HumaneWatch, a watchdog group dedicated to monitoring and evaluating the actions of the Humane Society of the United States, is asking for help in "supporting the underfunded pet shelters that the Humane Society of the United States chronically ignores."
According to HSUS tax returns, that organization typically spends less than one percent of its annual hundred-million-dollar budget to directly support hands-on dog and cat shelters in the United States. A recent HW survey, however, showed that over 70% of Americans believe that the HSUS funds and is affiliated with their local humane society. This often means that the HSUS gets a donation, and the local shelter continues to struggle. To raise awareness of this issue, HumaneWatch has declared this Saturday, December 4, as the first "Shelter Supply Saturday", and is asking people to donate much-needed supplies to their local shelters.
HumaneWatch has created a greeting card that you can attach to your gift, if you choose. The card explains the mission of HumaneWatch, discusses the impetus for "Shelter Supply Saturday", and thanks shelter workers for their hard work on behalf of animals everywhere. Boxer owners might want to consider donating supplies to their local Boxer rescue, instead of or in addition to donating to their local shelter. Boxer rescues and local shelters are often overflowing with dogs, and even the little things like cleaning supplies, blankets, or dog toys are greatly appreciated.
Check this list of the top five shelter needs for suggested donations, or you can call your local shelter/rescue to find out their current needs. (Some groups even post this information on their website.) Dollar stores are good sources for cleaning supplies, small towels, and dog toys, and you can often find inexpensive blankets and towels at Goodwill or Salvation Army stores. Monetary donations are always welcome, of course, and in many cases shelters are just as happy to have people donate their time to help with filing, walking dogs, and cleaning kennels. Shelters and rescues perform a valuable service to the community -- on "Shelter Supply Saturday" let them know you appreciate their efforts.
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Comments
This is not a humanitarian effort, it's a publicity stunt to whitewash the anti-animal agenda of HumaneWatch.
HumaneWatch is an industry-funded front group that defends animal cruelty in massive commercial dog breeders and puppy mills, factory farms, furriers, seal hunts, horse slaughter, and more.
They're trying to present themselves to the public as a group that supports shelters, but a quick sampling of their key members' comments reveals the truth:
"I have seen more deplorable conditions in shelters than I have EVER seen at a breeders!"
-- Erica Eblin, #1 HumaneWatch poster, Nov. 10, 2010
"Oh, but the shelter workers won't blame the BS law; they'll blame the big, bad breeders for having so many dogs and having to unload them or be shut down. They'll make up stories of "rescuing" these poor dogs from near death in horrible conditions and slap excessive "adoption" fees on them, all the while looking for reasons NOT to "adopt" to the vast majority of wonderful potential owners. Then they'll claim there aren't enough homes out there for dogs."
-- Cathy Merchant, HumaneWatch Facebook group, Nov. 3, 2010
"There is no over-population problem in the U.S. That is nothing more than Animal Rights Kool-aid."
-- Katie Dokken, convicted animal abuser and avid HumaneWatcher, Aug. 6, 2010
HumaneWatchers regularly attack shelters, claiming that:
(a) there is no pet overpopulation,
(b) shelters actually profit from the "sale"
(adoption) of dogs
(c) shelters import dogs from foreign countries to sell for a profit
Is this a group you really want to endorse?
By all means, support your local shelter, but please omit the propaganda. Shelters should not be used as a tool in the smear campaign against animal welfare.
For more information, http://www.humanewatch.info/
You DID take my quote out of context! We were discussing conditions in a shelter that was full of abuse and lack of proper care. I support many local shelters & do rescue. My stance against HSUS began BEFORE I found HW. I will not support a group that was orginially set up to do a 60/40 split with shelters now lobby & push for legislation & are being investigated by the IRS. You can take HW out of the equation & still be left with an org that misuses funds donated. HSUS raised over $30m for hurricane Katrina, to help care for and reunite animals with families. Why did they only spend $7m and leave with the rest. The Lousiana Governor ordered an investigation - HSUS went & built a $1m shelter. Yet there is still over $20m not accounted for. Or we could discuss the money they raised for the care of Michael Vicks dogs - while calling for their deaths once they no longer had use for the dogs. How about the FACT that those dogs were not under HSUS care and not one penny ever went to their care? It is ridiculous that you are going to slam people for trying to help the very shelters that HSUS was set up to help - but fails to do so. Wayne Pacelle salary is almost $300k a year....yet he can't reach out to shelters that are closing their doors everyday. You claim that HSUS doesn't have an ulterior motive with the laws they try to pass - yet any event that HSUS has there MUST be vegan fare....but no they aren't trying to stop meat, egg or milk consumption.
John Doppler Schiff is a shill for the Humane Society of the United States. He supports the closing of local shelters with his silence on the issue. When a local shelter closes, what happens to the animals, John and his supporters don't care as long as you keep sending money to HSUS. HSUS has made it clear on their webpage that they do not help local shelters in any way unless the cash-strapped local shelter is willing to pay top dollar for HSUS's useless boilerplate evaluations, or materials. My local shelter struggles to get by, while John and HSUS sit on nearly $200 million dollars and try to pass laws to outlaw animal agriculture.
The "statements" that John has posted here are all taken out of context. For example the shelter that Erica was commenting on was shut down for animal abuse and severe neglect. John failed to mention that part of the discussion because it doesn't benefit him to. The website that he is referring you to is filled with easily provable lies. He does this everywhere on the internet because he is an HSUS fanatic. He will no doubt be back to tell you that I'm lying and attack my character - that's what he does. I suggest to find the truth about how little HSUS does for shelters and why HumaneWatch and other animal rescues have to beg the public for towels and bleach you visit HumaneWatch on Facebook or www.humanewatch.org.
Ask yourself. Why is your local shelter struggling while HSUS sits on nearly $200 million dollars fighting for the "rights" of farm animals. Why, in 50 years, and hundreds of millions of dollars in donations has HSUS not made a dent in the horrible conditions of "puppy mills"? How many inspectors could be funded with $200 million dollars, while still looking out for the welfare of animals on farms? I'll tell you why, because the "puppy mill" problem, real as it is, is a fundraising bonanza for HSUS who takes in $100 million a years on this issue while doing very little to actually put a stop to it.
I'm not sure why John has chosen to fight against a day where all HumaneWatch is asking is that you provide a soft blanket and an holiday treat for a homeless dog in an animal shelter. What kind of sick person does that?
Nice try at distorting my words, Therese, but as I *clearly* stated in my post, people should support their local shelters without promoting the anti-animal propaganda of HumaneWatch.
I give generously to both my local shelters and the HSUS, because they're both tremendously important to animal protection. Local shelters deal with the results of neglect and abandonment. HSUS deals with the root causes of that abuse -- abuse that HumaneWatch legitimizes with its defense of mass commercial breeders like Hunte Corp.
I support HSUS wholeheartedly in its efforts to stop animal cruelty. If that makes me a shill, so be it! I'd rather be a shill for a legitimate animal protection charity than a shill for an anti-animal industry front group masquerading as a nonprofit.
And yes, nearly all of the HumaneWatchers who made those comments are crying that they were taken out of context. They were not. Erica was NOT talking about that specific shelter, she was making a broad statement about shelters in general.
How about this gem?
"You do realize that there is no real pet overpopulation, right? We have a mismanaged shelter system that imports animals from overseas to fill some shelters, rather than ship animals from one part of the country to another--among other problems."
-- Kim Egan, 7/17/2010
Ignorant, hateful comments about shelters are scattered throughout HumaneWatch's Facebook group and comments.
HumaneWatch is not a friend to animals or to shelters, and it disgusts me to see them exploit shelters for their own publicity and propaganda.
While it is always a good idea to donate to your local shelter, it is unfortunate that HumaneWatch feels the need to use these shelters as pawns in its attempt to discredit the Humane Society of the United States. As someone who works at the HSUS, I can say firsthand that the work of local shelters is important and valuable, in addition to the work of national groups. This holiday season, and all year long, I encourage everyone to support both local and national groups.
John Doppler Schiff and Anne HSUS are CORRECT about the sinister actions of Humane Watch and its motives. This fake animal welfare group is fronted by Richard Berman who represents the industries that exploit animals, and harms people. Do you really want to be on the side of people who think chaining dogs is okay, that we aren't entitled to safe egg production, and support that M.A.D.D., the Mothers against Drunk Driving should be fought tooth and nail? Richard Berman does and he lobbies tirelessly for the cigarette, alcohol, and restaurant industries who want unfettered access to your dollars without any regulation! I feel sorry for the people he has hoodwinked into believing he supports animal welfare. Which is it for Jennifer Walker; is she ill-informed or one of his zombies? By all means, please help your local shelters, but don't tarnish it with the counterproductive motives of Richard Berman, a slimy excuse for a humane being...
I have found the Dog News Examiner to be very informative and helpful where urgent action on behalf of animals is needed. If I have to filter out the junk posted by Berman's vermin or misguided people because they are unaware about how they are being used, I will sadly unsubscribe.
I would comment on John's objection to anyone doing anything nice for shelter animals, but I'm busy gathering up my donations for our local shelter, our vet and several rescues. You all may find it instructional that John could not drop his animus for one day and is instead calling for a boycott of giving blankets and an extra cookie to shelter dogs. That pretty much tells you all you need to know about John "Doppler" Schiff.
For AnneHSUS, HumaneWatch didn't need to go very far to discredit HSUS, HSUS pretty much did that on it's own when they raised money "to care for" Michael Vick's dogs. You did not have custody of the dogs, you were not paying a cent for their care and you were pushing hard for them all to be killed without behavior evaluations - easy to fact check for anyone interested. Maybe HSUS was going to return all of the donations once the dogs were dead, but I doubt it - that's not how HSUS operates.
Yvonne, no one at HumaneWatch thinks chaining dogs is okay, that's a lie. No one at HumaneWatch thinks that eggs or any other food that is contaminated should be sold, that's a lie. You might want to read about why Richard Berman, the former President of M.A.D.D., and tens of thousands of former members of that organization are against what M.A.D.D. is currently up to before commenting, because otherwise you believe that abridging our Constitution is okay as long as a group of misguided individuals says it is. As far as Richard Berman not supporting animal welfare? You must also be one of those hard-hearted individuals who would object to people taking donations to their local shelter. Wow.
Therese, stop your idiocy. As I've already stated TWICE now, I donate generously to shelters -- and all year round, not just for a one-time publicity stunt.
What I object to is HumaneWatch perverting a selfless act by turning it into an exercise in propaganda.
So please, don't play stupid -- I'm assuming you're playing -- and pretend that HumaneWatch is pursuing some lofty goal of defending the Constitution or looking out for shelters.
They've spent $1700 on shelters.
They've spent millions attacking animal protection charities and defending Hunte Corp.
It's going to take a lot more than a printable greeting card to cover up that abomination.
HSUS is just upset that they didn't think of this first - and figure out a way to make money off it.
So why is it okay for HSUS to host that with its associated propaganda and not HumaneWatch? Do you really hate animals that much that you would begrudge them a blanket and a cookie because it wasn't delivered by HSUS?
Lisa, please see the reply to Lisa re: willful stupidity.
This is not about the shelter donations.
This is about an organization trying to cover up its support for inhumane practices by pretending to be a friend to shelters.
Excuse me, I meant see the reply to Therese. You two sound a lot alike.
John you seem like a really angry vindictive person. I wonder how a dog or cat could tell the difference between a blanket you bought and a blanket that any other person gave. Try to have a nice Christmas. I pity you, I really do.
You mean like an organization trying to cover up its legislative lobbying and legal expenses by pretending to be a direct financial support to homeless dogs and cats? (Hi John!)
I would also add that those that believe there are awful, cruel, neglectful shelters out there...I would, unfortunately, heartily agree... but that would not stop me for a single second in donating items for the animals. Blankets, towels, toys, food, or time.
Just because I know of "hellholes" that call themselves "shelters" in no way implicates ALL shelters. And even if it was a hellhole of a shelter, the donations are about making the animal's lives more comfortable...even if the end result is the shelter killing them. It also gives you a "small" opportunity to "see"; your shelter, and perhaps become more "connected". Ask for a tour, ask for a meeting with the shelter manager, and ask apropos questions. Inquire as to volunteer opportunities and see what kind of response you receive. These are all great indicators of the particular "ethics" of that shelter. BUT REGARDLESS, donations of food and items of comfort should be donated, as those will relieve the suffering of the animals...and never more so than in a shelter where suffering is high, and the animals have little.
It's amazing how HSUS seems to think it owns a monopoly on compassion and humane-ness. How sad. Could it be that the organization feels threatened by the idea that its days as the "go to" humane group (for fundraising, anyway) are numbered? The actions of HSUS's paid shills here are shameful, and very instructive. If animals are that important, HSUS should jump for joy when ANYONE -- whether it's Mother Teresa or Sarah Palin -- does something kind for animals.
HSUS is showing its true colors. I, for one, am through donating to them after reading this exchange.
Greg, please wander over to Humanewatch dot org or HumaneWatch on Facebook. It can help you understand why HSUS is on the way out and why people like John are so angry at those of us who actually do something to help animals.
Look at the big picture. Humanewatch is undermining animal advocacy.
Stop, how is HumaneWatch "undermining" animal advocacy by encouraging people to be generous toward their local shelter? HSUS is certainly not generous towards local shelters.
I understand how you would have a hard time understanding the generosity of HumaneWatchers because over on your tiny little site, you're currently making fun of people who are taking donations to the shelters. What kind of group does that?
Oh ... and tomorrow I'm going to take the $50 I was planning to donate to HSUS, and buy supplies for the two GENUINE humane societies in my county.
Greg, see above re: willful stupidity.
This is not about the shelter donations.
This is about an organization trying to cover up its support for inhumane practices by pretending to be a friend to shelters.
By all means John, indulge in willful stupidity.
By all means complain about folks making shelter donations, because that is what this is about. Not your narrow agenda.
You can lie all you want about HumaneWatch, and you do. Bottom line those tawdry little sites that you manage are all about mean-spirited gossip and lies. No where do you challenge people to do anything to help animals. I would guess that makes you a perfect match for HSUS.
I'm taking my second load to the shelter tomorrow festooned with HumaneWatch gift cards. Another HumaneWatcher had a great idea, hit up your neighbors for old but usable bed linens and towels for donations. I have enough for the shelter, the vet, and the rescue. Get on board with helping animals or take your nasty rhetoric elsewhere.
Rebecca, for the fourth time, this is not about the shelter donations.
This is about an organization trying to cover up its support for inhumane practices by pretending to be a friend to shelters.
Please let me know what language you are fluent in, and I'll do my best to find a translator. English clearly isn't working for you.
I'll try again to sum up...
I love that people are supporting shelters.
I'm sad that people feel they need a special occasion to do it, instead of doing it as a matter of course, year round.
And I'm utterly disgusted that this anti-animal group is using it as a publicity stunt to further the very abuses that contribute to shelter overcrowding in the first place.
Richard Berman and David Martosko have cheapened what could have been a charitable gesture, and instead have turned it into a opportunity to leech free publicity off the generosity of the real animal lovers. They and their followers have done nothing but attack and undermine animal welfare, and now these parasites are trying to convince people that they really love shelters -- even while their members are publicly denigrating shelters! What unbelievable gall.
A bag of supplies is not going to atone for the damage they've done, or the abuse they've heaped on shelters when they think no-one is looking.
Finally, I'll point out that I've been "on board" with helping animals for the last 25 years, and don't need to be reminded to support my favorite shelters...
...Where have you been?
and I am "utterly disgusted" that HSUS takes advantage of every disaster to beg for money and then uses the vast majority of the money for other purposes. Katrina netted HSUS Milliions, and only a small portion was given back (they built a shelter), only after the LA Attorney General started investigating the misuse of these funds. Then there was Fay, the mutilated Pit Bull that HSUS never had in their care. They finally forked out $5000 that only paid a small portion of her medical bills. Fay died during one of her surgeries, but to this day, HSUS stll uses her on their YouTube video to raise for for dogs "Like" Fay. The animal torturer Michael Vick was a real money maker for HSUS, considering they never had charge of those dogs either, but then asked for $$ for dogs "Like" Vicks. Maybe we should also consider Denisa Mallot's horses, seized by HSUS, who then stuck them out in a field with no food or water and left town so they could pat themselves on back for "saving" more horses. Bottom line here John, is that HumaneWatch has never pretended to be an animal welfare agency and has never asked for $$ to support animals. Shelter Supply Saturday has resulted in thousands of pounds of donations given to shelters across the country. HumaneWatch, love 'em or hate 'em, deserves the credit for getting the ball rolling on this and for once in your sad, hate-filled life, you could kept you cyber mouth shut and been happy for the recipients.
That's nice John, keep calling everyone who doesn't agree you "stupid". Very telling when a grown man has to resort to gradeschool name-calling time and time again. I, in the meantime will get in my car and deliver 25 pounds of useful items to my local shelter. Like it or not, Humanewatch.org 's efforts has given the misled public an awareness of the plight of hands-on animal caretakers by informing them that HSUS shares less than 1% of their donations with Animal Shelters.
I was not calling anyone stupid for disagreeing with me. The stupidity arises from their inability to grasp the simple statement that I wholeheartedly approve of supporting shelters, but condemn the self-serving and dishonest attempt of HumaneWatch to politicize it.
Shelters should not be used as unwilling pawns in a smear campaign against animal welfare.
Really John, you support shelters. If that's true, why, on one of your tawdry little web sites are you calling for a boycott of shelter donations because they're being given by a group you don't believe in.
How is giving blankets and cleaning supplies and other things that local shelters need and HSUS refuses to help with making pawns of shelters? You really are a sick and twisted individual with a black heart.
Rebecca, see above, re: willful stupidity. For the sixth time, this is not about the shelter donations.
This is about an organization trying to cover up its support for inhumane practices by pretending to be a friend to shelters.
Is HumaneWatch using “Shelter Supply Saturday” to help educate people about the HSUS? You bet. Local shelters (and the animals at the shelters) can only benefit from this – as it means more donations on this special day. Also, as people learn the truth about the HSUS, they will be much more likely to donate to local shelters in the future.
Yes, there are some bad shelters out there. But, as a whole, the people that run most animal shelters have good intentions, and really do wish to help animals – unlike the HSUS. Don’t be misled, the HSUS is not about Animal Welfare, only Animal Rights. The HSUS uses lobbying and political actions to help eliminate all human contact with animals – as pets, as food, as clothing, medical research, etc. The HSUS does not operate to help animals, only to remove them from our lives. The HSUS is a fraud, which deceives people into believing they are the “mother of all Humane Societies”. Too many people are still unaware that the HSUS does extremely little to help any animal shelters at all (I believe the number is less that ½ of 1% of donated money actually is for hands on animal care). Donate to the HSUS means putting money into the pockets of HSUS executives, paying for lobbyists and lawyers and bribes to legislators. Donate to a local shelter, and at least there’s a good chance that will actually help animals.
Oh, of course... HSUS does nothing for animals. Except for running the 5 animal sanctuaries that provide more hands-on animal care than any other organization. Oh, and rescuing 100 dogs from a puppy mills in Alabama. And saving 200 pitbulls in Ohio. And a few dozen other rescues. Oh, I forgot about the 5700 fighting dogs and roosters they rescued in 2009. And the 3000 dogs saved from puppy mills that same year. Oops, and the 8,057 animals treated for free in rural/underserved areas. Darn it, I also forgot the 23,000+ low cost spay and neuter surgeries just in the Gulf Coast. Oh, they rescued 90 dogs from a puppy mill in New Jersey too? And 120 cats from a hoarder in Tennessee? And 49 horses in West Virginia? And transported 100+ dogs from overwhelmed shelters in the Gulf. And offered many $2500 rewards for information leading to the capture of animal abusers. And saved 1800 tortoises from being buried alive in Florida construction. (Yeah, I know you're only concerned about pets, but I think that's pretty neat just the same.)
And then there's THIS: http://humanewatch.info/blog/shelter-contribs-2009/
Nothing for animals. Well, that certainly pales in comparison to the HumaneWatch contribution of -- what was it again? Right, $1700 in a desperate self-serving attempt to boost traffic to their moribund website.
And of course, the propoganda piece/greeting card taking credit for its supporters' donations.
John, will the lies never stop? HSUS does not run ANY dog or cat shelters. Not one. They do have 5 modest wildlife sanctuaries and livestock facilities.
Since your numbers were taken directly from HSUS's tax returns, we have to add what it cost to "rescue" all those animals. Based on how much HSUS claimed it spent, vs. how many animals it claimed it rescued, HSUS spent $3,999 per animal. Is that how they're wasting the donations that people are sending them? No wonder another organization (HumaneWatch) had to step in and ask people to donate to their local shelter. For that kind of money HSUS has proved that it is the most inefficient "rescue" organization on the planet.
HumaneWatch is not masquerading as an animal rights organization. It's a lobbying group. It doesn't pretend to be funding animal "rescue", it's a clearing house of information about the fraudulent factory-fundraising practices of HSUS. Nice apples to oranges comparison though.
I've been to your website, I was able to poke holes in every single piece of spin and every single in lie in pretty short order but that is not the purpose of the article. You hate that HumaneWatch is helping to educate people to the truth that many of us have know for decades. You hte that HumaneWatch is a clearing house for fact-checked information that shines a light on the dis-honorable practices of HSUS. I get that, you've proven yourself entirely transparent in that regard.
This blog is about donating to shelter animals and encouraging folks to take up the slack because HSUS won't. HSUS would rather see a shelter fail and close it's doors than lift a finger to help - and what do you know, over on HumaneWatch is information of yet another shelter closing its doors. HSUS would rather see animals starve on the streets than lift a finger to help struggling local shelters. That's why it's so important that HumaneWatch be there to remind people to help their local shelter. For every dirty, mistreated stray, HSUS sees nothing but dollar signs.
You would rather the dogs sleep on frigid concrete than take a blanket with a HumaneWatch gift card attached. I get it. Scrooge has nothing on you, you're a nasty piece of work.
John, you and your shriveled little grinch heart can sit at home and boycott (not surprising based on your attitude), but for the rest of the animal lovers and this animal lover in particular, I've got work to do making deliveries.
"Therese", for the fifth time, this is not about the shelter donations.
This is about an organization trying to cover up its support for inhumane practices by pretending to be a friend to shelters.
Oh, here's a new gem from the HumaneWatch page tonight!
"I'm on my way to my local 'shelter' - concentration camp."
-- Jane Mcormack-Steeples
We can see what HumaneWatchers really think about shelters. As soon as HumaneWatch is done capitalizing on its Whitewash Weekend, it will go back to bashing shelters and supporting puppy mills and Hunte Corp.
John, this IS about shelter donations. Animals don't care if a blanket comes from your or from a member of HumaneWatch. The animals really don't care. The only one hanging on to inhumane practices is you. You would clearly begrudge a dog a blanket if it comes from someone other than you or HSUS.
Here's what happens a lot John. People like "Jane Mcormack-Steeples" are sent over to HumaneWatch to post things like that as a plant. They get quickly removed by the moderators, but not before someone like you takes a screen shot and uses this as "evidence" that HumaneWatchers are horrible people. John you guys create this sort of "evidence" all the time. No one but you believes it.
The "bashing" of shelters is people criticizing the worst of public shelters where cruelty, abuse and neglect run rampant. They need to be changed and HumaneWatch provides a venue for people from the same area to connect so they can work toward making changes to their local shelter. I'm sorry that you support shelter abuses, cruelty and neglect when they do occur. You can't even bring yourself to support giving blankets to dogs in winter. You really are a nasty piece of work.
So John, when HumaneWatchers complain about shelter conditions like this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JjaxCr1t4mA
you think it wrong of them to do that. You support treating animals like this and don't think that anyone should complain about this.
(Only watch this if you have a strong stomach.)
John also supports this. He doesn't think that anyone at HumaneWatch should complain about this kind of treatment by an animal shelter employee.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VPmT_Wvo8cY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XrTZGXafzTQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p0iQ_U3dIEw&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPV313Wke1Y
All this is okay with John, he hates it when HumaneWatchers complain about abuse, neglect and cruelty like this. By all means, don't let any HumaneWatcher give a dog a blanket.
Going to buy new fleece dog beds like those I buy for my dogs, and take them to the local animal shelter. Wash easy and are durable. Sometimes a warm, soft bed can make life feel a little better. Bless humanwatch.
I appreciate you work to educate the public and help shelters and the animals they care for. I used the believe and support the HSUS, thank you for showing me and many others the truth. I am gathering my goodies for a shelter in Lake County, IL. Keep up the good work!
All the hsus will do is play/prey on the heart strings of the unknowing/uninformed. We can fight that with known facts, the truth, and god help a little common sense. Hopefully the truth will prevail. But we must be proactive RIGHT NOW and spread the message with as many people as we can and inform/educate as many people as possible of the hsus's tactics and how they conduct business.
If HumaneWatch *really* wanted to help shelters, they would urge people to ADOPT A SHELTER DOG instead of supporting puppy mills and irresponsible breeders.
But of course, HumaneWatch is not about making a positive change, or about improving the lives of animals, or about helping shelters. It's about protecting the profits of its corporate sponsors, like Hunte Corp.
You know Hunte Corp.? The puppy broker that ships thousands of sickly dogs in semi trailers to pet stores, where they're sold to impulse buyers who then dump the sick animals at shelters?
It would be nice if HumaneWatch supported shelters by not creating the problems that plague them...
But I suppose a roll of paper towels is nice too.
Really John, did you forget the topic of this editorial? It's that HumaneWatch is celebrating the holiday season by asking all of its members to donate to animal shelters. You love to trot out that old lie about HumaneWatch "protecting" Hunte Corp. but you've never been able to produce any evidence to support your lie.
Why are you so against people who disagree with you donating items to the shelter? Are you really that small minded and immature?
See above re: willful stupidity.
This is not about the shelter donations.
This is about HumaneWatch trying to whitewash its support for cruelty by pretending to be a friend to shelters.
John you've never answered the question. Is a blanket from HSUS warmer than a blanket from anyone who likes HumaneWatch? Get over yourself.
Answer, the blanket from the HumaneWatcher is warmer because someone cared enough to deliver it. HSUS doesn't donate blankets or any comfort items to shelter pets.
I take my stuff with me to work today to give it to the shelter on my way home. Its amazing how people came up and help me carry it. Its so important to go out and take opportunities like this. I have many dogs growing up and never has one been so full of love and eager to please as my little Jolene.
Yes John, an :"Adopt a Shelter Dog Drive" is a great idea, and shouldn't that start with the head man himself ... Wayne Pacelle?? How many animals has he personally saved from shelters?? answer NONE. How many pets does he own?? answer NONE. No, John, you can't count the cat that his girlfriend owns and Wayne "just tolerates". Remember, Wayne has no hands on fondness for animals and I feel sorry for that cat, who surely senses that someone in his household is actually repelled by that his very presence.
Amazing how you New World party-line puppy-mill-huggers allow humanewatch (Rick Berman's 'Das Kapital') to do your thinking for you.
But than the rabble has ALWAYS found some Big Daddy to think for them.
Nice to see you let the soy-addled, Vick loving, Wayne Pacelle to think for you. LMAO!
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