A short update tonight …
I’ve noticed a pattern over time with the HSUS press releases and CEO Wayne Pacelle’s blog, “Humane Nation”. The pattern? With noticeable frequency, issues used to attack their opponents are issues which are reflected within the HSUS itself. Some examples?
In “Humane Nation”, HSUS CEO Wayne Pacelle attacks CCF founder Richard Berman [...]
It appears that the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) is not above learning from those it has targeted.
On April 27, 2010 the HSUS filed a ‘color of Law’ suit against Ohio Secretary of State, Jennifer Brunner, in conjunction with Michigan lawyer Beatrice M Friedlander. The basis for the alleging Ms. Friedlander’s rights are [...]
Citizens of Indiana be grateful! Representatives Lawson and Barnes have decided to be ‘reasonable’. They have decided to respect the Governor’s mandate to “not make this recession worse by adding one cent to the tax burden of our fellow citizens”, by removing the $25 tax from HB1258.
Evidently the rights of families working in the pet [...]
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 [...]
Who’s looking out for animals while HSUS spends its efforts being ’Herd on the Hill’?
Last week, WSB-TV aired an investigative report into how the primary focus of the Humane Society of the United States is on activist efforts and political/lobbying activities, not directly on animals in need. As aptly described by the writer of the YesBiscuit! blog, [...]
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 [...]
It was a ground-breaking day on Thursday May 14, 2009, the first day a mainstream media organization dared to publish an investigation into the fundraising practises of the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS). WSB-TV, the Atlanta GA affiliate for ABC published an article and video segment titled Where Humane Society Donations Really [...]
The interstate dog-fighting raids this week were a huge story that received lots of media attention, and rightfully so. Training dogs to tear each other apart as a gambling sport is something that I find incomprehensible, especially in light of the so-called fighting breeds possessing such drive to please their owners.
The coordination and execution of the [...]
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 [...]
As many readers know, the issue of how the Humane Society of the United States continues to maintain its 501(c) 3 tax-exempt status is one I have found continually perplexing. After further review of the HSUS tax filings, I have a new question.
“Did the Humane the United States fail to account for Political and/or Lobbying activity of [...]
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 [...]
Who’s looking out for animals while HSUS spends its efforts being ’Herd on the Hill’?
Last week, WSB-TV aired an investigative report into how the primary focus of the Humane Society of the United States is on activist efforts and political/lobbying activities, not directly on animals in need. As aptly described by the writer of the YesBiscuit! blog, [...]
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 [...]
It was a ground-breaking day on Thursday May 14, 2009, the first day a mainstream media organization dared to publish an investigation into the fundraising practises of the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS). WSB-TV, the Atlanta GA affiliate for ABC published an article and video segment titled “Where Humane Society Donations Really Go“.
The [...]
