Jul 15 2010
The Gift That Will Keep on Giving?
UPDATE: The HSUS 2010 Annual General Meeting will be held on Friday, October 22 at the JW Marriott hotel (1331 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC). The meeting will begin at 8:30 am.
We're not recommending that anyone else do this, but today someone who doesn't appreciate HumaneWatch very much made a $100 contribution to the Humane Society of the United States, and did so in our Editor's name. This means a few things.
First, HSUS's foremost public critic is now apparently (and involuntarily) one of its "11 million supporters and constituents"—which goes to show you how meaningless that statistic is.
But more importantly, as a paid-in-full "member," our Editor will be eligible to attend HSUS's Annual General Meeting in the fall. And he didn't have to compromise his principles by actually spending money for the privilege.
This ought to be interesting, at least if last year's meeting is any indication. We weren't there, but we heard from someone who was present for all 14 minutes of it.
At the October 23, 2009 HSUS annual meeting in Washington, DC, a grand total of 18 (yes, eighteen) people out of those famous "11 millilon" showed up. (And at least half of them were HSUS Board Members and staffers.) The hotel conference room where the meeting was held is advertised as having a maximum capacity of 60.
HSUS members turn out to be an apathetic bunch overall, too. Less than 13,000 of them cast ballots to elect (or re-elect) members of HSUS's Board.
If any other accidental (or remorseful) HSUS "members" want to join our Editor this year, perhaps HSUS will have to move the event to a room bigger than Wayne Pacelle's office. Time will tell.
Comments
doesn’t that say something about “memorial”???
lol
as in your memory?
Won’t that video look good on YouTube!
Better get there early - would hate for you to be one of the 10,999,940 waiting outside.
Here’s to shareholder activism: go get ‘em! Hope the IRS cripples this organization before it derails more State’s Rights like it has done in CA and Ohio!
will you wear a HW tee shirt?? they are a big hit at HSUS functions.. Black is always fashionable but then good guys wear white..take your pick…
Remember last year when someone showed up with a telltale brochure that he was NOT one of them and was escorted out of the meeting? Better show up in a disguise—but PLEASE wear your button camera!
Sure will be difficult to go underground if you are one of 18—and the other 17 are board members LOL
oh, yeah - pack your own sandwich! BLT? Ham & swiss, or ooooh, corned beef on pumpernickel . . . . . . . .
Hmmm….seems the gift giver will be disappointed to know you enjoyed the gesture 
“Less than 13,000 of them cast ballots”
Hm, it’s $10 a pop, right? Do they allow proxy voting? I’ll join HSUS if there’s a chance for a hostile takeover. Think of all the shelters we could help with all those millions and Wayne gone! Heck, at $10/pop, I’ll sign up several neighbors and talk them out of proxies too. How hard could it be to drum up 20,000 votes?
> How hard could it be to drum up 20,000 votes?
I just had an evil thought… do they allow write-ins?
I’ve gotta admit, it’s pretty funny on both sides. Maybe my sense of humor is just odd.
I’d love to see them try to keep you out of that meeting, David. Bring a camera.
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So, going to engage in a little shareholder activism, just like HSUS does to companies? Payback’s a nightmare, Wayne…