[Purple]

Animal Rights Group Falsely Claimed It Would "Care For" Michael Vick’s Dogs

Washington -- Today the nonprofit Center for Consumer Freedom (CCF) called on the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) to return all the money it has raised in the wake of the Michael Vick dogfighting scandal. CCF revealed today that beginning on July 18 -- the day after Vick’s criminal indictment -- HSUS promised on its website that financial contributions would be earmarked for helping it “care for the dogs seized in the Michael Vick case.” But yesterday The New York Times reported that HSUS is not, in fact, caring for the animals. And HSUS president Wayne Pacelle told the Times that his group is recommending that government officials “put down” (that is, kill) the dogs rather than adopt them out to suitable homes.

“Like most Americans, we can’t stand dogfighting,” said Center for Consumer Freedom Director of Research David Martosko. “But we also can’t stand animal-rights fundraising that smells this fishy.”
The Humane Society of the United States is not affiliated with any local “humane societies.” Although the organization runs no hands-on dog or cat shelters anywhere, some of its fundraising materials hint at a direct connection with pet rescue operations.

HSUS’s online fundraising pitch related to Michael Vick has now been quietly altered to remove the claim that the group is caring for his pit bulls. But there’s no reliable way to know how much money the group raised on the basis of its earlier promises.

“As usual, HSUS is exploiting Americans’ emotions about dogs to build its war chest for anti-meat, anti-dairy, and anti-medical-research campaigns,” Martosko added. “These predatory activists should return every cent and apologize for misleading the public.”

In a similar episode, HSUS raised a reported $32 million in the wake of the Hurricane Katrina disaster, promising to use the funds to rescue and reunite lost pets with their owners. But since March 2006, Louisiana Attorney General Charles Foti’s office has been investigating what happened to the majority of those funds, which HSUS does not appear to have used for Katrina-related rescues.


The New York Times article is online at http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/01/sp...ll/01vick.html

HSUS’s false fundraising claim is preserved online at http://www.consumerfreedom.com/images/hsus_clip.png
For more information about the Humane Society of the United States, visit www.ActivistCash.com/HSUS.

The Center for Consumer Freedom is a nonprofit coalition supported by restaurants, food companies, and consumers, working together to promote personal responsibility and protect consumer choices.

http://www.consumerfreedom.com/press...fm/release/207

[PNWPBR]

Good, tell them to go after PETA too!

[monkeys23]

I second that. That kind of misleading, money hungry behavior makes me sick.

[buddysmom]

I have very little use for the HSUS. TThe CCF is even worse ... they work for the tobacco industry and our "right" to consumer trans fats, irradiated food, genetically engineered food, etc.

Still I do belive sometimes "just because you are evil doesn't mean you are wrong." That applies in their case against the HSUS.

While I believe it is up to the individual animal controls and shelter staff as to whether to euthanize these dogs, the HSUS should not have lied to people in order to get their money.

[4Pits&aDane]

I just don't understand why people are so afraid to open their eyes to the fraud committed by HSUS, PETA, etc. I posted a bulletin on MySpace about this issue awhile back & not one single person reposted it. Just can't figure it out. Meanwhile the rescue I volunteer for struggles to pay off vet bills , etc. Where are all those millions going ? Can anybody name 1 rescue that has ever gotten a check cut to them from these big crooks ? It just makes me furious.

[buddysmom]

Originally Posted by 4Pits&aDane I just don't understand why people are so afraid to open their eyes to the fraud committed by HSUS, PETA, etc. I posted a bulletin on MySpace about this issue awhile back & not one single person reposted it. Just can't figure it out. Meanwhile the rescue I volunteer for struggles to pay off vet bills , etc. Where are all those millions going ? Can anybody name 1 rescue that has ever gotten a check cut to them from these big crooks ? It just makes me furious.

Well I for one have learned more about the HSUS since FIFTEEN MONTHS AGO when I made the last post in this thread