Interior Secretary Zinke to Testify Before Senate on Wednesday, June 21

Senators need to hear from you to oppose mustang slaughter!

The Senators on the Interior Appropriations Subcommittee will play a key role in determining whether as many as 92,000 wild horses and burros will be slaughtered and their wild populations reduced to near-extinction levels.

On Wednesday (6/21), Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke is scheduled to testify before the subcommittee on Wednesday (6/21) to defend his Fiscal Year 2018 budget. He’s asking Congress to lift the ban on destroying healthy wild horses and burros and selling these cherished animals for slaughter.

These Senators need to hear from you today!

Here’s all you need to say:

"Hi, I'm calling from [your town] to ask Senator [Name] to oppose the Interior Department's FY 2018 budget request to lift the ban on slaughtering America's wild horses and burros. These animals should be humanely managed with birth control, not slaughter. Secretary Zinke is coming before the Interior Appropriations Subcommittee this week, and I hope the Senator will let him know in the strongest terms that he/she opposes the mass slaughter of America's mustangs and burros. Thank you very much."

Here’s who you need to call:

If you live in Alaska: Senator Lisa Murkowski

Washington, DC 202-224-6665

Anchorage: 907-271-3735

Fairbanks: 907-456-0233

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If you live in California: Senator Dianne Feinstein

Washington, DC 202-224-3841

San Francisco: 415-393-0707

Los Angeles: 310-914-7300

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If you live in Maryland: Senator Chris Van Hollen

Washington, DC 202-224-4654

Baltimore: (667) 212-4610

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If you live in Montana: Senator Jon Tester

Washington, DC 202-224-2644

Billings: (406) 252-0550

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If you live in New Mexico: Senator Tom Udall OR the Committee on Appropriations at (202) 224-7257.

Washington, DC 202-224-6621

Albuquerque: 505-346-6791

Santa Fe: 505-988-6511

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If you live in Oregon: Senator Jeff Merkley

Washington, DC 202-224-3753

Portland: 503-326-3386

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If you live in Rhode Island: Senator Jack Reed

Washington, DC 202-224-4642

Providence: 401-528-5200

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If you live in Vermont: Senator Pat Leahy

Washington, DC 202-224-4242

Burlington: 802-863-2525

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All others, please call the chair and ranking member of the subommittee. Even though you are not their constituents, you can let them know that our wild horses and burros and the public lands they live on belong to all Americans, and all Americans should have a say in how they are managed.

Senator Lisa Murkowski 202-224-6665, chair of the Subcommittee

Senator Tom Udall: 202-224-6621, ranking member of the Subcommittee

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