Make sure your congressmen and representatives know how you feel about the proposed legislation to ban the slaughter of non-ambulatory animals. Let your voice be heard!

Legislation banning the slaughter of non-ambulatory animals has been introduced into the House of Representatives by Rep. Steven LaTourette (R-Ohio) and Rep. Gary Ackerman (D-New York). Sen. Daniel Akaka (D-Hawaii) sponsored the companion bill in the Senate. Both houses have approved similar legislation in the past, but the full Congress did not pass it. USDA imposed a temporary ban on the slaughter of downed cattle in 2004, but the policy was never finalized or fully enforced, according to LaTourette. This would make that ban permanent.