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Print | WASHINGTON (AP) -- Texan Willie Nelson is raising his voice in defense of a symbol of the West -- wild horses. Country singer Nelson is the latest to join an effort to ban the slaughter of horses in the US for consumption of their meat abroad. "If you've ever been around horses a lot, especially wild horses, you know they are part of the American heritage. I don't think its right that we kill them and eat them," Nelson said in a telephone interview Tuesday. In a news release issued this week, Nelson touts a Sept. John Sweeney, R-NY Nelson said he won't be at the rally, but his daughter Amy will, along with other celebrities, including former 10 star Bo Derek and Jennifer Pryor, wife of the late comedian Richard Pryor. Nelson said he learned about the issue through country music producer Eddie Kilroy's show on satellite radio, Hank's Place, which has become Willie's Place. "When it was Hank's Place, Eddie Kilroy was talking about the issue. He was talking about horse slaughter one day and he called me and talked about what a horrible practice that is. Nelson said he has owned several horses and has several buried on his ranches. I don't ride them as much as I used to and I think they appreciate it," he joked. Nelson recorded the songs On the Road Again and Mama Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Cowboys. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
Country singer Willie Nelson, show in here at his Fourth of July Picnic last month in Texas, is speaking out against the slaughter of wild horses in the US for consumption abroad.
Country singer Willie Nelson, show in here at his Fourth of July Picnic last month in Texas, is speaking out against the slaughter of wild horses in the US for consumption abroad.
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