Declan is honored to have been invited by the ASPCA to speak at the Horses on the Hill event, sponsored by Senator Landrieu, the ASPCA, HSUS, and AWI in Washington DC on April 25, 2012. He spoke out against horse slaughter along with Senators and Congressman, celebrities, and fellow horse advocates, and urged our government to pass the American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act H.R.2966/S.1176.