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It’s also worth noting that HSUS is now scored lower than PETA.  PETA’s score is 55.23, almost four points higher than HSUS’s score of 51.57.  So congrats, Wayne.  Ingrid Newkirk runs a more responsible organization than you.

I thought I felt the earth move.  Congratulations, David and all HumaneWatchers.  This here website thingy can be a powerful tool, but nothing is more powerful than the truth!

Thank you, and keep up the good work!

Remember, Charity Navigator does not base its ratings on the ‘moral’ value of the charity’s programs, nor on the degree of honesty that the charity uses in its fundraising.

In my perusals of the CN website, I found no evidence that the CN rating is an endorsement of a charity’s mission.

If a charity has low fundraising costs, is on solid financial footing, and spends most of its assets on programs, it can earn four stars from CN.

Thank you for taking out that full-page ad in USA Today.  It is deeply disturbing to see Wayne Pacelle in the latest round of ads showing dogs in shelters - abused, homeless, neglected.  And he then asks for the viewer’s donation with the clear implication that they are going to help those animals in those shelters.  This is getting ridiculous!  I have been in this field for a good number of years, and I have yet to understand what HSUS does for shelters - anywhere.  Their name is completely misleading.  Thank you again for trying to expose this multi, multi-million dollar organization for what it is.

What’s next.. exposing HSUS as a LOBBYING organization.. LOL my my my.. nice work everyone

I am very proud to see this. I urge my students to be agricultural advocates everyday I read something about the newest attacks on our nation’s bread and butter (literally). I hope that this kind of change, regardless of how anyone might want to downgrade it, can and has been reached regardless of others’ efforts to put us all out of business!

Congratulations David, and keep up the amazing work!

My hubby is a rabid TV watcher due in part to a disability that keeps him from doing a lot of other things. So the tube is always on in the house. He channel surfs, and TODAY with the exception on CNBC, every single channel he had on was playing an ENDLESS litany of Whiny Wayne literally BEGGING for $$$. Lots of sad photos of chewed up Bully breeds….Puhlease! Hubby told me that Wayneo is scared and that the MORE he rips off now, the MORE he can legally KEEP after anything goes south. While that’s just sick….it does help me make sense of the non-stop commercials….every freaking channel, no less. BTW,does anyone know if Wayneo is paying for his rip-off airtime or does he qualify for some arcane rule of charity that allows him to blast his lies for free????

Very interesting that most think PETA is a bunch of attention getting naked crazies, and Ingrid runs a better organization than HSUS?  Gosh what does that say about Wayne Pacelle’s ability to run a multimillion dollar conglomeration?
Never mind!

That a charity organization had to work harder in a recession to gain money is not necessarily a sign of its faltering. It may be just the recession. Were PETA’s numbers from 2008 as well, or are you comparing HSUS recession numbers vs. PETA pre-recession numbers?

The housing collapse has made it harder to raise money all around.

ROTTEN APPLES to ROTTEN APPLES and one bad apple can ruin the whole barrel as I understand it!

In reality these animal extremists are moving and attacking every animal agriculture industry one at a time.

Sooner or later rural US Citizens being deprived of their inalienable rights to their pursuit of happiness and liberty, their culture, heritage, property and freedom will be killed by law enforcement officers defending a chicken.

A group of locals are trying to start a no kill shelter in Lewisburg Tm. The city has agreed but someone must be accrediated. They found an add online for HSUS shelter accredation. There was a meeting time published in the paper and I had planned on attending untill I saw one person was spending personal money on this HSUS accredation and decided not to go. Then I thought, maybe these people dont know who they are dealing with? So I armed myself with posters and text from your site and delivered it to them to be read. It was read and no one had any idea of just what HSUS was. They are fully aware now and needless to say, HSUS will never get a foot hold in this county, not through those who know. Congradulations on all your good work, now you have some more readers here in rural, farming,chicken raisimg,beef producing,milk producing \Marshall County Tennessee.

I’m happy to hear the lights are being shone under the HSUS’s slimy little rock, and that what’s under there is disgusting enough to draw attention from the mainstream media. (Finally).

The problem, of course, is that two of these vegan nutjobs are already occupying cabinet-level posts in the current administration, and at least one more is in the pipeline.

They say if you tell a lie long enough people will believe it.  HSUS has proven that to be accurate.  However, when good people stand up and tell the truth often enough, it trumps the lies every time.  History has proven that to be true and history is on Humane Watch’s side.  Keep the light on.  Keep up the good fight and the great work!

I am very upset to hear this about HSUS! I was getting ready to send a monthly payment to them. I am on disability so want what I give to go for good use! Now I don’t know what to do? Should I donate locally to Lolly Pop Farm or what? I don’t have money to throw away to some thieving ass! Where can I donate and have the money go for the animals? Thank You. I am in upstate N.Y.

@Sherrie, Hey if you have a favorite breed donate you money to that rescue group, donate to a local shelter, if you can buy a bag of food a month that would go along way, also you can give them your old used blankets, towels and if you go to yard sales you can always buy stuffed animals and toys for them..many ways to help out without spending a lot of money… this way you have control of where your money goes.

Thank You Mark, as I knew that it was good to remind me. I have donated to ASPCA and also will save blankets etc. for PAWS here locally. Unfortunately there is deceit in my hometown w/the workers of PAWS but as you said the gifts you mentioned can’t be used by the ones that are ripping off the system..Great Idea and thank you! May Gods love take away the pain of these abused animals and may organizations become more honest. sherrie

I’m not commenting for or against HSUS, but would like to point out one important issue. Lobbying is not necessarily a negative activity. If HSUS can lobby to get the pet tax deduction bill passed, it can mean more families will be able to keep their pets in hard financial times. The PUPS Act could improve the lives of thousands of dogs - by strengthening the Animal Welfare Act. There are thousands of bills that never make it to a vote in Congress. It usually takes a good deal of lobbying (and $$$) to get these laws passed.