Comments on: Where there’s smoke, there’s … smoke

By: Shades of gray

Shades of gray — Sat, 30 May 2009 00:27:40 +0000

Google Kennewick puppy mill in the news today and you’ll see the the local people of Kennewick WA care about what happens to the animals there and how HSUS and other organizations helped in ways that no small shelter could ever have done.

By: Ginger

Ginger — Fri, 29 May 2009 19:27:56 +0000

I’ve seen the news story in question and I think this post makes the story sound very different than it actually is. While not flattering, it is not, imo, wildly inaccurate. It is full of reasons to take a closer look at HSUS and examine their wording very carefully. No question about it the general public does not understand the disconnect between the mission of HSUS and their local shelters. I give locally for a reason. Once $ is gone to a national HSUS mission, donors feel they have done their part – not their fault they’ve accidentally bypassed the local shelter and the problems in their own backyard. A classic example of “if you knew better you would do better”. Not slamming HSUS but just saying donors should read the fine print – if you are concerned about animals locally (where the majority of abandoned/abused animals are cared for), please keep your money with local organizations that have hands-on contact with those animals.

By: gail

gail — Fri, 29 May 2009 17:38:11 +0000

HSUS would definately know of smoke since they sit in the middle of the fire. The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) does not operate a single pet shelter anywhere in the US.

By: Shades of gray

Shades of gray — Fri, 29 May 2009 13:33:22 +0000

Good article. No organization is perfect and that certainly includes the HSUS. I feel that the good they do outweighs the problems. Thanks for sharing.