REXANO Editorial, www.REXANO.org
Humane Society of the United states, HSUS, is a household name, but to this day many animal lovers do not realize that HSUS is an animal rights, AR, group, not associated with local shelters, and actually making money selling animal euthanasia manuals.
Big chunk of their money, donated to them by unsuspecting public to be used directly on animals, is actually spent on lobbying; much is spent on huge 6 figures salaries, perks and fancy offices.
Many companies, such as Microsoft, Talbots and Bank of America, partner with HSUS not realizing or choosing to ignore the whole picture. The latest HSU$ supporter was supposed to be Meijer, a Michigan-based regional chain of retail superstores. Michigan is well known for hunting, while HSUS is opposed to it.
After repeated attempts by the U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance (USSA) demanding that Meijer dissolve its partnership with the anti-hunting group, (HSUS) in an online pet photo contest to benefit HSUS Foreclosure Pets Fund, the Michigan based retailer ended the photo contest.
According to information on the Meijer website, for each person that enters the contest, Meijer would donate $1, up to a maximum of $5,000, to the HSUS Foreclosure Pets Fund.
So what is this HSUS foreclosure fund?
HSUS, a non profit charity with over 200 million in assets, just created a whopping $15,000 money fund to supposedly help shelters with the local surge in homeless pets due to foreclosures. To apply for HSUS’s grant, shelters have to jump thru few hoops. Once you get to the application, you find out that the maximum amount a shelter can request is meekly $2,000.
Considering HSUS’s questionable tactics of raising funds and using them for certain purpose, such as Katrina and Vicks pit bulls, why would any animal lover donate to them, the ‘middle man’?
If HSUS truly cares about animals, they would want shelters to get the money ASAP and would advise public to do it the fastest and most efficient way, donate directly to the local shelters, no middle man needed. Â
Some of the most recent and notable HSUS endorsed fiascos, money raising schemes and harmful regulations:
- Money raised in the wake of hurricane Katrina and subsequent investigation by Louisiana Attorney General involving funds raised for reuniting pets and their owners
- Soliciting money to care for Vick’s pit bulls, even though they never had possession of any of them
- Endorsing the Captive Wildlife Safety Act, that makes it a felony for animal owners of certain exotic species to take their beloved pets across the state lines with them for any reason, not even in case of a household move, visit to the veterinarian or natural disaster evacuation.
- Horse slaughter ban bills that resulted in many horses being abandoned, starved or killed in a more cruel way across the border than if the slaughter was still legal and properly inspected at home.
- Soliciting money and wasting taxpayers’ time and money for a ban on Internet hunting, even though it doesn’t seem to exist
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The word is getting out there finally….use our love of our dogs and Rights to fight HSUS and PETA’S HIDDEN AGENDA!
All I have to say is goodbye, Meijer.
do you have any idea what $2,000 can do for a local animals shelter? Don’t be ignorant.
I hope more people become aware of HSUS and PETA, and donate the money directly to their local shelters instead. $2,000 to each shelter, is that a joke? HSUS has a 115 million dollar income, take in extra donations to benefit local shelters caring for pets who were given up because owners foreclosed, and shelters have to apply to get a measly $2,000. HSUS is a joke!
Wasn’t misused funds from the Katrina disaster and Vick’s dogs enough? Now HSUS is begging donations on their website from the public for home foreclosures and displaced pets on the guise of passing the funds on to shelters. Why must these funds be washed and dried in the HSUS machines. The 30 + millions of donations disappeared from Katrina in the HSUS shell game.
The CEO of HSUS, Wayne Pacelle,is on record in Animal People News magazine saying “We have no problem with the extinction of domestic animals. They are creations of human selective breeding.” This is their ultimate goal through legislation and is where most of the HSUS funds go.
The “money” to help shelters is just so that the next time they are on Oprah (I hope Oprah cops a clue and never has him on again…he just wants all her golden labs dead) Pacelle can say to donate to HSUS so they can help the shelters. THIS is the problem, these special interest groups run Washington and have so much money and power that American citizens have none. The spend all of the uninformed donation money on lobbying to meet their actual agend or removing pet owners rights one by one.
Why would ANYone trust H$U$ with anything? Dogs disappeared from Katrina – and they took all that $$ in false pretense. They probably had NO intention of ever returning those dogs. AND – they begged for $$ for Vick’s dogs – and because they weren’t EVER gonna see those dogs – they then screamed they should all be killed! Check them out – instead of “lions, tigers, & bears” – it could be “liars, and cheats, and killers” OH MY! Wayne – we’ve looked behind the curtain!!!!
I wouldn’t trust you with a wooden nickel – let alone real money OR A LIFE!!!!
7 Things You Didn’t Know About H$U$
(The Humane Society of the United States)
1. H$U$ does not operate or have direct control over any animal shelter. Buried deep within H$U$’s website is a disclaimer noting that the group “is not affiliated with, nor is it a parent organization for, local humane societies, animal shelters, or animal care and control agencies.” When H$U$ merged with the Fund for Animals they acquired some animal sanctuaries but those are usually full when someone tries to send an animal there – unless the animal comes with a big check.
2. Since its inception, H$U$ has tried to limit the choices of American consumers, opposing dog breeding, conventional livestock and poultry farming, rodeos, circuses, horse racing, marine aquariums, fur trapping and medical research.
3. H$U$ raises enough money to help finance animal shelters in every single state, with money to spare, yet it doesn’t operate a single one anywhere. Instead, H$U$ spends millions on programs that seek to economically cripple meat and dairy producers; eliminate the use of animals in biomedical research labs; phase out pet breeding, zoos, and circus animal acts; and demonize hunters as crazed lunatics. H$U$ spends $2 million each year on travel expenses alone, just keeping its multi-national agenda going.
4. While most local animal shelters are under-funded and unsung, H$U$ has accumulated $113 million in assets and built a recognizable brand by capitalizing on the confusion its very name provokes.
5. The current president of H$U$, Wayne Pacelle, is a former officer of PeTA.
6. H$U$ is currently under investigation by the Attorney General of Louisiana in regards to the disposition of Katrina funds. H$U$ has been under investigation by the FBI for their links to domestic terrorist organizations such as the Animal Liberation Front (ALF). One of their current officers, John P. Goodwin is a former member of ALF and a convicted felon for acts of terrorism related to animals.
7. H$U$ consistently jumps on the bandwagon of any animal issue to raise funds even if they are NOT directly involved. Most recently they used the Michael Vick case as a major fund raiser, even though H$U$ had nothing to do with the investigation or care of the Vick dogs.
Sources:
http://www.consumerfreedom.com
http://www.pet-law.com
http://www.naiaonline.org
I hate to see so many biased opinions against the HSUS. While the work of local hands-on rescue groups is undeniably important, most rescue groups are focused only on the symptoms of problems (i.e. caring for Vick’s abused dogs). It’s true that HSUS focuses on lobbying and such, but that is vitally important to improve the SOURCE and the OVERALL PICTURE of many of these problems (i.e. tougher penalties for dog fighters).
You may say you love animals, but honestly, if you think factory farms, rodeos, circuses, horse racing, marine aquariums, fur trapping and animal-based medical research are good things to protect, it is because you have not thoroughly researched what goes on behind the scenes in these industries.
I used to think that lobbying and animal rights were bad things, then I educated myself about the abuses that go on in these industries that treat animals as commodities.
Now that I know better, I am thankful for organizations such as the Humane Society of the United States. I wish more individuals and organizations had the courage to stand up to the kind of uninformed complaints I’ve read on this page so that we can REALLY make a difference for animals.
The Humane Society of the United States is being unfair because instead of wating all their money on their fancy buildings, they should show that they really do give everything for the animals, not in publicity.
Pacelle and Vick arrived at one of Vick’s “moments with children” recently in a limousine that HSUS paid for.
Somehow I didn’t have that in mind when I’ve sent money to HSUS.
So, no more money or time for HSUS. I’ve switched to ASPCA.
HSUS brought in $154 MILLION in donations during 2008. Yet less than 5% went to help animals. The remainder went to lobbyists and executive compensation.
If you want to help animals, send your money to your local animal shelter!
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