tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6356562733099526012.post1725034040309516935..comments2023-04-02T09:02:43.020-05:00Comments on A Day in the Life of a Mutt: Weekend Rant: HSUSAmandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14032239659229679615noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6356562733099526012.post-23013622267687379482010-06-28T17:52:03.479-05:002010-06-28T17:52:03.479-05:00Whenever someone posts something on line, I always...Whenever someone posts something on line, I always scroll down looking for the Borg drone (HSUS mercenary) who sails in with the cut and paste attack against HumaneWatch, Center For Consumer Freedom and the people associated with them. Never do the drones answer the factual assertions of the deceptions that HSUS routinely employs in its greed for money and the power that it buys. <br /><br />The drones all act as if everything was all hunky dory until HumaneWatch showed up and wrecked the game. News Flash, drones, I have been aware of the HSUS/PeTA agenda for about 20 years. I didn't learn what I know from HumaneWatch; that is just the first agent that has the funds to get the word out about all that is wrong with the HSUS. Does the HSUS ever do anything good? Occasionally, but the all consuming drive for more and more political power drives the all consuming greed for every dollar that can be wrung from the wallets of the tender hearted pet lovers they target. <br /><br />I was on to the game a long time ago and so were millions of others. No one listens to one lone voice in the wilderness, but now there is a concerted and well funded effort to get the truth out; <br /><br />Keep cutting and pasting, drones. Nero kept fiddling while his empire burned as well.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6356562733099526012.post-24768127925550636892010-06-28T01:04:50.735-05:002010-06-28T01:04:50.735-05:00My goodness, Phoebe, even HSUS itself claims only ...My goodness, Phoebe, even HSUS itself claims only about 11 million members. And has never been able to explain why, if it has 11 million members, it publishes reports saying the circulation of its magazine is something under 1/2 million if, indeed, "all members receive a monthly newsletter." Maybe there are 11 million people - or 33 million - who get an email or printed postal mailing every month soliciting yet another donation? Maybe you have not noticed that since the "11 million members, or 1 of every 28 Americans" claim has been widely questioned, HSUS now refers to its "11 million members and constituents," thus disclosing that anyone that sent money had previously been claimed as a "member" - obviously including the vast majority that thought their gift supported local shelters rather than buying political influence. And now you tell us there are actually 33 million of these members, or perhaps just "constituents?" Maybe this "33 million members" is comprised of folks who have simply visited the HSUS web site in a given 12-month period? <br /><br />Can you figure out why most people regard HSUS's self-promotions as questionable if not downright deceitful?<br /><br />GeneTraveldogzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04604715176387587465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6356562733099526012.post-92166242063461904562010-06-27T16:20:22.153-05:002010-06-27T16:20:22.153-05:00The HSUS has 33 million members; these are people ...The HSUS has 33 million members; these are people who pay a minimum amount per year to be a member. Ask any of these 33 million and they know exactly what the HSUS does and what the HSUS is about. The HSUS has NEVER lied to anybody about its work. All members get a monthly newsletter showing exactly what the HSUS has been doing. <br /><br />I think you are relying too much on The Center for Consumer Freedom and its various websites for your information. The Center for Consumer Freedom is a lobbying group for the tobacco, restaurant, and food industry and spreads lies about everybody who acts against the interests of any of its clients. Hey, these people even hate "Mothers Against Drunk Driving," because that group wants to make it harder to drink and drive. To support its work, the Center has started many websites (activistcash.com, etc.) and is rich enough to take out 1 page ads in the New York Times.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17302780381916759119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6356562733099526012.post-85599589514555881612010-06-27T12:43:48.830-05:002010-06-27T12:43:48.830-05:00To equate someone who is trying to raise the aware...To equate someone who is trying to raise the awareness of the public as to where their money would actually be going with someone who is against MAD or the American Cancer Society sends up Red, no crimson, flags all over that posting. I'm afraid to tell you but that particular political tactic is old and used. It makes it apparent that she hit the nail on the head. I agree with the premise that charity begins at home. I take blankets and towels to our vet who, like it or not, has become a rescuer/half-way house. She advocates for CCA (Concerned Citizens for Animals) a no-kill animal rescue group.<br />If there is one thing we do not need is one more government intervention into our lives. We have the laws in place we just need to support the enforcement of those laws.marginoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6356562733099526012.post-2526912660298617922010-06-27T12:41:33.509-05:002010-06-27T12:41:33.509-05:00I do not argue that the HSUS doesn't do anythi...I do not argue that the HSUS doesn't do anything. The problem I have is that when you ask a random group of people, they will tell you that they believe the money they donate goes to shelter animals and that is deceit.<br /><br />The legislation that the HSUS has participated in pushing in the Midwest is a direct attack on MY civil rights and MY interests and it is more than enough for me to choose not to support them. It is not ok to make reactionary laws that allow illegal searches of personal property. Especially not when laws against puppy mills and abuse already are on the books.Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14032239659229679615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6356562733099526012.post-27597064708643691632010-06-27T12:23:32.614-05:002010-06-27T12:23:32.614-05:00Just because the work is not taking place inside a...Just because the work is not taking place inside an animal shelter does not mean it isn’t valuable animal welfare work. HSUS is on the front lines providing direct animal care and rescue, battling dogfighters, puppy millers, factory farmers, and other animal abusers. The HSUS has a mobile CSI unit for animal cruelty to gather evidence for prosecutors to use in animal cruelty cases. They also have a mobile vet clinic which travels around offering veterinarian services to the needy who might not otherwise take their pets to the vets. Additionally, The HSUS has also partnered up with Maddie's Fund & the Ad Council to launch The Pet Shelter Project with the goal of creating awareness of shelter animals and to increase adoption rates at local shelters. I am proud to be an HSUS Member and will continue my monthly donations to support an organization whose goal it is to end animal cruelty, neglect and abuse. The Center for Consumer Freedom runs nothing less than a disinformation campaign on behalf of corporate sponsors under a false guise of a non-profit whose ultimate goal is to educate consumers. Consider this consumer already educated.<br /><br />http://www.theshelterpetproject.org/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6356562733099526012.post-13597438169817767802010-06-27T09:41:32.403-05:002010-06-27T09:41:32.403-05:00HSUS is, and always has been, fighting against all...HSUS is, and always has been, fighting against all domesticated animals. Let's not kid ourselves into thinking the elimination of domesticated animals is not their end game. After all, once you bestow rights to animals, it becomes wrong to own an animal, just as it was wrong for one man to own another.<br /><br />And yeah, I wouldn't be surprised if those in the agricultural industry might be funding Humanewatch -- after all, you are trying to put farmers out of business....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6356562733099526012.post-80540110205863977452010-06-27T08:53:14.842-05:002010-06-27T08:53:14.842-05:00HSUS is not, nor have they ever claimed to be, in ...HSUS is not, nor have they ever claimed to be, in the local shelter business and, quite frankly that argument is getting old. If you feel that you have been so horribly misled by their commercials, why don’t you post an example of an HSUS commercial or any piece of HSUS literature that says that their purpose is to fund local shelters? HumaneWatch, to which you so lovingly refer, claims to be a non-profit, yet they are nothing but a corporate front group, paid to attack organizations that are fighting for social change; in this case the HSUS for fighting for improved farm animal welfare, an attack underwritten by the factory farming and puppy mill/pet store industries. This tactic has been well used by HumaneWatch’s parent, The Center for Consumer Freedom, when they attacked Mothers Against Drunk Drivers...paid for by the liquor industry. The same way they attacked the American Cancer Society...paid for by big tobacco. The same way they fought increases to the minimum wage...paid for by corporations with a vested interest in keeping wages low. HumaneWatch wants to divert your attention away from one of the issues on which HSUS is currently focusing, the humane treatment of farm animals. HumaneWatch wants you to disregard the inhumane treatment of BILLIONS of animals on farms and instead worry only about a few million dogs and cats in shelters? You see, it doesn't have to be an either/or proposition. I am an HSUS supporter and proud of it and I also support my local shelters. Animals are animals, whether they sleep on our couches or end up on our dinner tables. They all deserve to be treated humanely and THAT is what HSUS fights for for ALL ANIMALS.Madison Tysonhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j_6FvqQEuCUnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6356562733099526012.post-85566199909631662102010-06-27T08:44:01.299-05:002010-06-27T08:44:01.299-05:00Thanks for sharing your story and for shedding lig...Thanks for sharing your story and for shedding light on the HSUS. Please don't pay any attention to the HSUS drones that write "kill the messenger" type posts ....that is their usual MO. Wayne "I have no hands on fondness for animals" Pacelle has never owned a pet or personally rescued any animal. He is an avowed vegan and has changed HSUS's mission of Animal Welfare to Animal Rights, thus removing meat eggs and milk from our diets.Truth Tellernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6356562733099526012.post-32615176474581443862010-06-27T08:08:02.978-05:002010-06-27T08:08:02.978-05:00What kind of a heartless person are you to believe...What kind of a heartless person are you to believe that only dogs and cats are worthy of mercy and protection? And how short-sighted and dim-witted of you to disparage an organization that's had tremendous success passing legislation and spreading awareness regarding puppy mill dogs, adoption of shelter pets and spay/neuter campaigns. You obviously PROFIT from animals.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6356562733099526012.post-79104962647757295882010-06-27T08:02:48.575-05:002010-06-27T08:02:48.575-05:00Are all Humane Societies the same as to how donati...Are all Humane Societies the same as to how donations are used?So like is this problem nation wide,how would one find out?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6356562733099526012.post-3294495959136691622010-06-27T02:51:26.549-05:002010-06-27T02:51:26.549-05:00PetSmart does have their own organization. They s...PetSmart does have their own organization. They shelter and adopt out animals as well as allow other rescues/shelters to bring animals available for adoption to their store for events.<br /><br />http://www.petsmartcharities.org/about/index.php<br /><br />They are not associated with the HSUS as far as I can tell, but I have not researched them so I can't tell you if it's 100% on the up and up. I can tell you that my experience has always been that PetSmart is on the naughty list far less frequently than PetCo.Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14032239659229679615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6356562733099526012.post-70791379028186440322010-06-27T02:27:24.139-05:002010-06-27T02:27:24.139-05:00Where does the donated money go when you use your ...Where does the donated money go when you use your debit card at Pet Smart and the machine ask you if you want to donate to help homeless animals?Mrs. Fitzsimondsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6356562733099526012.post-81439139020218722162010-06-26T23:21:08.770-05:002010-06-26T23:21:08.770-05:00I worked for a local animal shelter for almost 5 y...I worked for a local animal shelter for almost 5 years. And as far as I knew, even though they are a city funded shelter, they did most of their own fund-raising. Currenty they are trying to build a new facility, and it has taken a few years to get even half of what they really need for a proper facility. There is also the Humane Society here that works close with the local shelter. They will be located next to each other when the new building becomes a reality. I thought it is great when people would bring in their animal's (passed, even) toys and the dogs and cats and ferrets and rabbits and chinchilas and misc. birds.... benefited from their kindness. Rawhides and Kong toys are wonderful too. Sometimes it is just nice for the dogs to have something to do. Just be quiet for a few minutes... Anyway, rambling now, but thought I would put in my 2 cents too :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6356562733099526012.post-6027976593330257652010-06-26T20:47:37.608-05:002010-06-26T20:47:37.608-05:00Thank you for spreading the truth. If people want ...Thank you for spreading the truth. If people want to donate to a PAC, fine, but they should not be allowed to advertise like they do about saving 1,000s of animals. LA had to sue to get part of the money they raised after Hurricane Katrina and they got very little of it, at that. The Vick case was another great fund raiser for them - all the while they just wanted the dogs euthanized, not rehabbed. And didn't give the people who did the rehab any of the millions that they raised.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com