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Permalink Reply by Holly Tjaden on April 15, 2010 at 9:37pm

I wouldn't give to HSUS personally, since half of 1% (that's 1 of every $200) that's donated to them goes to actually helping local shelters. If you really want your money to count, give to your local humane society, which they are not affiliated with. HSUS and PETA are both animal RIGHTS organizations rather than animal WELFARE ones. The difference is that animal welfare organizations (your local shelter, for example) want your pets to be happy, healthy, and loved. Animal rights organizations want your pets to be running free without the "slavery" of ownership and do not believe that humans have the right to domesticate any creature, no matter how well they're treated.

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Permalink Reply by Rebecca Merritt on April 16, 2010 at 9:48pm

That is really something to think about. I didn't know there was such a difference. Thank you for clarifying it for me!

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Permalink Reply by Holly Tjaden on April 16, 2010 at 10:02pm

The interesting thing is the HSUS changed their name to be "Humane Society" once local shelters started using that more in order to appear as an umbrella group even though they're not. PETA's sole job is to make them look reasonable. The director of HSUS has said (I can find direct quotes if I need to, but I'll paraphrase here) that he has no problem with the extinction of domestic animals because they're man-created and that there is no humane way to raise any animal for food because it's all abuse. They're very active vegans and the things the director of HSUS says reflect that.

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