HSUS loses charity rating

[vaskidmark]

What just about everybody already know comes home to roost.

http://www.awesomeocean.com/2014/07/31/breaking-hsus-loses-charity-rating/

When you think of the HSUS you automatically think of the saintly organization that operates shelters nationwide and saves hundreds of thousands of animals, the organization that stands up for the adorable and abused animals in TV commercials, and above all you probably believe this is the organization that big-hearted animal lovers should donate to. Right?

Wrong. All those associations are complete crap.

The HSUS has historically bragged about their 4-star rating from Charity Navigator, one of the most trust-worthy charity evaluators in the game. Recently, they were downgraded to a 3-star rating and now their rating has been completely revoked, a "Donor Advisory" warning taking its place.

The deceiving game of bait-and-switch has been played for years, with the HSUS inviting misplaced associations between themselves and local animal shelters (sometimes called Humane Societies). To put this in perspective, let's break down what this despicable organization did ....

C&SD - is that Stafford case still progressing?  Might be fun to throw this in the mix.

stay safe.

[Boomhauer]

Oh they lost a star...big whoop. That aint gonna slow them down much.

[mtnbkr]

Oh they lost a star...big whoop. That aint gonna slow them down much.

Reading is fundamental.  You don't get a gold star.

Chris

[RevDisk]

Oh they lost a star...big whoop. That aint gonna slow them down much.

They did lose a star. The downgrading is largely due to the $16m RICO lawsuit against them.

[mtnbkr]

Guys, they lost a star, then lost everything.

The HSUS has historically bragged about their 4-star rating from Charity Navigator, one of the most trust-worthy charity evaluators in the game. Recently, they were downgraded to a 3-star rating and now their rating has been completely revoked, a "Donor Advisory" warning taking its place.

Chris

[MechAg94]

This is saying they don't actually fund any animal shelters. 

A film crew would go to a local humane society pet shelter and film some of the cute, cuddly, abused animals that volunteers dedicate their lives to rescuing. Those commercials would air on national television, pulling on America's heartstrings and leading unsuspecting viewers to believe that the HSUS had a hand in rescuing that animal or providing care after the rescue.

Want the truth? The HSUS didn't have anything to do with rescuing that animal. They didn't provide medical assistance or care for that animal and that poor animal won't see a penny of your donation. They scandalously only give 1% of their budget to local pet shelters and the HSUS doesn't even operate one pet shelter of its own. Yes, you read that correctly. Even though 85% of their fundraising propaganda features shelter animals, they do not operate a single local pet shelter.

[MechAg94]

http://www.humanewatch.org/hsus-and-co-defendants-pay-15-75-million-in-racketeering-lawsuit/
Here is a link on the RICO lawsuit. More "ends justify the means" attitude and it came back to bite them.

[Scout26]

This is saying they don't actually fund any animal shelters. 

They don't. 

All they do is lobby against Hunting and "owning" animals/pets.  They are a bunch of animal rights wacko's that use false advertising to raise money.

[41magsnub]

And they are trying really hard to ban e-collars for dog training.  It's a reasonable analog to the anti-gun argument: because some idiots use them incorrectly nobody should be able to use them.

[LadySmith]

Wow. Just...wow. Their commercials always tugged at my heartstrings. It's a good thing all the money I felt a bit guilty about not donating went towards the critters I rescued myself.

[Boomhauer]

Wow. Just...wow. Their commercials always tugged at my heartstrings. It's a good thing all the money I felt a bit guilty about not donating went towards the critters I rescued myself.

You do more for animals than HSUS...

[roo_ster]

Wow. Just...wow. Their commercials always tugged at my heartstrings. It's a good thing all the money I felt a bit guilty about not donating went towards the critters I rescued myself.

Good for you. 

I can not help ALL critters, but I know SOME critters that I can square away.  I think the general guideline should not be "I want to help critters, so I will give $$$ to <faceless_critter_nonprofit>," but instead, "I want to help critters, so I will look around me, where I live, and help those critters I find." PLENTY of opportunities locally there is no need of telescopic philanthropy.  (Same thing goes when "human" is substituted for "critters.")

A bag of dog food, an offer to spay/neuter/pay vet bill the pet of someone fallen on hard times, adopt a critter, etc.

[Hawkmoon]

Good for you. 

I can not help ALL critters, but I know SOME critters that I can square away.  I think the general guideline should not be "I want to help critters, so I will give $$$ to <faceless_critter_nonprofit>," but instead, "I want to help critters, so I will look around me, where I live, and help those critters I find." PLENTY of opportunities locally there is no need of telescopic philanthropy.  (Same thing goes when "human" is substituted for "critters.")

A bag of dog food, an offer to spay/neuter/pay vet bill the pet of someone fallen on hard times, adopt a critter, etc.

"Think globally, act locally"

I approve. 

[never_retreat]

Funny this one finally sunk in with the wife. I told here a while ago to stop donating to them.
There is a local ish rescue that she has taken old blankets, towels, and other stuff to. Hopefully she will just give them the cash instead.

[Mannlicher]

since the  mass media won't report this, and you KNOW that HSUS won't report this on their appeals, it will go totally unnoticed.  Business as usual.

[Scout26]

Are they still running their ads?

(I don't have TV, so I wouldn't know if they were or not.)