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Posted by PHFaust on January 16, 2003 at 13:01:32:
In Reply to: Re: I am pissed off -poor Ig posted by Mr. D on January 15, 2003 at 21:23:06:
Pet legislation. I was shocked to learn what they are really about. I have since made it a point to tell friends, neighbors, pet at pet fairs, everyone with an ear on their head NOT to donate. Im not 100% sure but Im willing to bet on their stance of breed specific legislation as well. Considering I have a bully breed dog (american bulldog) I really should look into their stance on that as well and what exactly they do about it. HSUS Is nothing more than a lobbying organization. I still have not aquired a copy of their propasal to ban reptiles, simply because I dont personally know someone with it and refuse to give them money. I do applaud reptiles magazine and several other reptile related publications and websites for keeping information out there and trying to inform people. I do think that a small portion of funds does go to shelters. But Im willing to bet it is a penny out of every dollar they get spread nationwide.
I feel it is part of our responsibility to inform people that we know about the HSUS and what they are trying to do to our choice of pets.
Cindy
:I tend to agree with you regarding shelters following the stance of the HSUS, Cindy. This has always confused me though since I believe that the HSUS operates a maximum of one shelter itself and has little to nothing to do with actual local shelters and societies. As a result of this the HSUS potentially syphons donations AWAY from local shelters because John & Jane Q believe that the HSUS has something to do with local organizations. In fact, according to a December 2002 "Worth" magazine article (p. 95)they are on the "Not Exactly Top Ten" list of the American Institute of Philanthropy. Seems that in 2000 they had $65 million in revenue alone and only spent $29 million on programs. "Of that, $9.4 million was part of a joint educational-fundraising effort. The society gave out only $1.6 million in cash grants to other animal protection groups. The API gives the group a "D" for spending as much as 53% of its expenses on fundraising."
:According to Guidestar.org they started out 2001 with $106,840,986 total revenue and ended with $94,613,384. Gee, where does all that money go - I mean besides to the six figure salaries that the top 3-6 employees are making.....
