Posted on 07/31/2012 1:16:37 AM PDT by Bullish
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 going to court to face charges under RICO statues on racketeering, obstruction of justice, malicious prosecution and other charges 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 charges ranging from bribery to money laundering to racketeering. The attorneys for the animal rights groups asked the judge to dismiss all charges, but most remained because the evidence was overwhelming. 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.
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no kill = no mercy
I am certain that your intentions were good, but you need to understand that not everyone walks into an animal shelter with good intentions.
Oh I understand, but honestly, when these people who are supposedly trying to save animals from the needle make it harder (and require as about as much info) to adopt an animal than as a baby, there’s something that tells me there will be a needle in many dog/cat’s futures.
I agree completely that just handing over a pet to anyone isn’t too smart for the rescues, but they really need perspective. I do not think a credit history and contractually obligated home inspections are anything but ridiculous. And handing over credit info to someone of the animal rights variety is dangerous for the adopter at best.
-————— This lawsuit easily could bankrupt HSUS,———
It’s already interesting. If RICO can be used to prosecute wacko leftists it will be a boon America has needed for years.
Once sport hunting is banned, the arguments change from “You don’t need an AK-47 to shoot rabbits” to “You just don’t need that shotgun/rifle/pistol at all anymore.”
>>The best way to do the Lord’s work in regards to animal rescue is by supporting local no-kill rescue organizations.<<
And some of those are animal hoarders in the guise of “rescue”.
“No kill” in itself is cruel. Some animals need to be put down.
Our experience with the Michigan Humane Society is wonderful. “No-kill” rescue, sold us a 150.00 kitten that was infected with feline leukemia. Four weeks, one devastated 11-year-old, 500.00 dollars and a euthanized kitten later, we found out that they “caught and released” the mother, to infect other cats in fights.
No thanks.
>>I have heard similar stories from people dealing with “Rescues”. My advice...STAY AWAY. Many of these people are power tripping ALF style nuts. I feel bad for the animals, but that is insane.<<
Post of the Day!
Read my kitten story above.
true
I am so very sorry to have read what happened to you.
I volunteer at a local cat/kitten no-kill rescue shelter. We have had many sucessful placements. The cats and kittens are vetted. When there is an ill cat/kitten in which there is no hope for recovery, then and only then the cat/kitten is put down. This organization is not hugh, been around for over 30 years, but it does have standards.
It’s that SUCKER sign on your forehead that is visible only to four legged furries.
Thank-you.
Well look for more folks then to “hide” their guns.
Often the no-kill shelters are the ones who do the full vetting.
Simply just correcting you.
There are no-kill shelters that allow their animals to suffer, and there are “kill” shelters that do not. I’ve observed that when you tell someone you work for a “kill” shelter, they assume that you put-down animals that cannot find a home. So you must correct them and say, “no, only the ones who are in pain.”
I was at PetCo one Sat to buy dog food. It was dog adoption day and while waiting in line to pay for my purchases I listened to a person from a rescue group (don't know which one) trying to talk a family into adopting a dog.
It was a 3 or 4 year old pitt bull and the family had 3 small children. One of the kids was terrified of the dog and while I stood there I could hear the dog growl softly at the child.
I left and they were still talking. It is one of the times that I am sorry I kept my opinion to myself.
I’m waiting for the next installment!
Anybody got popcorn?
Because they've got the mentality that:
1. No one is good enough; only they know enough to adequately care for an animal, or
2. No use of domestic animals - the animal is better off dead than "enslaved" to you.
The only way it even begins to make sense is if you think of it as religious fanaticism.
I’m sorry for your sad experience and especially for the poor dog. However, I must correct you on one point you made. Golden Retriever Rescue of Wisconsin (GRROW.org) is a wonderful group where I got my big fur ball 11 years ago. Yes, they do ask a lot of questions, but I just laughed aboutit. I had to write an essay on by perfect “forever” dog of my dreams. However, they actually paid no attention to it. Following is an approximate transcript of the conversation:
“Hello, Mrs. D, we have found a dog we’d like you to meet.”
“Oh, how exciting. Is it a female?”
“No, male.”
“Is he four?”
“No, about 1 and a half.”
“Is he blonde?”
“No, red.”
“Is he housebroken and does he have good hips?”
“Yes.”
“Well, I don’t know. We wanted a 4 year old female, blonde dog.”
“You really should see this dog. There is no obligation, and he’s something special.”
Well, they were right about that! He was (and is) something special. He set one paw on my front porch and I fell instantly in love with him. He was so evenly dark in color that his eyes matched his fur — a rich, copper color. He was wild and untrained, but he learned fast and really has been no trouble at all. We went through dog school together and agility training until I got too old to keep up with him. He is white-faced now, but we still love him to pieces.
He’s traveled all over the country with us, but I had to make a recent trip to CA and had to leave him at the kennel because of the circumstances surrounding our trip. He was so happy to see me when I picked him up it was like one of those “dog-greets-soldier” videos, except I’m a lady (and not a war hero).
GRROW is a wonderful organization that has found homes for more than 1000 dogs. They have reunions about twice a year. All of the dogs are held in homes in foster care -— not cages. Everybody can bring back their dogs for a dog party. So, all rescue organizatons are not created equal.
Don’t get me started on the “Poodle Rescue” that my daughter dealt with in NY. They don’t even see the dogs — it’s all done by telephone, and there seems to be some funny business going on. She eventually got a wonderful, 8 year ikd dog that was a mess — unwashed, unclipped, infected, etc. She enjoyed him 8 years until he died. Getting her 2nd poodle was the same thing all over again, and she finally got a 1 year old pup from a breeder with health problems.
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