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I’ll keep it short and sweet today.
The online game of Hide & Seek continues regarding the video of the WSB-TV investigation into HSUS fundraising practises.  The video appeared online for viewing last evening briefly, only to be removed again within hours.   It will be interesting to see whether attempts to suppress this video from viewing [...]

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Welcome to the jungle … we’ve got fun & games. They claim they’re saving animals but politics pulls the reins.  (Apologies to Guns n Roses, I got carried away for a moment)
Its amazing how this story just keeps on rolling, and its really the Humane Society of the United States that is driving it.  A [...]

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It has been an interesting weekend since the May 14th release of the WSB-TV investigation of the Humane Society of the United States’ fundraising practises and the use of those funds. The reaction of the Humane Society of the United States executive team and employees has been dramatic, if not over the top.
Apparently the HSUS [...]

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I had a couple of thoughts last night, dangerous I know.  They stem from a  key question:
“Why are so many people convinced that pet ‘adoption’ differs from pet purchase?”
The question struck me after reading the following comment on Twitter and the HSUS response. (click here)  The original comment was, “So discraceful.(sic) I would never buy a pet-Adoption [...]

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The legislative season is winding down and the preparations for the Humane Society of the United States TAFA conference.  In the jam-packed schedule of events, 33 workshops running over 3 days, nearly 2/3 of the workshops are directly involved in political influence, legislation and shaping public policy.  This does not include the informal finale event of [...]

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The reminders for went out last week for the Humane Society of the United States TAFA event.  Entitled “Taking Action For Animals,”  the aim of the conference from sponsor list to schedule of events shows quite a different plan.
The HSUS appears to be becoming much more comfortable with the label Animal Rights very recently.  It [...]

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Many who read this site know I often draw inspiration from Twitter in addition to media and other blogs.   The appeal of Twitter lies in the capturing of real-time responses to a wide-variety of conversations and thoughts by individuals and organizations across the broad spectrum of perspectives related to the human-animal relationship.
This is why I [...]

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I’ll keep it short and sweet today.
The online game of Hide & Seek continues regarding the video of the WSB-TV investigation into HSUS fundraising practises.  The video appeared online for viewing last evening briefly, only to be removed again within hours.   It will be interesting to see whether attempts to suppress this video from viewing [...]

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Welcome to the jungle … we’ve got fun & games. They claim they’re saving animals but politics pulls the reins.  (Apologies to Guns n Roses, I got carried away for a moment)
Its amazing how this story just keeps on rolling, and its really the Humane Society of the United States that is driving it.  A [...]

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It has been an interesting weekend since the May 14th release of the WSB-TV investigation of the Humane Society of the United States’ fundraising practises and the use of those funds.  The reaction of the Humane Society of the United States executive team and employees has been dramatic, if not over the top.
Apparently the HSUS [...]

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Isn’t this a pretty picture.  Animal Rights and Rescue groups are gearing up a propaganda machine of complaints against President Obama for making an informed choice of dog for his children.  The hue and cry boils down to “How dare he choose his children over a shelter dog?”
PAWS Chicago and other rescuers are already messaging on Twitter to [...]

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