ref:>> > Just imagine if the HSUS took the $500,000 they wasted on >> >promoting the 1994 Ballot measure 18 in Oregon, to ban hunting of bears >> >and cougars using dogs...and instead, used that money to start a >> >subsidised alter voucher program for low income pet owners! SEE BELOW > >Newgroups: rec.pets.dogs.behavior, rec.pets.dogs.misc, rec.pets.dogs.breeds > >Subject: Re: "Humane" Society of the US (was WOLF HYBRID DISASTER) > > > >Piglet74 (piglet@aol.com) wrote: > >: I know someone that works for the HSUS.... and i can tell you that they > >: aren't paying the "lower" employees any of the money either.... > > > >Interesting, because magazine articles and the charities bureau that > >oversees charities and sets certain guidelines and publishes information > >on charities says differently! > > > >: good and bad with everything. Unfortunately the HSUS is no different and > >: whereas i DO object to some of their agendas and i DEFINITELY think their > >: MILLIONS could be used for better causes (the do very little for companion > >: animals and are more concerned with political agendas) they do SOME good > >: things for animals. > > > >Ok, but if you support ANY thing such a group does by sending money or > >promoting them, or donating time to them you are supporting *ALL* of their > >programs including the anti pet/anti breeding/anti purebred agendas. > >Your money etc goes into a general fund and you have no say about WHERE > >and WHAT it's used for.. > >Now, here is some information from a while back on just how much these fat > >cats DO rake in from your $20 donations; > > > >Salaries these "volunteers" rake in out of your donations! > > > >Here are some figures taken from the May 1995 issue of Dog World > >magazine > >pg 59 Capitalizations are mine for emphasis. > > > >Which reads in part; > > > >..."It is critical to investigate how organizations to which we donate > >money use their funds. One crucial aspect is the percentage of funds > >raised that are devoted to SALARIES (Esp for senior officials) and othe > >overhead items. > >The National Charities info bureau requires approved charities to spend > >at LEAST 60% of their budgets on programs, NOT including direct mail asso > >with fund raising." > > > >..."It appears that an excessive portion of their funds go to salaries > >and additional fund raising functions" > > > >..."For example the Dec issue of Animal People states that the HSUS > >(Humane Soc of the US) lists 1993 salaries (23.5% of the total 1993 > >budget of 20.3 million dollars) for their top executives; > > > >John Hoyt CEO $210,611 salary PLUS housing > >Paul Irwin President/treasurer $195,288 > > > >Patricia Forkin Vice President $101,854 > >John Grandy vice president $ 98,326 > >Michael Fox Vice President $ 88,069 > >Rodger Kindler Vice President $ 87,282 > >Jan Hartke Vice President $ 87,282 > >David Wills Vice President $ 82,027 > >Murgaugh Madden Vice President $ 77,388 > >Randall Lockwood Vice President $ 69,745 > >Marc Paulos Vice President $ 68,657 > >Martin Stephens Vice President $ 63,206 > >Katherine Benedict data processor $ 65,037 > >Tom Waite assistant treasurer $ 84,384 > >Authur Keefe Dir of development, $ 69,265 > > > >(note there are 10, count 'em TEN Vice > >Presidents!) > > > >Including 50 additional staffers with annual salaries exceeding $30,000 > >each. The 1993 HSUS executive salaries account for at least $3.15 > >MILLION." > > > >"The HSUS is not the only animal rights organization to have high > >overhead figures. The Doris Day Animal League with a total budget of $1.4 > >million spent more than 96% on overhead" > > > >"People for the ethical treatment of animals (PeTA) , with an annual > >budget of $8.6 million has 31% going to overhead, while the North shore > >Animal League has 29% of its $40.1 million budget in overhead. It seems > >as though many of our national animal rights groups have budgets that > >rival those of some small state." > > > >"There has been a Historical decline in the number of euthanasias without > >ANY legislation....Public records for Contra Costa County, San Mateo > >County, Santa Clara County and across the country show a steady decrease > >in animal euthanasias over the last 15-20 years. In 1971 Contra Costa > >Animal control shelter handled 48,000 animals, in 1992 the last reported > >year, they handled 12,000 animals. A 400% decrease..." " while the human > >population increased 18% in the last 10 years alone" > >**************************************************************************** > > Just imagine if the HSUS took the $500,000 they wasted on > >promoting the 1994 Ballot measure 18 in Oregon, to ban hunting of bears > >and cougars using dogs...and instead, used that money to start a > >subsidised alter voucher program for low income pet owners! > >**************************************************************************** > >At $30 per voucher, that could have altered 16,600 pets! > >That could have done a significant amount towards helping the problems, > >many low income people are exactly the ones who NEED to have their pets > >altered. > >Why is the HSUS raked in 19 Million dollars in 1992 TAX EXEMPT which for > >a corporation would be like 25 million dollars, and then they > >promote thru a USA today story in which figures on how much it costs > >society to house a shelter dog ( claimed $70-$100 a DAY each! when > >boarding kennels make a PROFIT charging less than $10) > >A stupid unworkable ban on breeding dogs for a year, it accomplished > >ZERO, I say, let them put their money where their mouth is! and start > >funding some programs, start up a physical shelter for animals and go out > >and rescue them if they were as concerned and dedicated as they appear in > >their fund raising promotional materials on this topic! > > > >Subject: From Dog World magazine > >From the March 1995 issue of Dogworld Magazine pg 55, quoted in part; > > > >..."The writer described how, in her naivete' she had donated whatever > >she > >could afford over many years to some of the national organizations that > >now appear to be leading the attack on pet ownership. She told of how > >foolish she felt to have been so gullible. " > > > >..."The American Public wants to be kind and help animals escape > >suffering. Unfortunately there are some who take advantage of our > >sympathetic nature and bed it to serve their own agenda." > > > >..."Donations to national organizations do nothing to help the > >animals in > >your state or town. Local problems are dealt with by your area humane or > >animal welfare shelter, or even your minicipal animal control dept. A $50 > >donation to one of these can have an immediate effect. That same donation > >to an organization with a multi-million dollar budget is just one drop in > >one very large bucket. > > > >..."For those lucky few with time to spare, there are dozens of tasks a > >volunteer could perform that would actually ease suffering and save lives" > > > >Robert Abrams >