HSUS does not operate or have direct control over any animal shelter. Buried
deep within HSUS's website is a disclaimer noting that the group is not
affiliated with, nor is it a parent organization for, local humane societies,
animal shelters, or animal care and control agencies. When HSUS merged with
the Fund for Animals, they acquired some animal sanctuaries but those are
usually full when someone tries to send an animal there unless the
animal comes with a big check.
Since it's inception, HSUS has tried to limit the choices of American
consumers, opposing dog breeding, conventional livestock and poultry farming,
rodeos, circuses, horse racing, marine aquariums, fur trapping and medical
research.
HSUS raises enough money to help finance animal shelters in every single
state, with money to spare, yet it doesn't operate a single shelter anywhere.
Instead, HSUS spends millions on programs that seek to economically cripple
meat and dairy producers; eliminate the use of animals in biomedical research
labs; phase out pet breeding, zoos, and circus animal acts; and demonize
hunters as crazed lunatics. HSUS spends $2 million each year on travel
expenses alone, just keeping its multi-national agenda going.
While most local animal shelters are under-funded and unsung, HSUS has
accumulated $114 million in assets and built a recognizable brand by
capitalizing on the confusion its very name provokes.
The current president of HSUS Wayne Pacelle, is a former officer of PETA.
HSUS is currently under investigation by the Attorney General of Louisiana
in regards to the disposition of Katrina funds. HSUS has been under
investigation by the FBI for their terrorist links to domestic terrorist
organizations such as the Animal Liberation Front (ALF). One of their current
officers, John P. Goodwin is a former member of ALF and a convicted felon for
acts of terrorism related to animals.
HSUS consistently jumps on the bandwagon of any animal issue to raise funds
even if they are NOT directly involved. Most recently, they used the Michael
Vick case as a major fundraiser, even though HSUS had nothing to do with the
investigation or care of the Vick dogs.