Funding of Inspections for Horse Slaughter in the U.S.

Dear friends and supporters,

Legislation was voted on today that could have funded horse slaughter in the U.S. with your tax dollars! But there was an amendment brought to the floor by Congress Moran to restore the "defunding" language and that amendment won by a vote of 24 to 21. 

Great work everyone!  Thanks for all your phone calls and faxes and emails!!

You can see how controversial this is even in the House, just by the votes.  Our government needs to hear from us more often about how we feel about this issue and they need to be told the true facts.  The proponents of horse slaughter are organized, well funded and deep rooted.. they have people calling all the time to persuade our representatives with misleading propaganda to keep horse slaughter going.

We still have to get new legislation introduced and passed that protects our horses so that they cannot be shipped out of the country for slaughter!! Together we can do this, but it's going to take some effort. 

For the horses and burros~

Warmest regards,
The Team
Saving America's Horses
http://www.savingamericashorses.org/home.html

Urgent Call to Action May 30th

Please watch this 1 minute PSA then call your representatives first thing Tuesday May 31st!

Legislation voted on Tuesday that could fund horse slaughter in the U.S. with your tax dollars

Call the Capitol switchboard at (202) 224-2131 or the Committee's number at (202) 225-2638.
(202) 225-2771 for Republicans
(202) 225-3481 for Democrats

Details:  http://www.savingamericashorses.org/Urgent%20message%20STOP%20U.S.%20Government%20from%20FUNDING%20Horse%20Slaughter.pdf

Saving America’s Horses to Screen Next at the Artivist Film Festival

For Immediate Release:
(Los Angeles, CA, May 30, 2011) –Saving America’s Horses to Screen Next at the Artivist Film Festival

"Saving America's Horses” will screen on Saturday, July 9th at 1:15PM as part of the 8th annual Artivist Film Festival program. The film’s screen will take place at the historic Egyptian Theater in Hollywood, California.
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Michael Blake, Academy Award winning screenwriter for “Dances With Wolves” is scheduled to make a special appearance at the screening. Advanced ticketing for the event will begin on June 10th through the festival website and seats are expected to go quickly.
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"Saving America's Horses is a must see film!" - Michael Blake

Experience the magnificence, power and free spirit of one of America’s most treasured icons, the horse; and learn about the misleading propaganda that portrays them as unwanted. It’s a hard hitting expose about today's horses and the need to protect and preserve them. The film explores our relationship to these animals through a compelling compilation of true life stories, undercover footage and expert testimony. A myriad of viable solutions are provided leaving viewers inspired with hope, empowered with knowledge and armed with relevant ways to take action.

The 93-minute documentary film features Paul Sorvino, Michael Blake, Tippi Hedren, Linda Gray, Ken Wahl, Willie Nelson, Amy & Raelyn Nelson, The Barbi Twins, Jennifer Lee Pryor & many more. It’s about a journey of courage, honor and betrayal in a country divided; inspiring great hope for compassion and protection of all horses and burros.

Saving America’s Horses recently won the prestigious Best of Festival Award at the Los Angeles Women’s International Film Festival and the much celebrated Award of Merit in the Accolade Competition and also received four special Awards for Cinematography, Advocacy, Editing & Conservation Message from the International Wildlife Film Festival in May.

Please be sure that you are subscribed for production updates so you will be among the first to be notified when more information is available about this and other screening locations and dates for this film, …just click on SUBSCRIBE on the home page of the film website.

Saving America’s Horses is a cause driven project of WFLF Humanion Films. Founded in 2008, Wild for Life Foundation (WFLF) is a 501 (c) (3) volunteer based, nonprofit organization. WFLF is dedicated to protecting and preserving horses. WFLF’s Saving America’s Horses project documents findings from years of investigating. Donations are needed to help bring this film to the public eye.

For more information, contact Production at admin[@]humanionfilms.com or visit us online.

Saving America’s Horses is on the web at www.savingamericashorses.org

Link to PDF:  http://www.savingamericashorses.org/Artivist%20Screening_053011.pdf

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Saving America’s Horses A Nation Betrayed came away with four awards from the 34th annual International Wildlife Film Festival.

For Immediate Release:
(Los Angeles, CA, May 16, 2011) – Saving America’s Horses A Nation Betrayed well received by IWFF!

Saving America’s Horses A Nation Betrayed came away with four awards from the 34th annual International Wildlife Film Festival.

Winner: Cinematography, Editing, Conservation Message and Advocacy; Filmmaker Katia Louise was honored with these prestigious awards for her work amongst some of the most renowned wildlife television and film producers in the world. The film was very well received by viewers.



“Powerful and compelling” - Greg MacGillivary, MacGillivary Freeman Films
“A must see film” – Michael Blake, “Dances With Wolves”
“Hard hitting and well done” - Janet Rose, Executive Director of IWFF

The International Wildlife Film Festival shared a strong focus on the wild horse issue as presented in the film Saving America’s Horses A Nation Betrayed. The festival was attended by Missoula's moviegoers, elite fine arts community, humanitarians and philanthropists together with an international cross section of award winning wildlife filmmakers and conservationists. During the festival’s symposium and panel presentations there were passionate and somewhat heated discussions on the topic of wild horses versus feral horses. However nobody challenged the inhumane treatment of equines through the slaughter pipeline or of wild equines during their capture by the BLM.

Several local advocates attended Saturday's screening and came back prior to Tuesday’s screenings with their horses to hold a rally downtown for the purpose of raising awareness about the film and the cause. Montana Senator Dave Wanzenried attended the rally and walked along side filmmaker Katia Louise in sync with the local advocates.

Saving America’s Horses - A Nation Betrayed is a compelling compilation of expert testimony, undercover footage and true life stories shot against the dramatic backdrops of the American countryside. Viewers will adventure across the nation's sweeping landscapes to witness the magnificence, power and free spirit of one of America’s most treasured icons, the horse.

The facts unfold in a story about the underdogs and their fight to protect today's wild Mustangs and yesterday's Thoroughbred racehorses. The untold truth as reported by the nation’s top equine experts, celebrity and grassroots horse advocates draws a sharp contrast to misleading information initiated by proponents of slaughter and propagated by the media. This film presents a focused look into an unseen world of both wild and domestic equines; an investigative exposé that unravels multiple layers of conflict with a revealing look into the hidden pipeline of horses. Great hope is presented through an inspiring and diverse call to action leaving viewers with the inspiration and knowledge to effect change and convey the same to others.

Featuring appearances with Paul Sorvino, Michael Blake, Willie Nelson, Tippi Hedren, Linda Gray, Chief Arvol Looking Horse, Ken Wahl, The Barbi Twins, Amy & Raelyn Nelson, Jennifer Pryor and more!

Awards to Date:
Winner: Best of Festival - 2011 Los Angeles Women's International Film Festival
Winner: Award of Merit for Visual, Editing & Advocacy - Accolade Competition
Winner: Cinematography, Editing, Conservation Message and Advocacy - 34th Annual International Wildlife Film Festival.

The film will screen next at the Artivist Film Festival in Los Angeles which runs July 8th- 10th 2011.

Watch the trailer at www.savingamericashorses.org
See reviews at http://www.savingamericashorses.org/filmreviews.html

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Saving America's Horses A Nation Betrayed officially selected for the 2011 Artivist Film Festival

For Immediate Release: (Los Angeles, CA, May 4, 2011) –A Nation Betrayed Selected to Screen at Artivist Film Festival

Wild for Life Foundation, Humanion Films is delighted to announce that that "Saving America's Horses - A Nation Betrayed” has been officially accepted into the Artivist Film Festival.

The 8th Annual Artivist Film Festival will take place on July 8 – 10th, 2011, at the historic Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood, California. This year the Artivist Collective will also host film screenings in seven U.S. cities simultaneous with its main Festival event in Los Angeles. Films to be screened at the additional cities have not yet been announced.

"We are thrilled to have been selected for programming in the much celebrated Artivist Film Festival in Los Angeles and we look forward to taking part in this great event", said filmmaker Katia Louise.

The Artivist Film Festival received an exceptionally high volume of quality film submissions for this year’s Festival. Since its inception in 2003, Artivist has screened 400+ films representing more than 60 countries, and has produced film festival tours in Los Angeles, New York, London, Tokyo, Mexico City, and Lisbon, that have reached more than 35 million people. Among the films presented at the Artivist Film Festival over the years have been Academy Award winner “Born Into Brothels” and Academy Award nominee “Super-Size Me”.

Saving America’s Horses A Nation Betrayed screens next at the International Wildlife Film Festival in Montana on May 7th and 10th, 2011.

Please be sure that you are subscribed for production updates and you will be among the first to be notified when more information is available as to other screening locations and dates for this film, …just click on SUBSCRIBE on the home page of the film website.

“Saving America’s Horses A Nation Betrayed” is a compelling compilation of expert testimony, undercover footage and true life stories shot against the dramatic backdrops of the American countryside. The 93-minute documentary film features Paul Sorvino, Michael Blake, Willie Nelson, Tippi Hedren, Linda Gray, Peter Max, Ken Wahl, Amy & Raelyn Nelson, The Barbi Twins & many more. It’s about a journey of courage, honor and betrayal in a country divided; inspiring great hope for compassion and protection of all horses and burros.

Saving America’s Horses A Nation Betrayed recently won the prestigious Best of Fest Award in the feature documentary film category from the Los Angeles Women’s International Film Festival, the much celebrated Award of Merit in the Accolade Competition and will be receiving Awards for Cinematography, Advocacy, Editing & Conservation Message from the International Wildlife Film Festival in May.

Saving America’s Horses is on the web at www.savingamericashorses.org

For more information, contact Production at admin[@]humanionfilms.com or visit us online.

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Saving America’s Horse A Nation Betrayed Honored at 2011 International Wildlife Film Festival

For Immediate Release:
(Los Angeles, CA, May 3, 2011) –A Nation Betrayed Winning Four Special Awards

Saving America’s Horse A Nation Betrayed Honored at 2011 International Wildlife Film Festival

The International Wildlife Film Festival (IWFF) is presenting Katia Louise of Humanion Films four awards for her latest film Saving America’s Horses A Nation Betrayed.

Saving America’s Horses A Nation Betrayed is a featured selection of the 2011 Festival and has been awarded as a Winner, with Honorable Mentions recognizing this film for its excellence in Cinematography, Editing, Conservation Message & Advocacy. “Saving America’s Horses A Nation Betrayed is a must-see film for anyone who treasures the beauty and significance of the horse, a living symbol of the American west,” said Janet Rose, Executive Director of IWFF.

The International Wildlife Film Festival held May 7-14 in Missoula, Montana, is the premier venue for wildlife filmmaking and filmmakers. Often called the Sundance of the Wildlife Film genre, IWFF is an annual gathering where film, television, new media, science and conservation converge.

“Saving America’s Horses, A Nation Betrayed, is a hard hitting, well done documentary with a focus on both domesticated horses and wild horses that explores the gritty truth behind one of the most controversial and least understood issues – horse slaughter. This film exposes a reality about one of the most majestic animals on earth, a reality that audiences may be shocked to learn but one which tells us about who we are as a people and as a society, in a whole new way.” – Janet Rose, Executive Director of IWFF

Saving America’s Horses A Nation Betrayed screens at the International Wildlife Film Festival in Montana on May 7th and 10th, 2011.

“We’re truly honored to be recognized by such a prestigious festival,” said filmmaker Katia Louise, who along with Cast & Board Members Michael Blake and Craig Downer will be attending and speaking at the event. “We are big fans of the festival and are very proud to be amongst the internationally respected artists who are recognized.”

“Saving America’s Horses A Nation Betrayed” is a compelling compilation of expert testimony, undercover footage and true life stories shot against the dramatic backdrops of the American countryside. The 93-minute documentary film features Paul Sorvino, Michael Blake, Willie Nelson, Tippi Hedren, Linda Gray, Peter Max, Ken Wahl, Amy & Raelyn Nelson, The Barbi Twins & many more. It’s about a journey of courage, honor and betrayal in a country divided; inspiring great hope for compassion and protection of all horses and burros.

In addition to these new honors, Saving America’s Horses A Nation Betrayed recently won the prestigious Best of Fest Award in the feature documentary film category from the Los Angeles Women’s International Film Festival and the much celebrated Award of Merit in the Accolade Competition.

Saving America’s Horses is on the web at www.savingamericashorses.org Humanion Films is the on the web at www.humanionfilms.com IMA Studios is on the web at www.innovativemediaarts.com

Visit the International Wildlife Film Festival on line.

For more information, contact Production at admin[@]humanionfilms.com or visit us online.

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