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HUMANE SOCIETY OF THE UNITED STATES

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SPECIAL FEATURE: HSUS vs. the AVMA

Fur Commission USA original materials

In their own words: Eye-opening quotes from the mouths of HSUS's leaders. FCUSA compilation.

Sept. 26, 2009: American Veterinary Medical Association responds to AVMA baiting. FCUSA commentary.

July 23, 2009: HSUS's hsVma set to topple the AVMA? FCUSA commentary.

June 30, 2009: An unmarked anniversary: A dozen years on HSUS's payroll. FCUSA commentary on the career of J.P. Goodwin.

May 6, 2009: Rush is wrong: Americans lambast Limbaugh for endorsing animal rights group. FCUSA commentary.

May 4, 2009: H$U$ Watch: Fund-raising on "factory farming", siphoning cash away from real animal issues. FCUSA commentary.

July 22, 2003: HSUS pitches "eco-label" for farm animals. Which comes first? The chicken, the egg, the pork, or HSUS? FCUSA commentary.

Aug. 10, 2000: Dogs, cats and HSUS : What you see is not what you get! HSUS's proposed "dog and cat" fur legislation comes under scrutiny of House Ways and Means Committee.

Feb. 15, 2000: Dogs, cats and DNA (HTML or PDF). FCUSA commentary on HSUS's campaign to ban sales of "dog" and "cat" fur.

July 13, 1999: Proposed legislation could disrupt responsible organic fur trade. FCUSA commentary on HSUS's campaign to ban sales of "dog" and "cat" fur.

May 6, 1999: "Fur Free 2000", stage two FCUSA analysis of HSUS's latest campaign with a trade barrier twist.

Feb. 9, 1999: HSUS denies Furby "misinformation". FCUSA commentary on allegation that a children's toy includes domestic dog and cat fur.

Dec. 24, 1998: HSUS howls for attention. FCUSA press release on the launch of HSUS's "Fur-Free 2000" campaign.

Nov. 24, 1998: Ho, Ho, Ho! Plastic Santas? (HTML or PDF). FCUSA analysis of HSUS's "Fur-Free 2000" campaign, focusing on "Evolutionary Fur". HSUS information on "Evolutionary Fur" can be found at www.hsus.org/current/fur_evolutionary.html.

Outside sources

HSUS overview. ActivistCash.com.

HumaneWatch.org - Keeping a watchful eye on the HSUS. Includes Seven things you didn't know about HSUS. Center for Consumer Freedom.

Facebook: Stop the Humane Society of the United States.

"Spay/Neuter" HSUS Campaign. Letter-writing campaign by Sportsmen's & Animal Owners' Voting Alliance to encourage Internal Revenue Service to investigate HSUS for possible tax fraud.

Local Humane. Common misconceptions about your local humane society and its relation with the Humane Society of the United States. Plus Local Humane blog.

HSUS care about animals? Scathing critique of HSUS's performance post Hurricane Katrina. YouTube, origin unknown.

July 14, 2010: Cooperative Extension Service warns producers about HSUS. Beef Magazine.

Apr. 15, 2010: The HSUS manifesto. Commentary on HSUS's early ties to Communism. HumaneWatch.org.

Apr. 10, 2010: It's not all about saving puppies at the activist Humane Society. By David Mastio of the Washington Times, for the Des Moines Register.

Apr. 7, 2010: Iowa Congressman Steve King informs 4-H leaders of real agenda of Humane Society. IowaPolitics.com.

Apr. 1, 2010: Charity Navigator downgrades HSUS ratings. HumaneWatch.org.

April 2010: Foundation Watch: Humane Society of the United States. "Green" rhetoric masks animal rights radicalism. By Neil Maghami, Capital Research Center.

Mar. 2, 2010: Nationwide Poll: Seven out of ten Americans wrongly believe the Humane Society of the United States is a pet-shelter "umbrella group". PRNewswire reports on a poll commissioned by the Center for Consumer Freedom and conducted by Opinion Research Corp. (Princeton, NJ).

Feb. 26, 2010: Pilot Travel Centers (Knoxville, TN) statement re: cessation of support for HSUS. See also Pilot's Facebook fracas. Ends employee in-store collections for Humane Society after social media pushback. CSP Daily News, Mar. 3, 2010.

Feb. 23, 2010: David Martosko on Cam & Company. Cam Edwards of NRA News interviews David Martosko of the Center for Consumer Freedom about HumaneWatch.org and HSUS.

Jan. 13, 2010: HSUS got a C-minus. Center for Consumer Freedom commentary on the American Institute of Philanthropy's rating in its Charity Rating Guide, December 2009.

Jan. 10, 2010: Groups allege HSUS fraud. HSUS leader defends group's lobbying efforts, tax-deductible status. By Wes Sander for Capital Press.

Dec. 30, 2009: Unpacking the HSUS gravy train. Center for Consumer Freedom commentary on HSUS's 2008 "Form 990" tax filing.

Nov. 11, 2009: HSUS trash talk? Bring it on! By Susan Crowell for Farm and Dairy.

Oct. 14, 2009: HSUS attempts Christian public relations stunt. Amanda Nolz blog for BEEF magazine.

August 2009: Animal rights is wrong. By Loretta Baughan, Spaniel Journal, Aug. - Sept. issue.

May 14, 2009: ABC News Atlanta exposé on HSUS donations. See also: Story exposing HSUS buried: Read transcript.

Apr. 7, 2009: HSUS does little to help homeless dogs and cats. Animal rights group devoted less that 4% of its budget to pet shelters in 2007. Center for Consumer Freedom press release.

Apr. 5, 2009: Petland founder fighting back. HSUS has alleged retailer using "puppy mills," selling sick animals. Chillicothe Gazette (Ohio).

July 7, 2008: HSUS calling? Hang up. Center for Consumer Freedom on HSUS fundraising.

May 18, 2008: An e-commerce empire, from porn to puppies. By Brad Stone, NY Times.

May 2008: Letter exposes animal rights agenda of HSUS to feds. American Blue Lacy Association.

Mar. 18, 2008: Charitable donations to AR groups increase 5%. Animal Agriculture Alliance press release.

Mar. 8, 2008: A case of abuse, heightened. "We are playing Russian roulette with the American food supply," thundered Wayne Pacelle. By Joe Nocera, New York Times.

Oct. 13, 2007: Critic speaks against HSUS. Patti Strand, director of the National Animal Interest Alliance, on the agenda and modus operandi of the HSUS, Press-Telegram, California.

January 2007: HSUS improves financial standing despite decline in donations for animal activists. By Philip Lobo, Animal Agriculture Alliance.

Mar. 18, 2005: Who's bankrolling the enemy? Here's how anti-hunting groups load their bank accounts. By Frank Miniter, executive editor, NRA Political Victory Fund.

Jan. 10, 2001: Charities report says HSUS misleads donors National Animal Interest Alliance press release.

Nov. 3, 2000: CITES findings re: HSUS allegation of massive ivory smuggling. CITES Notification. 2000/060.

April 1996: South Africa prepares to pocket animal rights money. By Simon Ward, for International News for CAMPFIRE.

1996: The HSUS House of Horrors presents ... the living dead (whale). By Simon Ward, for The International Harpoon.

1994: The Trojan horse of animal protectionism: The battle over curriculum. By Patrick Cleveland, Ph.D., president, Coalition for Animals and Animal Research / San Diego. Commentary on attempts by animal rights groups, and in particular HSUS, to control the minds of school children.

May 8, 1958: Letter from HSUS co-founder Larry Andrews, to a U.S. Senate Subcommittee of the Committee on the Judiciary, alleging perjury by fellow co-founder Fred Myers.

SPECIAL FEATURE: HSUS vs. the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA)

Jan. 6, 2010: FASS shares AVMA's concerns regarding Pew report on industrial farm animal production. Federation of Animal Science Societies press release.

Sept. 26, 2009: American Veterinary Medical Association responds to AVMA baiting. FCUSA commentary.

Sept. 1, 2009: AVMA says Pew Commission report is flawed, unscientific. JAVMA News. "Largely, our conclusions were that the Pew report was a superficial look at animal agriculture, and the recommendations lacked deep understanding of the issues involved" - Dr. David Smith, a professor and extension dairy and beef veterinarian, University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

Animal Relief in Haiti - Two Camps

Following the earthquake that struck Haiti on Jan. 12, 2010, both the AVMA and HSUS were ready to help needy animals in the devastated nation.

Efforts were immediately launched to form an international coalition of animal rights and welfare groups, and veterinary associations, known as the Animal Relief Coalition for Haiti (ARCH).

Under the leadership of the World Society for the Protection of Animals and the International Fund for Animal Welfare, ARCH was sanctioned by the UN and received an official invitation from the Haitian government to address animal-related issues there.

Among the first to sign on to ARCH were HSUS, along with Humane Society International (HSI). Then on Jan. 20, the AVMA and the American Veterinary Medical Foundation (AVMF) announced that they too were joining.

HSUS, HSI and the Humane Society Veterinary Medical Association then left ARCH and deployed independently to Haiti.

Aug. 21, 2009: HSUS blasts AVMA's stance on Pew report. Editorial, Drovers News. Includes comments from AVMA CEO Ron DeHaven, e.g.: "Obviously, HSUS is frustrated that they are not controlling AVMA, so therefore they are slinging as much mud as they can, and using this opportunity to bolster their Humane Society Veterinary Medical Association and other groups."

Aug. 21, 2009: AVMA CEO Dr. Ron DeHaven responds to HSUS criticism. "Tugging on people's heartstrings to raise money is easy. Finding real solutions to animal welfare concerns, and the challenges that go with them, is not easy. HSUS certainly excels at the former, but the AVMA continues to focus our energies and our resources on the latter - on finding legitimate solutions to these complex problems." YouTube. Click here for transcript.

Aug. 19, 2009: AVMA off course from veterinarian's oath. Blog of HSUS President Wayne Pacelle, . "... it's startling when we have to call out groups that should stand in the forefront of animal protection but are part of the problem when it comes to the mistreatment of animals. That is, sadly, the case with the AVMA." Pacelle characterizes the Pew report as expressing "support for a variety of important reforms in the realm of industrial agriculture, including federal legislation to end the widespread, routine use of sub-therapeutic antibiotics on factory farms."

August 2009: The AVMA response to the final report of the Pew Commission on industrial farm production. (PDF) Also available in HTML: Executive summary. "Both in substance and in approach ... the Pew report contains significant flaws and major dalliances from both science and reality. These missteps lead to dangerous and under-informed recommendations about the nature of our food system - and shocking recommendations for interventions that are scarcely commensurate with risk."

Apr. 29, 2008: The Pew Commission on Industrial Farm Animal Production publishes the report Putting meat on the table: Industrial farm animal production in America (PDF format). Its authors begin using the report in Washington, DC to raise awareness about their recommendations concerning the use of antimicrobials and antibiotics in food production.

Jan. 14, 2008: Veterinary corps. Blog of HSUS President Wayne Pacelle. "... much to my great disappointment, the leading veterinary organization in the US, the AVMA, has often taken positions at odds with animal welfare and proved to be an impediment to social progress for animals."

Jan. 14, 2008: The HSUS and the Association of Veterinarians for Animal Rights join forces, launch Humane Society Veterinary Medical Association. HSUS press release. "All too often, the AVMA sides with animal-use industries, and not with animals," said [HSUS President Wayne] Pacelle. "... The Humane Society Veterinary Medical Association will be a voice for the vast majority of veterinarians not in the employ of industries that do harm to animals."

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