Category: Animal Rights

HSUS Fundraisers Reach $25 Million Settlement with Attorney General

QuadrigaHSUSThis from www.HumaneWatch.org

The Humane Society of the United States has long engaged in misleading and deceptive fundraising, using the pictures of needy cats and dogs to pull on Americans’ heartstrings while only giving 1% of its money to pet shelters. Now one of the top fundraising firms used by HSUS—if not the top fundraising firm—is being held to account in a major way for some of its other activities. Quadriga Art, a direct-mail firm that HSUS has paid over $20 million in the past few years, and a second firms have come to a $25 million settlement with the New York Attorney General over deceptive fundraising for veterans causes.

New York opened an inquiry into Quadriga after CNN reported that Quadriga was keeping the vast majority of the money raised on behalf of the Disabled Veterans National Foundation. At that time, DVNF had reportedly raised $55.9 million since 2007, yet paid Quadriga more than $60 million between 2008 and 2010. Quadriga was able to (ab)use a contract that allowed it to assume the cost of a fundraising campaign and keep the money that came in.

New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman summed up the case: “Taking advantage of a popular cause and what was an unsophisticated start-up charity, these direct-mail companies used cleverly designed but misleading mailers to raise tens of millions of dollars in donations from generous Americans, nearly all of which went to the fundraisers and their agents, and left the charity nearly $14 million in debt.” Read more

Animal Rights

Duck Breeding Populations Increase Again in 2014

JACKSON- The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Canadian Wildlife Service recently completed their annual waterfowl population surveys on the breeding grounds in the northern United States and Canadian provinces. These surveys monitor waterfowl populations and critical wetland habitats, which are used to help set hunting season frameworks. Overall, North American breeding duck populations increased 8 percent from 2013 estimates to just over 49 million birds. Read more

Animal Rights, Hunting, Wildlife

HSUS Fundraising Event an Utter Flop

This from www.Humanewatch.org

HSLF Reception

The Humane Society of the United States’ lobbying arm, the Humane Society Legislative Fund, recently held a reception near Capitol Hill. The invitation was apparently sent widely across the Hill, and there was even a discount offered to Congressional staffers and interns to try to boost turnout. You’d think an open bar and a “bring your dog” event would attract droves—but you could practically hear the sound of crickets.

Why? It seems folks in D.C. have caught on to HSUS.

HSUS hasn’t had much luck in trying to pass federal legislation. The word is out that HSUS is essentially PETA in a suit and tie, and that was reinforced this week by ads we ran in a Capitol Hill publication. Read more

Animal Rights, Hunting, Wildlife

Texas Teenager Cyber Attacked After Posting Hunting Photos

(Columbus, OH) – A 19-year-old Texas Tech cheerleader is the latest female hunter to be attacked by animal rights groups after she posted photos of her successful African safari on Facebook. Kendra Jones, from Cleburne, Texas has been hunting with her father since she was a child, including being on a safari when just six years old. Her latest hunt however has brought her a wave of Facebook attacks, including death threats. Read more

Animal Rights, Hunting, Wildlife

USSA Launches New and Improved Website

(Columbus, OH) – The U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance (USSA) is pleased to announce the launch of its fully renovated website that offers visitors a user-friendly, easy to navigate site to stay up-to-date on issues USSA is working on across the country. The site will also showcase a new video series, allow for easy membership sign-up and much more! Visitors to the site at www.ussportsmen.org will enjoy quality graphics that highlight USSA’s work to defend and advance hunting, fishing and trapping nationwide. The site is easy to explore from your desktop as well as mobile devices. Read more

Animal Rights, Firearms, Gun Control, Hunting

HSUS Campaign Returns Negative 78 Percent

This from www.Humanewatch.org…

The Humane Society of the United States has gotten poor marks from charity watchdogs for its use of donor money, and one recent telemarketing campaign shows why. In a final accounting filed by HSUS telemarketing firm Donor Care Center, a fundraising campaign that raised over $200,000 from people who thought they were helping animals had a net return of negative 78 percent over the past year. Read more

Animal Rights

Help Fight the Anti-Hunters

June 25, 2014
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Call to Action for Scientific Wildlife Managment
We need your help!

CALL to ACTION

As sportsmen & women of the State of Michigan we need your help!

Radical out of state anti-hunters led by the Humane Society of the US is contacting your Legislators in Lansing asking them to oppose the Scientific Fish & Wildlife Act (SFWCA). It is imperative that you voice your support to your Legislators, Today!

Talking Points:

  • Support the use of Sound Science;
  • Support funds to stop invasive species;
  • Support free hunting & fishing licenses for active duty military, and;
  • Come to Lansing August 13th to vote YES on the Act!

Please contact your Representative and Senator today and urge them support the SFWCA, and to come to Lansing on August 13th to vote YES on the Act!  It is imperative that you voice your support to your Legislators!

If you’re not sure who your Representative or Senator is just click on the below links. Click here for Senator and click here for Representative 
Animal Rights, Hunting

SCI Keeps Pressure on FWS to Reverse Ban on Elephant Importation

Washington, DC – Yesterday, the House Natural Resources Sub-Committee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs held a hearing on U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) policies regarding the importation of sport hunted elephants and other lawful ivory trade. Safari Club International (SCI) was represented by Air Force Veteran Scott O’Grady who highlighted the impact that the importation ban has on conservation in Africa Former Congressman Jack Fields and Itai Hilary Tendaupenyu, principal ecologist of the Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority also testified as to the important role that hunting plays in conservation and the devastating effect that the importation ban is having on conservation funding in Zimbabwe.

“Today’s hearing before the sub-committee gave hunter-conservationists the opportunity to express how important sustainable wildlife management is in Africa and around the world,” said SCI President Craig Kauffman. “SCI is proud of the Members of Congress who understand that funding generated by hunting is absolutely essential to conservation in Africa.” Read more

Animal Rights, Hunting, Poachers, Wildlife

Leading Charity Evaluator Slaps Animal Rights Groups with Donor Advisory Warnings

(Columbus, OH) – Charity Navigator, the nation’s largest and most-utilized evaluator of charities, has stripped their rating of the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) and other animal rights groups and replaced them with a “Donor Advisory” warning.

Charity Navigator rates organizations from one to four stars, with four being the highest rating possible. According to Charity Navigator, a “Donor Advisory” means that “serious concerns have been raised about this charity which prevents the issuance of a star rating.”

The move comes after Feld Entertainment, Inc., operator of the Ringling Brothers Circus, recovered $15.75 million in attorney fees from HSUS and their codefendants who include Born Free USA/Animal Protection Institute, Fund for Animals, Animal Welfare Institute, and the American Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) as reported by USSA in early June. Read more

Animal Rights, Hunting, Wildlife

Facebook Shuts Down Skull Bound TV Page for 24-Hours for Ethical Harvest Photo

(Columbus, OH) – Skull Bound TV, a popular hunting and fishing show on The Sportsman Channel, has been shut out of their Facebook page for 24-hours with no access to add new content after a standard post was said to not follow “Facebook Community Standards.”

The post in question showed a 7-foot black bear harvested on a do-it-yourself hunt by Jim Kinsey, director of the show, after “one of the most incredible hunts of our lives” according to Jana Waller, host of Skull Bound TV.

The post made by Waller showed Kinsey sitting proudly behind his legal harvest. Read more

Animal Rights, Hunting
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