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Hsus/ Altanta station video saga	Reply
by tigers9 on May 25, 2009	Mail this to a friend!
As some of you know, HSUS managed to have the story and video removed in USA due to copyright laws, so it i snow on non US Iranian/Belgium server: http://www.vidoosh.tv/play.php?vid=4360 Z === http://www.midwestagnet.com/Global/story.asp?S=10397566&nav=menu1585_4 WFBF AG News Wire-HSUS Posted: May 20, 2009 01:06 PM PDT AGnet NEWS Estate Planning and Farms Can China go green? FARMERS HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT ENERGY BILL Managing Poison Hemlock in No-till Missouri Weekly Market Summary Prescription for Oats? Problems with Corn Stands Barber grows into a farm-to-table movement darling Oklahoma wheat harvest to drop by 52 percent NE SENATOR PRESSES USDA TO EXPAND NAIS FEATURED REPORTS more>> Wisconsin Woman Named 62nd Alice In Dairyland; Duties Start June 1 Texas company, opponents to battle over refinery United Fresh Voices Support as House, Senate Introduce AgJobs Bills Madison, WI(WFBF AG News Wire)-ATLANTA STATION INVESTIGATES WHERE HUMANE SOCIETY DONATIONS REALLY GO Here's truth in the old adage that no good deed goes unpunished. Earlier this week, a television news department in Atlanta reported on the connection (or lack thereof) between the Humane Society of the United States and local shelters. The story quoted critics who say the HSUS takes advantage of people who think they are giving to local shelters. While the HSUS does work to stop puppy mills, it also gets media coverage and donations doing it. But the puppies then go to local shelters that have to pay and care for them. "They may initialize the resources for a rescue, but again the animals go to a shelter somewhere in the country," said Richard Rice, VP of the Atlanta Humane Society. Critics said HSUS also takes advantage of high-profile events. After Hurricane Katrina, HSUS CEO Wayne Pacelle promised on national TV to reunite pets with their owners -- and raised $34 million for the cause. However, public disclosures of where that money went add up to less than $7 million. Louisiana's attorney general launched an 18-month-long investigation, and then ended it, when HSUS offered to build the state a new shelter. WAS STATION BULLIED INTO REMOVING STORY? Earlier this week, WSB-TV in Atlanta quickly removed the story from its website. Writer Andy Vance had the following to say in a column called "Don't Like the Message? Disparage the Messenger." In classic activist manner, the radical anti-meat terrorists at HSUS and their pro-vegan minions have waged war on investigative reporters and their interviewed guests in a story critical of HSUS's fundraising tactics. As I mentioned earlier today, WSB-TV in Atlanta aired a tremendous piece of investigative journalism on HSUS' deceptive fundraising scheme. Claiming to be a 501(c)3 - i.e. charitable organization - dedicated to preventing cruelty to animals, the organization is actually, according to CEO Wayne Pacelle, a "sophisticated political organization" bent on a mission to "replace animal products with readily available vegetarian alternatives." By presenting heartrending images of puppies and kittens in animal shelters, HSUS drags in over $120 million in annual contributions (on which they pay no taxes, of course, due to their 501c3 status). Their spending, on the other hand, is focused on legislative activities and ballot initiatives like Proposition 2 in California. Their continued success hinges on continued public ignorance of HSUS' real agenda and budgetary priorities. By highlighting the facts of the HSUS money trail, WSB-TV and the Center for Consumer Freedom earned the wrath of the vegan lobby. Pointing to a blog on the story, HSUS encouraged its minions to spread disparaging falsehoods about the report and the Center for Consumer Freedom. In other words, because they didn't like the message, they've decided to discredit the messenger. Claiming that the Center is some manner of industrial front-group, the HSUS-linked blogger attempts to tie the Center to a shadowy cabal including evil farmers and the tobacco industry. The reporters, by the way, have apparently been muzzled as the video mysteriously disappeared from the WSB-TV website, and appears now only via YouTube. For now. Bullied by the massive political machine that (is) HSUS, the station has apparently buckled. STORY REMOVED FROM YOUTUBE As of 11:03 this morning the story could not be found on www.youtube.com. When running a search for the story the site brought up a screen that said "Video is no longer available due to a copyright claim by Georgia Television Co. d/b/a WSB-TV. The website has no shortage of videos produced by HSUS, but apparently someone does not like seeing HSUS taken to task. For more on this developing, see this entry on the Beef Daily Blog. HSUS INVOLVED IN HIGH-PROFILE RICHLAND COUNTY ANIMAL CASE Now it appears this story has come to Wisconsin. Yesterday Channel 3 in Madison reported on breaking news out of the Richland County, and quoted the Humane Society of the United States as saying more than 300 dogs had been seized from a shelter that operated as a sanctuary for lost and found animals in Richland County. The Richland County Sheriff's Department executed a search warrant for Thyme and Sage Ranch in Cazenovia Tuesday morning and impounded the dogs along with about 20 other animals, including some horses. The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals said many of the dogs suffered from ailments caused by poor conditions. For the full story, see http://www.channel3000.com/news/19506051/detail.html. The HSUS is said to be picking up the costs for the effort. BATTLE LOOMS IN OHIO Forbes reports on how the Humane Society of the United States has told Ohio Farm Bureau and other farm groups in the state to change their animal practices, or they will see that a ballot initiative passes to ban confinement crates. The animal activist group wants to ban confinement used for gestation sows, veal calves and laying hens. 13 votes You must be logged in to rate this story. Login or register Comments Terms of Use: We welcome your participation in our community. Please keep your comments civil and on point. You must be at least 13 years of age to post comments. By submitting a comment, you agree to these Terms of Service You must be logged in to leave a comment. Login or register Leave a comment @ Controls (Powered by JS-Kit) John says:Yesterday, 9:57:35 PM“Currently working sources for this video: http://tinyurl.com/oew297 http://www.twitvid.com/14498 http://www.freedrive.com/file/820759 http://www.vidoosh.tv/play.php?vid=4360 Available via .torrent at: http://thepiratebay.org/torrent/4910145 More Show user's profile Mark comment as offensive URL of this comment Get a widget like this Like this comment? [yes] [no] (Score: 0 by 0) Community assigned karma score: 0 by 0 reply delete edit moderate Barb D says:3 days ago, 9:39:45 AM“Here is a currently working link to Atlanta news broadcast download www.yourfilelink.com/get.php?fid=496439&dv=1 More Show user's profile Mark comment as offensive URL of this comment Get a widget like this Like this comment? [yes] [no] (Score: 0 by 2 votes) Community assigned karma score: 0 by 0 reply delete edit moderate Guest says:4 days ago, 3:59:27 PM“Here is the transcript of the ABC investigation of HSUS, and a current (for now) link to the video...... Here is the transcript of the article that was on the TV station’s website and a working link to the video. Check out the link before they make it disappear. I urge you to save it to your computer. http://tinyurl.com/HSUS-YouSend video http://74.125.113.132/search?q=cache:kkW0h8jaNgcJ:www.wsbtv.com/news/19463509/detail.html+WSBTV+HSUS&cd=4&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us This is the Google link no longer works. Where Humane Society Donations Really Go Posted: 4:03 pm EDT May 14, 2009Updated: 12:07 pm EDT May 15, 2009 ATLANTA -- A Channel 2 investigation is looking into millions of dollars in donations given to the Humane Society of the United States. A national consumer organization says the society solicits pet-lovers for money, but little to none of that money ever goes to help local shelters. ________________________________________ WEB EXTRA: Humane Society Statement ________________________________________ Critics tell Channel 2 Action News reporter Amanda Rosseter that this isn't just consumers misunderstanding who they are giving to -- but an organization actively misleading donors to get money. “They do their marketing very well, that's for sure,” said Trey Burley of PAWS Atlanta. Critics say the national organization takes advantage of people who think they are giving to local shelters. DeKalb's "PAWS" shelter says there is no regular funding help from the $100 million HSUS budget. READ: Response From Humane Society of U.S. \| Reaction From CCF “I think that some of the folks who donate to the national organization may be under the false pretense that that money is going to a local cause,” said Burley. While the HSUS does work to stop puppy mills, it also gets media coverage and donations doing it. But the puppies then go to local shelters who have to pay and care for them. “They may initialize the resources for a rescue, but again the animals go to a shelter somewhere in the country,” said Richard Rice, VP of the Atlanta Humane Society. Critics said HSUS also takes advantage of high-profile events. After hurricane Katrina, HSUS CEO Wayne Pacelle promised on national TV to reunite pets with their owners -- and raised $34 million for the cause. But public disclosures of where that money went add up to less than $7 million. The Louisiana attorney general launched an 18-month-long investigation, and then ended it, when HSUS offered to build the state a new shelter. The HSUS annual report for 2007 showed $120 million in revenue, including $5.4 million just from online donors

RE: Hsus/ Altanta station video saga	Reply
by Cro on May 25, 2009	Mail this to a friend!
Figgures that WSB-TV in Atlanta would back down from the story. Not surprising for Cox broadcasting, who owns the outfit. Kudos to who ever there first tried to post the story though. He will probably find himself shipped off to Wisconsin. I wonder how much influence Monica (Kaufma) Pearson had in killing the story. She is kind of like Atlanta's version of Opra, and from what I remember, she has done fund raising drives for the HSUS in the past. Best Regards John Z

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