Bo Derek is lending her fame to Illinois lawmakers working to keep horses from being slaughtered for human consumption.
The actress, best known for the 1979 movie "10," says horses shouldn't be killed for food in the United States since Americans don't eat horse meat.
Nearly 50,000 horses were slaughtered last year in the United States. The meat was then exported to Europe and Asia to be eaten, according to the National Horse Protection Coalition, an organization for which Derek serves as a spokeswoman.