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JAN 27 2011
Time to Call the Feds?
As Chicagoans are discovering this week, Illinois politics is full of
surprises. And we just got one of our own.
State Rep. Jim Sacia (R-89th) writes a weekly column for his constituents in
Illinois’ northwest corner, and today’s edition is an eye-opener. Here’s a
little bit of what Sacia has to say about the Humane Society of the United
States:
My blood boils when I see you, the consumer, bilked out of your hard earned
money by appealing to your sense of compassion and kindness. No one wants to
see an animal starved and we all get a good feeling sending that money to such
a noble cause. What a travesty!
The good news is the IRS has been investigating HSUS for over two years.
Compounding the problem of completing their investigation, the IRS has never
had to deal with allegations of tax fraud by a “public charity” as large and as
complex as the HSUS.
You can help. Contact the United States Treasury Inspector General at
800-366-4484 (press 5) and respectfully request that case number 55-1005-0025-C
be brought to conclusion.
Click here to read the full column. And if you think HSUS’s financial
malfeasance warrants government action, feel free to follow Rep. Sacia’s advice
and contact the U.S. Treasury Department.
Posted on 01/27/2011 at 01:55 PM by the HumaneWatch Team
Fundraising & Money • Gov't, Lobbying, Politics • (5) Comments
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I sincerely hope they get something done about the dishonesty going on!!! It
is about time someone investigated them.
Posted by Linda on 01/27 at 03:08 PM
They’ve been under investigation for two years. The mills of government grind
slow, especially when the issue is a huge non-profit with so much government
support, and when they have plenty of money to hire attorneys (ABA is also an
AR supporter) to fight it. And we should bear in mind that the platoon of
lawyers they have on staff isn’t doing that; they are paying outside attorneys
to fight this and the various lawsuits they are facing.
That’s more money out of animal lovers’ pockets which is doing nothing useful
for animals.
Make the calls. Without all the pressure we can bring on this issue, they can
probably keep it in court into the next century.
Posted by Lynn on 01/27 at 03:52 PM
So glad to know that “someone” is on top of this! I contribute both funds and
food to my local “non-kill” shelter that I have adopted through several times.
When my neighbor told me that she had made a contribution prior to the end of
2010 and I told her that less than 1% of the funds received by them go to
shelters she was extremely insulted. Just wait!
Posted by Joann Leaming on 01/27 at 04:07 PM
The project was started by Frank Losey, Col, USAF Retired as part of the
Sportsmen’s & Animal Owners’ Voting Alliance
(http://www.saova.org/SpayNeuterHSUS.html). It is called the Spay and Neuter
HSUS project.
Posted by KeithC on 01/27 at 04:23 PM
@KeithC—In all fairness, the IRS’s interest predates Frank’s project. But we’re
grateful for his involvement and his tenacity. We interviewed him last year.
See
http://humanewatch.org/index.php/site/post/the_humanewatch_interview_frank_losey/
Posted by David on 01/27 at 04:29 PM
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