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Nebraska Needs LIVE Horses - NOT Slaughtered Ones!

Horses that are alive require food, hay, water, worming, medicine, vetertinary intervention, trailering, tootie care, dental work and on and on are horses that contribute to the economy.

When a horse eats hay we can see the trail of dollar signs that stay within a community.

First, let's follow the path of hay from hay seed to horse!

A farmer uses his vehicle to go to feed / farm store to purchase hay seed, fertilizer, etc. Farmer than uses his equipment, that he purchased locally prior to planting, to prepare the land for the seed.

Farmer tills the land and plants the hay seed and fertilizes it.

After growing and reaching maturity the farmer cuts, rakes, fluffs, and bales his hay, then loads up and takes back to storage area. Farmer than puts ad in paper or online, etc to sell the hay.

Horse owner purchases hay to feed horse. Horse eats hay, produces manure, mushroom farmers and others pick up / purchase manure for good, organic fertilizer.

Now, let's look at the dollars spent directly in the community where horse lives: money was spent in the community for - gas, diesel fuel, seed, fertilizer, tractor, haying equipment, baling equipment, electricity, baling twine, workers to help, and many other things to numerous to list here (we want our readers awake lol).

This is for just ONE equine need - I could spend the next week listing how horses contribute to the economy but it will take me just 5 seconds to say this...

A dead horse STOPS contributing to the economy.

Tell Nebraska Senator Larson that horse slaughter is NOT going to be good for Nebraska's economy! (Join Stop Horse Slaughter in the USA cause by clicking HERE)

Sen. Tyson Larson
# District 40
# Room #1019
# P.O. Box 94604
# Lincoln, NE 68509
# Phone: (402) 471-2801
# Email: tlarson@leg.ne

HELP us SPREAD the word that horse slaughter is NOT humane euthanasia as Larson would have us believe. You can help us get a billboard up in Nebraska & help us educate the residents of Nebraska - click HERE to learn how!

Caring Hearts Really Cares About Horses!

SUPER DUPER BIG THANKS TO PAT BOYER & CARING HEARTS AMBULANCE!

We were working diligently to raise the funds for a Kentucky billboard to keep our awareness campaign moving forward around the nation - click here to see our WJZ TV story and the billboards in action - we were half way to the amount needed for the board in KY when I posted on the Angel Acres Facebook Page.

Pat, who has been an Angel Acres supporter for just over a year, posted a challenge to the Angel Acres Gang and offered to match all donations that came in till we reached our goal! We reached it in almost no time!!!

We truly cannot thank her and Caring Hearts enough; because of her challenge and the kindness of others who have donated to this board we will be putting up a board in KY!!! Reaching more people around the country to raise awareness about horse slaughter - click here to see the billbaords companion site (no graphic images).

Also, Pat is the fabulous lady who offered up her barn without a moments hesistation for us to store the 2500 bales of donated hay we received this past summer. Pat has also supported us in our other fundraising efforts and continually offers her help and assistance.

Big thanks to Pat and Caring Hearts - we couldn't have done it without you!

My Apologies For My Juvenile Comments

Hi Gang,

I got word that some folks thought my comments (no bad language or anything) were a bit juvenile towards Mr. Larson. I publicly challenged Mr. Tyson Larson to a debate, I also emailed him, to which I have received no reply. I then politely called his office. I then posted on his facebook page.

He then chose to block my comments from his facebook page - which basically said "why do you want to slaughter horses in your state" - "why do you think the folks of Nebraska would want horse slaughter in their backyard". - "do you really understand what horses go through when headed to slaughter"?

I then basically teased him on our facebook page...I am truly sorry for some of my taunting school girl posts...however...I am deeply upset that Mr. Tyson Larson wants slaughter horses and then blame rescuers. I was even more unhappy when I realized he did NOT have the courage to answer to me or the public about what he wants to do...that is not acceptable.

He wants to open a slaughter plant in Nebraska and then charge the rescues that cannot take homeless horses or horses in need with a crime. Instead of saying to breeders and owners let's work together for a solution to homeless horses (and call for responsible breeding, responsible end of life issues, etc) this man chose to DUMP the entire homelss horse population problem onto the laps of rescues.

Cathy Atkinson said it best last night, "This is the same argument as saying if you don't want abortion, YOU PERSONALLY have to take all the babies. It is invalid there as it is here. Totally faulty logic to expect the responsible and caring people to endlessly clean up the mess of the irresponsible and uncaring people".

As someone who works almost literally around the clock (I do sleep sometimes lol) to save horses, raise awareness about horse slaughter and help horse owners in need of assistance, this was the equivilant to a kick in the teeth.

Click here to read my article about Mr. Larson's plan.

I get many, many, many emails about folks doing things stuff that are cruel, neglect, abusive etc and I send them on to the proper authorities or whomever I think can help as I know area of expertise and my time to reply is limited. This is my area of expertise and we have a big following on facebook, our causes have almost 50,000 members etc, I thought that by making our readers aware of his plans he would reconsider his bill in the Nebraksa Senate.

So, again my apologies to anyone I may have offended or appeared to be acting like a school girl (wish I was again and know what I know now ;o) - my attempts at riling him up, getting our readers involved or at least get him to reply to me seems to have worked...

His facebook page is gone...and he knows his plans are not being well received.

Jo Deibel

Legalizing Slaughter in Wyoming - by a RESCUE GROUP?!?!?!

THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS HUMANE HORSE SLAUGHTER...NONE...

This is Slaughter House Sue doings...why doesn't she just go away, far, far, far away from the people that love and care for their horses?! She is UNWANTED one...

Check out this blog

PLEASE take the time to contact the Governor of Wyoming and let them know that there is NO humane slaughter and that this program is a BAD IDEA.

REMEMBER, please be polite and kind and respectful...otherwise they won't take us seriously (just do what I do - A LOT of deep breathing before making calls like this).

This article tells me more

It's situations like this that make me so angry, people like me working tirelessly to save horses and at the VERY least encourage a humane ending for their horse if there are no other options and then there are groups like UOH (I won't say their name here because they don't need another plug - click the more link above) promoting the falicies of the "unwanted horse" there are NO unwanted horses, there is NO free breeding in the United States (except wild horses) and no one has a litter of horses show up on their porch.

Horses needing rescue or help are simply Homeless Horses, nothing less, nothing more, they WERE wanted at one time, they have simply outgrown the purpose they were bred for.

PLEASE CROSS POST AND SHARE AND HELP US SPREAD THE WORD AND STOP THIS NIGHTMARE BEFORE IT BEGINS!

One other thing...we THOUGHT this was a hoax...evidently, sadly, unbelievably, it's not!

Jo Deibel
Angel Acres Horse Haven Rescue, Inc.
http://www.angelacres.us/

Update: Lucky Day AKA Tex!

This note is from his Mom, Tori (We LOVE Happy Endings like this...not bad for a once slaughter bound horse)

Hey, I just wanted to let you know how Tex is doing. Tex is not at all the lowest in the herd. He has made his way to the very top. He plays like crazy with one of the horses in his field.

He loves having a field full of more mares then geldings. We have been working a lot in the ring.

Working on bending, flexing work, slowing down. Recently we've been throwing in the jumps and he cleared about 3'3' vertical (I have a couple videos). I was planning on taking him to a local show but it got canceled because of weather.

We have also been doing a lot of trial rides (western). He now crosses water/mud crossings, and enjoys the creek. I will take him down with a bunch of other horses and once one horse starts splashing and playing he definantly jumps in.

He is now really comfortable with crazy kids,goats,pigs, alpacas,and cows.

Overall things are going great and hes very happy :) and so am I

To The People Slaughtering American Horses In Florida!

Outstanding Peer Reviewed Manuscript - EATING HORSE MEAT IS A HEALTH RISK!!!

Click Here to Read The Manuscript:

Association of phenylbutazone usage with horses bought for slaughter:
A public health risk

Whomever is eating horse meat in the USA (via the illegally slaughtered horses in Florida) or wherever, I sure hope you read this...maybe your own health being at risk will make you think twice about eating American horses.

Since the pain and suffering you (YOU meaning whoever is committing these horrific acts & YOU meaning the person eating, maybe one in the same ) are inflicting upon someones riding partner, friend, pet, companion, (insert word) etc. has no affect on your cold, calculating and money motivated heart...maybe the fact that you (see ref above) will probably suffer some health repercussions for your heinous acts of violence towards innocent victims MIGHT give you reason to pause and consider your acts and stop this terrible, barbaric and illegal act!

If not, I hope they find you and throw the book at you...