Post by: bearpaw on August 04, 2012, 02:50:50 AM
http://www.dailynews.com/ci_21169780/tables-turned-humane-society (http://www.dailynews.com/ci_21169780/tables-turned-humane-society)
Tables turned on Humane Society
Jim Matthews, Outdoors
Posted: 07/26/2012 08:32:04 PM PDT
The Humane Society of the United States, an organization that does next to nothing for animal shelters but sues, badgers and lobbies politicians and businesses into adopting its radical animals rights agenda, is getting a taste of its own medicine.
In a little-reported ruling by a judge in the District of Columbia earlier this month, the HSUS is facing allegations under RICO statues on racketeering, obstruction of justice, malicious prosecution and other claims for a lawsuit it brought and lost against Ringling Brothers Circus' parent company Feld Entertainment, Inc.
After winning the case alleging mistreatment of elephants in its circuses brought by Friends of Animals (later merged into HSUS), the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) and the Animal Welfare Institute (AWI), lawyers at Feld filed a countersuit with a litany of claims ranging from bribery to money laundering to racketeering. The attorneys for the animal rights groups asked the judge to dismiss all of the claims, but most survived. So in early August, HSUS will be facing the music in a case that should attract the attention of hunters, ranchers, farmers and anyone impacted by HSUS' radical animal rights agenda.
District judge Emmet G. Sullivan did dismiss allegations of mail and wire fraud, but he did so only because Feld didn't have standing to file this charge. His ruling all but set the stage for a class-action RICO lawsuit against HSUS for misrepresenting itself in its fundraising campaigns across the nation. This lawsuit easily could bankrupt HSUS, put it out of business and send some of its top executives to prison.
For the first time, a group has fought back against the animal rights and environmental extremists who have been setting policy in this country for the past 20 years or more. Now, instead of getting rich off their lawsuits and fundraising schemes that misrepresent their efforts and accomplishments, they could be driven out of business. These groups have cost the farming and ranching industry jobs and raised the price of products we buy every day. They are behind the efforts to ban sport hunting across the nation. They have forced state wildlife and fishery agencies to waste countless millions of dollars on lawsuits and have spearheaded policies and legislation like the Marine Life Protection Act (MLPA), which has ruined livelihoods in recreational and commercial fishing without helping marine resources.
These groups operate with surly arrogance and believe they are above the law. Thankfully, that is not the case. Stay tuned.
Post by: MikeWalking on August 04, 2012, 04:05:33 AM
I have nothing but contempt for the HSUS and PETA but I'm sorry to see the ASPCA in this. At least their Shelters can boast a 90%+ adoption rate.
Post by: washelkhunter on August 04, 2012, 06:16:20 AM
Post by: Special T on August 04, 2012, 07:57:52 AM
Post by: MikeWalking on August 04, 2012, 08:10:23 AM
Post by: BOWHUNTER45 on August 04, 2012, 08:32:49 AM
Post by: huntrights on August 04, 2012, 08:52:53 AM
http://humanewatch.org/
We need to continue to expose their deceptive charades and propaganda.
http://humanewatch.org/index.php/site/post/hysterical_society_for_uninformed_simpletons/
Post by: Bob33 on August 04, 2012, 09:59:07 AM
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Post by: muzbuster on August 08, 2012, 08:16:24 AM
Post by: Heredoggydoggy on August 08, 2012, 08:28:45 AM
:chuckle: :chuckle:
I have nothing but contempt for the HSUS and PETA but I'm sorry to see the ASPCA in this. At least their Shelters can boast a 90%+ adoption rate.
:yeah: But most local animal shelters really have no affiliation with these National organizations, even though their names are similar.
Post by: CAMPMEAT on August 08, 2012, 08:31:21 AM
Post by: MikeWalking on August 08, 2012, 02:24:56 PM
:chuckle: :chuckle:
I have nothing but contempt for the HSUS and PETA but I'm sorry to see the ASPCA in this. At least their Shelters can boast a 90%+ adoption rate.
:yeah: But most local animal shelters really have no affiliation with these National organizations, even though their names are similar.
I know that's 100% true about the HSUS, they have no connection to any City, State or County shelter using Humane Society in their name (giving such shelters less than 2% of funds raised, if any- that's .38 cents of the $19 a month they pitch in one current ad). As far as PETA goes all PETA is PETA as far as I know. Years back I was working in an animal hospital in Seattle with a Vet Asst that did her Internship at a PETA clinic in Lynnwood. She was pretty sick about it. Non stop Euthanasia of incoming animals, almost right away, but what was really bad was the assembly line Intragastric method of it. That's where the solution was injected directly into the stomach, slow and painful. They were so bad at hitting veins they didn't try, to unskilled to put it into the heart too. Don't know too much about the ASPCA except the released records of a great adoption rate, Local/National :dunno:
I follow one site on Facebook. PETA kills animals. Virginia is seeking to Reclassify them as a Slaughter house and take away their Non-profit animal shelter status since records indicate a 97%+ kill rate, most in the first 24 hours.
Post by: woodswalker on August 08, 2012, 02:30:12 PM
Good, but if you have money to begin with, they will most likely get off with a tiny slap on their wrist and continue on making everybodies life miserable. I think they should bury them in sand up to their necks and let the birds peck on 'em !!
Ants..you forgot Ants!
Post by: Atroxus on August 08, 2012, 02:34:54 PM
Good, but if you have money to begin with, they will most likely get off with a tiny slap on their wrist and continue on making everybodies life miserable. I think they should bury them in sand up to their necks and let the birds peck on 'em !!
Ants..you forgot Ants!
I think you meant to say "fire ants" right? ;)
Post by: Kola16 on August 08, 2012, 02:38:12 PM
Good, but if you have money to begin with, they will most likely get off with a tiny slap on their wrist and continue on making everybodies life miserable. I think they should bury them in sand up to their necks and let the birds peck on 'em !!
Ants..you forgot Ants!
Or a dog using their head like a firehydrant :yike:
Post by: FC on August 08, 2012, 02:40:41 PM
Post by: CAMPMEAT on August 08, 2012, 03:31:51 PM
Good, but if you have money to begin with, they will most likely get off with a tiny slap on their wrist and continue on making everybodies life miserable. I think they should bury them in sand up to their necks and let the birds peck on 'em !!
Ants..you forgot Ants!
Or a dog using their head like a firehydrant :yike:
I shudda put on my thinking cap.......dah !