Local horse activist at anti-slaughter rally
Mary Martin, a West Newbury-based horse activist and director of New England Equine Rescue, will be joining more than 80 activists and celebrities in Washington, D.C., in what will be the largest rally to date against horse slaughter.
The Americans Against Horse Slaughter Week event will take place today and tomorrow. Attendees will meet with their representatives and key congressional leaders to push for the passage of the American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act. Those not able to attend will be calling their congressional members.
The AHSPA presently has 193 co-sponsors in the House and 38 co-sponsors in the Senate. Of particular significance, the top candidates for president, Sens. Hillary Clinton, John McCain and Barack Obama, are all co-sponsors of the legislation.
Last fall, Martin helped a group of West Newbury girls save a horse from a "kill-pen" in Pennsylvania.
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