HSUS Exposed!
Posted by: "lor" lor@nf.sympatico.ca presdlcc
Sat May 16, 2009 2:45 pm (PDT)
LeeAnn O'Reilly, Pres.DLCC
president@doglegislationcouncilcanada.org
www.doglegislationcouncilcanada.org
"Fighting ignorance since 2003..it's taking longer than we thought."
If you haven't seen this, please cross-post as far and wide as you can.
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"HSUS has bamboozled a LOT of the public because the public believes TV
NEWS, TV, and celebrities."
http://PetDefense.wordpress.com
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How very, very true. Now, a TV channel, Channel 2 Atlanta WSBTV is leading
the way into an investigation of HSUS. Will the public believe this TV
coverage?
Please give Channel 2 your support. They are doing an expose on the HSUS.
Here is some of the story - you can watch the video:
http://www.wsbtv.com/news/19463509/detail.html
More behind the scenes:
http://petdefense.wordpress.com/2009/05/14/warning-hsus-ar-industry-e...
again/
AND here is the same expose on You Tube tonight:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ta8GdABQPHA
Forward wide and far!
Below is the script of the expose that aired tonight.
Where Humane Society Donations Really Go
Posted: 4:03 pm EDT May 14, 2009Updated: 6:50 pm EDT May 14, 2009
ATLANTA -- A Channel 2 investigation is looking into millions of dollars in
donations given to the Humane Society of the United States.
A national consumer organization says the society solicits pet-lovers for
money, but little to none of that money ever goes to help local shelters.
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Critics tell Channel 2 Action News reporter Amanda Rosseter that this isn't
just consumers misunderstanding who they are giving to -- but an
organization actively misleading donors to get money.
"They do their marketing very well, that's for sure," said Trey Burley of
PAWS Atlanta.
Critics say the national organization takes advantage of people who think
they are giving to local shelters. DeKalb's "PAWS" shelter says there is no
regular funding help from the $100 million HSUS budget.
"I think that some of the folks who donate to the national organization may
be under the false pretense that that money is going to a local cause," said
Burley.
While the HSUS does work to stop puppy mills, it also gets media coverage
and donations doing it. But the puppies then go to local shelters that have
to pay and care for them.
"They may initialize the resources for a rescue, but again the animals go to
a shelter somewhere in the country," said Richard Rice, VP of the Atlanta
Humane Society.
Critics said HSUS also takes advantage of high-profile events. After
hurricane Katrina, HSUS CEO Wayne Pacelle promised on national TV to reunite
pets with their owners -- and raised $34 million for the cause. But public
disclosures of where that money went add up to less than $7 million.
The Louisiana attorney general launched an 18-month-long investigation, and
then ended it, when HSUS offered to build the state a new shelter.
The HSUS annual report for 2007 showed $120 million in revenue, including
$5.4 million just from online donors.
Then there's $112 million in expenses -- most of which appears to have gone
to legislation for animal rights bills. The list includes raccoons, mice,
wild horses, burros and primates. The center for consumer freedom says all
worthy causes, but HSUS shouldn't mislead to get money.
So where does all the money go?
"It goes to lobbying, it goes to political contributions, it goes to pay
huge staff salaries and benefits," said David Martosko with Center for
Consumer Freedom.
Channel 2 Action News went to a local HSUS meeting to find out. The two hour
discussion was about activist plans and lobbying. The Georgia director for
the HSUS agrees that's mostly what she does.
"I think that in all of our literature, it is very explicit as to what our
campaigns are and what we are doing," said Cheryl McAuliffe, Georgia
Director for HSUS. "We help where we can and focus on our programs, which
are national and international."
McAuliffe said there are just too many local shelters to help.
"I always tell people, contribute to your local shelter first," said
McAuliffe.
When asked how much her budget is for the state of Georgia, McAuliffe said
she didn't have a budget and neither did other states. McAuliffe said all
money is controlled from headquarters in Washington, D.C.
HSUS later contacted Channel 2 about their work during hurricane Katrina.
They say all of the money they collected has been spent since the initial
crisis on helping Katrina families and pets.
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* As someone that has worked in animal welfare for a long time, I have
to say that there is good and bad about HSUS. They are great at lobbying,
getting the message out and fighting the big battles, but they do also
accept donations for work they are not doing and do not share the wealth. My
group went to New Orleans twice to help with the Katrina aftermath. The
first time we worked at the HSUS station. When we asked for reimbursement
for expenses we incurred we were told - SORRY. The second time we went we
helped the ASPCA who compensated us for all of our expenses. That says it
all. Speaking of bad in an organization - seems Richard Rice did not have a
problem drawing a salary from HSUS for years before being hired on at a much
higher salary by Atlanta Humane Society...can you say hypocrite???
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* Thank you for your story exposing the HSUS for what it really
is...the richest, most powerful entity in the Animal Rights Industry. There
are countless numbers of hardworking, caring pet owners, breeders, farmers,
and ranchers that are having to spend endless hours calling, writing, and
visiting their legislators in an attempt to put a stop to HSUS-backed state
and local legislation. Legislation that will make it more difficult for all
of us to own animals. The farm related legislation will end up costing
consumers much more in increased food bills. This is not an accident. People
need to wake up and pay attention to what the intended and unintended
consequences are of these laws. In the meantime, HSUS asks for more money.
It's not about helping the animals; it's all about power and money. BTW, I
have no affiliation with CCF. I'm just a pet owner who's had to spend more
time than I really have available writing letters and attending hearings,
fighting the HSUS and the other animal rights entities in my state.
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