[ SHOWGSD-L ] Who is Wayne Pacelle of HSUS?

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Date: Thu, 20 Mar 2008 12:19:29 EDT
from Loretta Baughan's article, Will Wisconsin Outlaw Dog Breeding? 
permission to use, credits follow.
Who is Wayne Pacelle? 

Wayne Pacelle became the president of the Humane Society of the United States 
in 2004, having been a member for a decade. In 1988, Pacelle began working 
for the Fund for Animals (FFA), a group determined to end all hunting, of which 
he was their executive and national director. While with FFA, he helped 
"pirate" Paul Watson raise money for ships for his Sea Shepherd Conservation 
Society, a violent group responsible for ramming and sinking fishing ships, 
according 
to the Center for Consumer Freedom.

Earlier this year, Pacelle testified before the House Committee on 
Agriculture in an effort to advance HSUSÃ livestock and anti-farm agenda. 
Wisely, the 
committee was not buying what he had to sell.

Congressman Charles W. Stenholm of Texas represented the interests of 
mainstream animal agriculture groups when he testified, "...many activist 
groups such 
as PETA, the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) and Farm Sanctuary 
have used falsehoods and scare tactics to push their hidden agendas of 
fundraising and systematically abolishing all use of animals..." He went of to 
say, 
"These groups also fail to mention the millions of dollars in fundraising and 
assets that drive their misguided goals. HSUS has accumulated $113 million in 
assets; has a budget three times the size of PETAÃs; and according to the 
ActivistCash website, has more than enough funding to finance animal shelters 
in all 
fifty states, yet only operates one animal sanctuary, Black Beauty Ranch in 
Texas, which is at full capacity. According to the Wall Street Journal, two 
offshoots of HSUS spent $3.4 million on Congressional elections and ballot 
initiatives, which is more than Exxon Mobil Corp. And there is an ongoing 
investigation by the Louisiana attorney general to determine if the $30 million 
in HSUS 
fundraising during the Hurricane Katrina crisis has been handled 
appropriately." (3) 

"Animal rights are not synonymous with animal welfare," Stenholm noted, then 
accused the HSUS of using its massive war chest of donations to advance a 
political agenda, rather than using the money to actually care for animals. (4) 
 "With regard to Humane USA, the Political Action Committee you started, 
youÃve been quoted as saying your ambition was to create "a National Rifle 
Association of the animal rights movement." What do you mean by this and how 
has it 
done so far? 
The way things work in Washington and in state capitols across the country is 
that logic and humane sensibilities can only go so far. You need them in 
order to be effective and the merits of an argument do mean something in this 
culture, but you also need to amass political power and that comes from working 
the political system in a way that achieves results." -- Evolution From Within? 
New Directions for the Humane Society, interview with Wayne Pacelle, The Satya
, June 2005

The Humane Society of the United States operates by exploiting and taking 
advantage of peopleÃs love of animals. They employ emotion to deceive the 
media, 
legislators and the public - whether it be to support their anti-animal 
legislation or to fill their coffers with donations. It appears to me that 
these 
bills are indeed connected, when viewed from the standpoint of the animal 
extremist agenda. If the crime of selling a sick puppy should be determined to 
be a 
felony, the breeder would be banned from possessing an intact dog for ten years 
following their prison term. Can you think of a more effective way to outlaw 
dog breeding?

Sources: 
(1) - Control Of Genetic Diseases by Dr. George A. Padgett DVM, chapter 1, 
Howell Book House, New York, 1998 
(2) - The Genetics of the Dog by A. Ruvinsky and J. Sampson, Genetic Aspects 
of Disease in Dogs chapter 9, pgs 191-192, CABI Publishing, 2001 
(3) - Testimony of Charles W. Stenholm to the House Committee on Agriculture, 
Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy and Poultry", May 8, 2007 
(4) - SportsmenÃs and Animal OwnersÃ Voting Alliance (SAOVA) report

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Learn More... Take Action 

Contact your legislators and tell them not to support these bills. The 
following websites have further information on these bills and advice for 
Wisconsin 
residents who want to do their part to stop SB308/AB567 and SB38 from becoming 
law:
     â?¢      Wisconsin State Legislature - find your legislators and contact 
them to tell them not to support these bills
     â?¢      AKC 
     â?¢      Dog Federation of Wisconsin (DFOW) 
     â?¢      National Animal Interest Alliance Trust (NAIA) - email your 
legislators from this page
Link to bills:
     â?¢      SB308 
     â?¢      SB308 amendment 
     â?¢      AB567 
     â?¢      SB38 

Loretta Baughan is the founder, editor and publisher of Spaniel Journal. She 
is an award winning professional photographer, webdesigner, owner of  
Autumnskye, LLC and a member of the Dog Federation of Wisconsin (DFOW). Loretta 
resides in northern Wisconsin, with her husband, Steve, and their three 
children.

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