You would think, wouldn't you?  The truth of the matter is that they are leaving all the management in place, taking their bank account, and using the clout.  This is the same as a bank merger, or a take-over of a smaller firm.  It wasn't for the animals.  It was to build their bottom line higher.  S On Feb 7, 2009, at 5:33:20 PM, tsaligsds@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote: Hey, at least they will be spending some of their donations REALLY on animals..... Suzanne ----- Original Message ----- From: stormy435 To: showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Sat, 7 Feb 2009 20:12:37 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] HSUS For those interested, H$U$ just acquired it's 4th "sanctuary" (and their bank accounts). �Starting with acquiring the Fund for Animals, then the�DDAL (Doris Day Animal League, HSUS gobbled up the Cape Wildlife Center in Massachusetts, the Cleveland Armory Black Beauty Ranch in Texas, the Fund for Animals Wildlife Rehabilitation Center in California and the Duchess Sanctuary in Oregon. �The latest acquisition is the SPCA Wildlife Care Center in Florida. -- Stormy Hope carpoc.org GSDCA Member And more clubs ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2008. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================