Updated! Join Country Music Legend, Willie Nelson in helping to support SAVING AMERICA’S HORSES

Join Country Music Legend, Willie Nelson in helping to support SAVING AMERICA’S HORSES!
Updated 5/16/13: 8AM (New EBay links)

Willie Nelson is helping to bring SAVING AMERICA’S HORSES to a wider release by helping to launch the SAVING AMERICA’S HORSES movie poster fundraiser.  And you can help! Bid to own this one-of-a-kind Willie Nelson autographed ORIGINAL MOVIE  POSTER from Saving America’s Horses.  100% of the proceeds will go to helping to bring this powerful film to the public through Educational showings, Television and DVD. Or you can receive a limited edition ORIGINAL MOVIE POSTER from SAVING AMERICA’S HORSES, through the SAVING AMERICA’S HORSES website with a donation of $45 or more. Show off your love for the HORSES with one of these beautiful posters and help the horses at the same time!

                 Bid high, and bid quick, time is limited!

Go to the EBay auction site and LIKE it, WANT it, SHARE it, TWEET it and BID to OWN it!   

SAVING AMERICA'S HORSES: A NATION BETRAYED unites the largest collaborative initiative and consortium of the most notable and leading equine experts including scientists, researchers, investigators, veterinarians, trainers, breeders, jockeys, equine welfare experts, policymakers and celebrities, and sheds light on the political, scientific, and legal implications of the current international equine issues.


Photo by Larry Philpot
The film is the mouthpiece for America’s wild and domestic horses and burros. Lifting humanity through compassion for animals, WFLF’s SAVING AMERICA'S HORSES builds connections between people and animals through community enrichment and social engagement. The concept behind the film is to integrate culture and the arts with humane values to elevate consciousness, inspire compassion and reduce the suffering of at risk equines.

“SAVING AMERICA'S HORSES: A NATION BETRAYED” is a feature length educational documentary project under Wild for Life Foundation, (WFLF) a nonprofit charity. Wild for Life Foundation is an all volunteer organization that relies 100% on tax deductible funds, goods and services donated from members of the local communities.

Through the arts and sciences, education, research, rescue, and sanctuary, Wild for Life Foundation informs, inspires, and empowers the public for the greater good in saving, preserving and protecting wild and domestic equines and their significant roles in our world’s ecosystem and history; for a better world now and for generations to come.

Numerous private citizens, schools, community organizations, filmmakers, photographers, and private business owners, rescues and corporations have joined together through Wild for Life Foundation, to demonstrate their commitment to the mission of SAVING AMERICA'S HORSES, and now you can too by bidding on this rare Willie Nelson autographed poster.


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Country Music Legend, Willie Nelson lends his hand to help SAVING AMERICA’S HORSES



Country Music Legend, Willie Nelson lends his hand to help SAVING AMERICA’S HORSES, the documentary film.

Photo by Larry Philpot
Los Angeles, May 4, 2013, There’s nothing stronger than Willie Nelson's love of horses, and this legendary singer and songwriter, who is also a speaker in the movie, SAVING AMERICA’S HORSES; A NATION BETRAYED, is helping to launch WFLF’s movie poster fund raiser to help bring the message of this important film to more people.

 “I'm a little prejudiced when it comes to horses. I have always loved them,” says Willie. “When horse accepted man onto his back and chose to carry his burdens, it changed the world.”
People identify with horses the world over and with the social and political climate of the times, the urgency to widen the audience for SAVING AMERICA’S HORSES; A NATION BETRAYED has never been greater.

“The film is the mouthpiece for America’s wild and domestic horses and burros,” says filmmaker Katia Louise. “It speaks on behalf of equine welfare for all breeds and all disciplines.”

The Willie Nelson autographed movie poster will be auctioned off on EBay beginning May 16th to help raise awareness and launch this fund raiser. 100% of the proceeds from the posters will go to SAVING AMERICA'S HORSES!

Help spread the news about this fun and exciting on line charity auction for the horses by sharing this announcement and links with your friends, colleagues and family. Subscribe for updates or LIKE us on Facebook to get the link for the Willie Nelson Autographed Poster page on EBay when it’s activated, and then bid when the auction goes live!

SAVING AMERICA’S HORSES; A NATION BETRAYED unites the largest collaborative initiative and consortium of the most notable and leading equine experts including scientists, researchers, investigators, veterinarians, trainers, breeders, jockeys, equine welfare experts, policymakers and celebrities and sheds light on the political, scientific, and legal implications of the current international equine issues.

The 91 minute feature documentary has won multiple awards in the festival circuit including Best Documentary Film in Los Angeles and Best Environmental Film in Canada. SAVING AMERICA’S HORSES also qualified for Oscar consideration through a Bi Coastal Theatrical Release in December, 2012, which garnered high-profile reviews and press coverage for the cause.

SAVING AMERICA’S HORSES is a cause driven educational documentary project under Wild for Life Foundation, a 501 (c) (3) nonprofit charity which relies solely on donations.  EIN: 26-3052458   Donations are tax-deductible to the extent permitted by law. 

Watch the trailers:
Health Hazards  http://youtu.be/S3UwE1hVaS0
Don’t be Duped  http://youtu.be/peP_78ATJwc
Learn more:

Media contact: Kate Dudley
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SAVING AMERICA'S HORSES on Animal Advocate TV today

Los Angeles, April 13, 2013, Wild for Life Foundation is proud to announce that the official trailer for SAVING AMERICA'S HORSES has been picked up as a PSA by Animal Advocate Television which will be airing it today, Saturday at 1:30 on WISN 12.

Wild for Life Foundation and Animal Advocate TV  are longtime partners sharing the vision and working together for a more compassionate world for animals.  President of Animal Advocate TV, Debra Lopez whom hosts the show, is passionate equine advocate and co founder of American Against Horse Slaughter.  Debra also appears in the documentary film SAVING AMERICA'S HORSES.

Watch the show live if you're in the WI area, and if not, you can watch it on line.

Please share this announcement with your family, friends and co-workers! The more people who watch the show, the greater chance for victory for our animals and horses.

To learn more about Animal Advocate TV, Wild for Life Foundation and SAVING AMERICA'S HORSES, please visit:
www.WildForLifeFoundation.org
www.SavingAmericasHorses.org
www.animaladvocatetv.com/

SAVING AMERICA'S HORSES: A NATION BETRAYED
Wild for Life Foundation
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“SAVING AMERICA’S HORSES: A NATION BETRAYED” tells the story of how one of America’s most treasured and iconic species struggles to survive in a world where two camps claim to be saving them; one that actually does, and the other that is instead found to be brutally killing them and driving them to extinction.
http://www.savingamericashorses.org/synopsis.html

Cast: Linda Grey, Tippi Hedren, Paul Sorvino, Ken Wahl and Willie Nelson
(Theatrical Running time 91 minutes)

Status: Opened in Theaters and qualified for Oscar consideration in Dec 2012
(Distribution pending. Broadcast run times: 42 minutes and 56;46)

“Impressive" -VARIETY
"Impassioned" — Hollywood Reporter
"Outstanding" - LA SPLASH MAGAZINE
“Unpacks a multi-layered conspiracy - fueled by a parade of misinformation- against the survival and proliferation of horses” - LA TIMES
"A provocative rallying cry for justice and integrity" - THE QUAD CINEMA, NYC

Accolades and Awards: Go!

Issue News:
New language just added to the 2014 appropriations bill to defund USDA horsemeat inspections in the US. If approved by Congress horse slaughter plants will not be able to reopen in 2014. To support a federal ban against transporting America's wild and domestic horses for slaughter outside of the US contact your state representatives and ask them to support The SAFE Act, SB 541 and HB 1094. http://www.usa.gov/Contact/Elected.shtml Learn more: http://www.savingamericashorses.org/legislation.html
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Breaking news on Horse Slaughter in the US

The 2013 appropriations bill (HR933), now passed by Congress and signed by the President does NOT stop funding of USDA inspections in horse slaughter plants.

What you can do: 
Contact your U.S. senators and representatives in Washington, D.C., today to ask them to cosponsor the SAFE Act. The Safeguard American Food Exports (SAFE) Act is pending bill that if passed would ban horse slaughter in the U.S. as well as shipping horses to other countries to be slaughtered for human consumption. This bipartisan legislation, if passed will protect people and horses and would end the possibility of U.S. horse slaughter once and for all.


About HR933
On March 21, 2013 Congress passed HR 933, the Full Year Continuing Appropriations Act of 2013, which provides funding for the USDA at fiscal 2012 levels through Sept 30, 2013, and does not contain the critical defunding language re horse slaughter inspections. President Obama subsequently signed the bill into law on March 26th.


The bill sat idle through 2012 and in January 2013 the House simply carried over the existing language - therefore the 2013 bill does NOT include the defunding clause. This bill was passed by the Senate on Mar 21, 2013, presented to President Obama on March 22, 2013, and signed by President Obama on March 26, 2013.


The former ban on the spending of taxpayer dollars for USDA inspections of horse slaughter, had helped to keep foreign special interests from slaughtering our horses inside the U.S. The  inclusion of the defunding language in the appropriations bill was however quietly stripped in Nov 2011, by Senators Blunt, Kohl and Congressman Kingston, leaving America's horses virtually unprotected.

HR933 is Cited as the 'Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2013' 

3/21/2013  Passed Both House and Senate on

3/26/2013  Signed by President.

3/26/2013  Became Public Law No: 113-006



Prior to Mar 28, 2013, the date in which this newly passed law was published, the bill was referred to as appropriations for the Department of Defense, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and other departments and agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2013, and for other purposes.


LEARN MORE:   Questions Sparked about a $55 million provision for USDA inspectors


LEARN MORE: http://www.savingamericashorses.org/legislation.html


MORE ABOUT HR933: 
Language contained in HR933 regarding USDA inspections can be found in Division A, Title I and appears as follows:

DIVISION A—AGRICULTURE, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, FOOD AND DRUG
ADMINISTRATION, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2013
Title I—Agricultural Programs
H. R. 933—3
TITLE I
AGRICULTURAL PROGRAMS
PRODUCTION, PROCESSING AND MARKETING
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY
Page 10
FOOD SAFETY AND INSPECTION SERVICE
For necessary expenses to carry out services authorized by the Federal Meat Inspection Act, the Poultry Products Inspection Act, and the Egg Products Inspection Act, including not to exceed $50,000 for representation allowances and for expenses pursuant to section 8 of the Act approved August 3, 1956 (7 U.S.C. 1766), $1,001,427,000; and in addition, $1,000,000 may be credited to this account from fees collected for the cost of laboratory accreditation as authorized by section 1327 of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 138f): Provided, That funds provided for the Public Health Data Communication Infrastructure system shall remain available until expended: Provided further, That no fewer than 148 full-time equivalent positions shall be employed during fiscal year 2013 for purposes dedicated solely to inspections and enforcement related to the Humane Methods of Slaughter Act: Provided further, That the Food Safety and Inspection Service shall continue implementation of section 11016 of H. R. 933—11 Public Law 110–246: Provided further, That this appropriation shall be available pursuant to law (7 U.S.C. 2250) for the alteration and repair of buildings and improvements, but the cost of altering any one building during the fiscal year shall not exceed 10 percent of the current replacement value of the building.

READ TEXT OF HR933: http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c113:H.R.933

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World renowned artist, Peter Max Named Good Will Ambassador to SAVING AMERICA’S HORSES

News Release | March 27, 2013

Peter Max, one of the world’s most famous living artists is recognized as Good Will Ambassador to WFLF’s SAVING AMERICA’S HORSES, the nation’s voice for the protection of equines from cruelty. Max seeks to raise awareness and funds to aid in the protection and preservation of America’s wild and domestic horses from cruelty by donating the proceeds of commissioned portraits, to the Wild for Life Foundation.

 “When the powerful and brilliant exposé, SAVING AMERICA’S HORSES, came  to NYC, I learned that thousands of healthy vibrant horses are disappearing and suffering from criminal animal cruelty," said Max. "This exposé has everything it takes to educate, engage and empower the public to effect social change but distribution is extremely expensive. Volunteers are working around the clock to break the cycle of animal cruelty for America’s horses and they need our help,” Max said.

“We are honored to welcome and recognize Peter Max for his passionate and invaluable support for SAVING AMERICA’S HORSES. As a Good Will Ambassador Max’s voice will undoubtedly speak to the heart of America and give strength to a more united effort in the protection of America's horses from gruesome slaughter,” said Katia Louise, President of WFLF’s Saving America’s Horses Initiative.

“I am so thankful that my art can be used to help save America’s horses from cruelty,” added Max. “I am sincerely proud to be a part of this great movie and I encourage others to support this important effort.”

The work of iconic American artist, Peter Max has spanned virtually every medium. His vibrant color palette and multi-colored brushstrokes have been applied to his commissioned portraits of many of the world's most famous and influential people: Presidents Carter, Reagan and Clinton, Mikhail Gorbachev, the Dalai Lama, Nelson Mandela, Willie Nelson, Larry King and numerous celebrities in the world of sports and entertainment. "Max's portraits compose a Who's Who of contemporary power and culture," states Charles A. Riley, II, author of The Art of Peter Max. His work can be found in over 40 international museums, numerous private collections and over 50 galleries, worldwide.

SAVING AMERICA’S HORSES is an educational feature documentary film under Wild for Life Foundation (WFLF), the nonprofit, all-volunteer organization that’s leading educational efforts for animal protection, and WFLF relies 100 percent on tax deductible donations.

Contact: Kate Dudley PR
Office: 310.439.9817
admin@savingamericashorses.org
admin@wildforlifefoundation.org

www.WildforLifeFoundation.org    www.SavingAmericasHorses.org

Link to share on FB: http://savingamericashorses.blogspot.com/2013/03/world-renowned-artist-peter-max-named.html

Link to PDF of this press release:  http://www.savingamericashorses.org/World%20renowned%20artist-Peter%20Max-%20NAMED%20AMBASSADOR_032713.pdf

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