"Community Conversation: Donate to local animal shelters," by Mary Kistner is one of many articles I have read and come to appreciate as I learn more about the Humane Society of the United States. You can access it through this link. Or, below, I have copy and pasted the article. You can learn more about the true agenda of the Humane Society of the United States by visiting HumaneWatch.org.
*Please note, everything written below this line of text is by Mary Kistner.
By: Mary Kistner
An examination of HSUS's 2008 tax return reveals that the group collected more than $86 million in contributions. The report from the Center for Consumer Freedom (www.consumer freedom.com/) shows that of those funds, $24 million went to raise more money, in other words, 28 cents of every dollar HSUS collects goes to raising more funds.
Another $30.9 million went to employee salaries, with 41 HSUS employees making more than $100,000 annually. Based on Center for Consumer Freedom research, only $450,000 — just one half of 1 percent of its total budget — went to organizations that provide hands-on care to dogs and cats.
HSUS is a humane society in name only — it operates no pet shelters or adoption facilities. HSUS funds no research on farm animal care, despite the fact that they claim that this is a problem. HSUS is not your local shelter and does not support your local shelter in any way.
The true agenda of HSUS is to eliminate all animal agriculture, end all meat and milk consumption and create a vegan society. They also want to end hunting, fishing and pet ownership, believing that animals should be viewed from afar and left to go back to their wild state. They pursue this goal by pouring millions of your donated dollars into lobbying for laws the incrementally restrict farming methods, pet breeding and pet ownership. These laws are designed to make farming or animal ownership so expensive or restrictive that they eventually drive people out of business or give up on pet ownership or pet breeding.
Mandatory spay/neuter law proposals are flooding the country. Wayne Pacelle, CEO of HSUS has stated "We have no ethical obligation to preserve the different breeds of livestock produced through selective breeding ... one generation and out. We have no problem with the extinction of domestic animals. They are creations of human selective breeding." If these laws are passed, where will the pets and service animals come from? Animal Rights groups such as HSUS, PETA, etc. don't really care as they don't believe that animals should be in servitude to humans. Please note that there is a vast difference between animal welfare and animal rightsWe all support humane animal care , and there are already laws against cruel and inhumane animal treatment. Each state has such laws and doesn't need an outside organization such as HSUS coming in and telling farmers, hunters, dog breeders and others how to care for their animals.
Before you write out that check, please be aware of what will happen to your donation. If your intention is to help shelter animals directly, please donate to any one of Sheboygan County's shelters, or to the breed rescue of your choice.
And finally, a suggestion to animal welfare groups that really do care for the animals: Make sure the public understands that your primary goal is animal welfare and that you do not receive funds from HSUS, PETA, ASPCA or other such organizations and that you count on local donations to keep things going. A recent study showed that over 70 percent of people donating to HSUS did so thinking it would trickle down to their local shelters. The public is very confused over the similar Humane Society names.
For more information on HSUS, please go to www.HumaneWatch.org.
I think your "About Me" description says it all... You are interested in the "animal industry". Just using lives like little ol' commodities - I thought that notion was "gone with the wind"!
ReplyDeleteThe animal rights advocates really do have it correct. Regarding our professed "love" of animals: There's one heck of a dissonant ethical hole to dig ourselves out of.
Thank you for this post. After getting Spencer five years ago and getting involved with Cavalier things, I learned the HSUS is an evil, evil organization. They completely disguise themselves as do-gooders who only want what's best for animals. They spread their message about animal rights but nothing about animal welfare, which is to prevent suffering and cruelty to animals I wish everyone who donates to the HSUS would realize that they're not giving money to a shelter, but to an organization who only wants to spread the message about why owning pets is so cruel. The HSUS is truly PETA in a suit.
ReplyDeleteAll I can say is that your post is correct about the agenda of the HSUS. They prey on people’s emotions, generosity and naivety. Keeping your donations local helps to insure the naivety part is eliminated (people know where their local dog catcher takes their charges and/or where you go to adopt a pet). Donate your money to help your local animal welfare instead of the welfare of charlatans with a bank account.
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