Please
Give to you "LOCAL ANIMAL SHELTER" and not a
high profile group whose dollars aren't animal
oriented.
Washington, DC – Tthe nonprofit Center for
Consumer Freedom (CCF) pointed to the 2010
“Watchdog Report” from Animal People News,
which determined the Humane Society of the
United States (HSUS) spends 50 cents of every
donated dollar on continued fundraising and
additional overhead costs. HSUS has a holiday
fundraising goal of $1.2 million, of which a
staggering $600,000 will likely go to raise
more money, pay lobbyists, and fund
HSUS’s $11 million pension plan.
HSUS’s skewed spending priorities leave
countless shelters without funds in today’s
tough economy.
Animal People News, the well-regarded newspaper
of the animal rights movement, studied HSUS’s
2009 federal income tax return and determined
that
50% of HSUS costs were “overhead,”
not 29% as HSUS claims. CCF’s own analysis of
HSUS’s recent tax filings indicates that
HSUS shares less than one percent of the
public’s contributions with America’s
underfunded pet shelters.
In addition to the Animal People News report,
HSUS received a “D” rating in the American
Institute of Philanthropy’s most recent
quarterly “CharityWatch” guide. And Charity
Navigator now gives HSUS one star (out of four)
for organizational efficiency.
These near-failing grades are a consequence
of HSUS’s factory-fundraising practices and
incompetent nonprofit management.
The Los Angeles Times reports that of the $8.6
million HSUS raised through California
telemarketing campaigns between 1997 and 2006,
only $976,000 made it to HSUS. And HSUS’s most
recent tax return shows that the group spent an
exorbitant $3,999 for each animal its “rescue
operations” saved.
Martosko added,
“Animal lovers need to know the difference
between HSUS and real humane societies.
Source: The Center for Consumer Freedom
