On October 18, the Carroll Cox Show interviewed Ronnie Graves and Allan Schwartz, former members of the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) Emergency Rescue Team. There are 3 items that stand out that indicate that the Humane Society of the United States as an organization and volunteers as individuals may have been put into [...]
Waiting for her forever home
What would you say to a Metropolitan Animal Control department who’s:
Day-to-day operations are not funded by taxpayer dollars?
Canine licensing compliance rate is in excess of 90% and a feline licensing compliance rate at nearly 60% and rising?
Maintains NO pet ownership limit laws?
Has no Breed-Specific legislation, and sees no need of it?
Euthanasia [...]
Its the new buzzword in the media for animal abuse, “animal horders” sometimes called “animal collectors” and these terms are currently being written into prospective animal limit legislation across the US. ‘Animal hoarding’ is being labelled a mental illness, often with a reference to the DSM-IV which is the Diagnostic Standards Manual used by certified [...]
In Public Perception is not the HSUS Reality, Part 1, I examined some of the glaring disparities between the public perception of the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) and the realities of their work and positions. At practically every level HSUS representatives declare that they are explicitly clear in the their goals and purposes, as demonstrated [...]
“There’s a sucker born every minute” ‘Everyone’ knows that this was said by the great circus man P T Barnum. The funny thing is, the quote was actually attributed to Barnum by a rival trying to turn customers against him. In the attempt to make Barnum’s customers potential customers believe Barnum saw them as suckers, he demonstrated his [...]
Its the new buzzword in the media for animal abuse, “animal horders” sometimes called “animal collectors” and these terms are currently being written into prospective animal limit legislation across the US. ‘Animal hoarding’ is being labelled a mental illness, often with a reference to the DSM-IV which is the Diagnostic Standards Manual used by [...]
This article has taken a little time due to the need for some serious data analysis as I have spent 2 days sifting through the US grants from the HSUS to individuals and organizations, and I am just getting started. Why now? A few of the reasons, the 2008 grants information will be coming out soon [...]
