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Anonymous
From Sportsman's Alliance
Two pet supply companies have failed to terminate their
partnerships with
the Humane
Society of the United States (HSUS) despite significant pressure
from
sportsmen. The U.S.
Sportsmen's Alliance urges hunters to continue efforts to inform
the
businesses of HSUS's
anti-hunting agenda and demand that the relationships cease.
U.S. Sportsmen's Alliance and
<A HREF="http://www.ussportsmen.org" TARGET="_blank">www.ussportsmen.org</A>
PETsMART
The charitable arm of PETsMART made a $15,000 contribution to HSUS
for spay
and neuter
programs. The U.S. Sportsmen's Alliance does not take issue with
the
spaying and
neutering of pets. However, every dollar that HSUS receives from
corporate
America to
fund such programs represents money that is made available for its
national
campaigns to
end hunting, trapping and fishing.
To emphasize that point, according to a recent article in Worth
Magazine,
HSUS brought in
$65 million in revenue in 2000, but gave out only $1.6 million in
cash
grants to animal
protection groups. In fact, Worth reports that the American
Institute of
Philanthropy "gives
the group a D for spending as much as 53 percent of its expenses on
fundraising."
Sportsmen and sportswomen should express their dissatisfaction with
PETsMART's support
of HSUS by contacting Philip Francis, President & CEO, PETsMART,
Inc.,
19601 N. 27th
Ave., Phoenix, AZ 85027; Phone: 800-738-1385. You can also send
comments
online from
the following web address: <A HREF="http://www.petsmart.com/servlet/Mailer" TARGET="_blank">http://www.petsmart.com/servlet/Mailer</A>.
PETCO
The charitable arm of PETCO is sponsoring the HSUS's National
Association
for Humane
and Environmental Education (NAHEE) Adopt a Teacher program in 500
elementary schools
across the country. The program is part of the group's plan to
introduce
children,
kindergarten through grade six, to the animal rights movement.
The Adopt a Teacher program places the HSUS publication Kids In
Nature's
Defense (KIND)
News into the hands of teachers and students on a monthly basis
during the
school year.
It provides classrooms with materials that promote the HSUS and its
agenda.
Take Action! Sportsmen should contact PETCO and let the company
know that
its support of an
anti-hunting group is unacceptable. Contact Brian Devine,
President & CEO,
PETCO Animal
Supplies, Inc., 9125 Rehco Rd., San Diego, CA 92121. Phone: (858)
453-7845
ext. 3046 Fax:
(858) 453-6585.
[email protected]
Two pet supply companies have failed to terminate their
partnerships with
the Humane
Society of the United States (HSUS) despite significant pressure
from
sportsmen. The U.S.
Sportsmen's Alliance urges hunters to continue efforts to inform
the
businesses of HSUS's
anti-hunting agenda and demand that the relationships cease.
U.S. Sportsmen's Alliance and
<A HREF="http://www.ussportsmen.org" TARGET="_blank">www.ussportsmen.org</A>
PETsMART
The charitable arm of PETsMART made a $15,000 contribution to HSUS
for spay
and neuter
programs. The U.S. Sportsmen's Alliance does not take issue with
the
spaying and
neutering of pets. However, every dollar that HSUS receives from
corporate
America to
fund such programs represents money that is made available for its
national
campaigns to
end hunting, trapping and fishing.
To emphasize that point, according to a recent article in Worth
Magazine,
HSUS brought in
$65 million in revenue in 2000, but gave out only $1.6 million in
cash
grants to animal
protection groups. In fact, Worth reports that the American
Institute of
Philanthropy "gives
the group a D for spending as much as 53 percent of its expenses on
fundraising."
Sportsmen and sportswomen should express their dissatisfaction with
PETsMART's support
of HSUS by contacting Philip Francis, President & CEO, PETsMART,
Inc.,
19601 N. 27th
Ave., Phoenix, AZ 85027; Phone: 800-738-1385. You can also send
comments
online from
the following web address: <A HREF="http://www.petsmart.com/servlet/Mailer" TARGET="_blank">http://www.petsmart.com/servlet/Mailer</A>.
PETCO
The charitable arm of PETCO is sponsoring the HSUS's National
Association
for Humane
and Environmental Education (NAHEE) Adopt a Teacher program in 500
elementary schools
across the country. The program is part of the group's plan to
introduce
children,
kindergarten through grade six, to the animal rights movement.
The Adopt a Teacher program places the HSUS publication Kids In
Nature's
Defense (KIND)
News into the hands of teachers and students on a monthly basis
during the
school year.
It provides classrooms with materials that promote the HSUS and its
agenda.
Take Action! Sportsmen should contact PETCO and let the company
know that
its support of an
anti-hunting group is unacceptable. Contact Brian Devine,
President & CEO,
PETCO Animal
Supplies, Inc., 9125 Rehco Rd., San Diego, CA 92121. Phone: (858)
453-7845
ext. 3046 Fax:
(858) 453-6585.
[email protected]
