The anti-activist nonprofit
has followed up a blistering report
on deceptive fundraising by the Humane Society of the United States with outreach
to attorney general offices in 12 states that protect their citizens against
misleading charitable solicitations. At least one AG—in Pennsylvania—has
promised a response.
The Consumer Freedom report
on HSUS highlighted the disconnect between the organization’s fundraising and
the way it actually spends its money. While most HSUS television ads are
dominated by images of shelter pets, only 1 percent of HSUS’s budget supports
shelters, the report found. And, while HSUS touts a disclaimer saying it is
independent of local shelters, the report found that disclaimer appears in less
than 1 percent of HSUS commercials.
What HSUS really is about, of
course, is attacking modern livestock production. In recent weeks it has both
threatened bogus lawsuits
against hog farmers for supposedly violating government air emissions
paperwork rules and threatened NPPC with a meritless Federal Trade Commission complaint claiming “deceptive
advertising related to animal well-being.”
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