Founded in 1877, the nonpartisan Humane Society has never endorsed anybody for president it its entire 141 year history. Until now.
I’m proud to announce today that the HSLF board of directors—which is comprised of both Democrats and Republicans—has voted unanimously to endorse Barack Obama for President. The Obama-Biden ticket is the better choice on animal protection, and we urge all voters who care about the humane treatment of animals, no matter what their party affiliation, to vote for them.
And yes, this did have something to do with the endorsement:
Jesus, even the Humane Society is getting in on the action.
Wow !
Truly for a under dog!
polar bears are failin
under governor palin
just think how much sooner this endorsement would have been announced if the mittster was on the ticket.
http://www.time.com/time/natio.....65,00.html
mcpain hates spotted frogs:
http://seattletimes.nwsource.c.....gs23m.html
lauren jackson humanely watched the seattle storm season roll down her ankle tonight. seattle spectator sports are cursed.
Point of clarification.
The endorsement is from the Humane Society Legislative Fund, not the Humane Society proper that takes in stray animals. Yes, they’re affiliated organizations, but it would be illegal for the Humane Society to endorse a candidate for political office.
The legislative fund has only been around for four years, not 141. From their web site:
“HSLF was formed in 2004 as a separate lobbying affiliate of The Humane Society of the United States. As a 501(c)(4) lobbying organization, HSLF can engage in more public policy work, build an army of trained activists, and compete with other groups that have long been operating at a different level. HSLF may not be able to match its opponents dollar for dollar, but it will be more aggressive and more effective. That means more lobbyists at the state and federal levels, more ballot initiatives, and more victories for animals.”
Still, this is great news and sure to win over any crazy cat ladies who were on the fence about the presidential race.
Doesn’t the Human Society kill 8 million cats and dogs every year? And they’re going to lecture me about which candidate is best for animal protection? Naw, naw, naw, not God bless the Humane Society. God damn the Humane Society!
And let’s be clear: The “Humane Society of the United States” (HSUS) is only one of several national-level animal welfare organizations. The other big one is the ASPCA (American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals).
Local “humane societies” are not affiliated with any national organization. The “Humane Society for Seattle/King County” in Bellevue, for example, is an independent non-profit, as is PAWS (Progressive Animal Welfare Society, in Lynnwood).
The national organizations don’t provide direct care to animals, generally. They are primarily educational and fund-raising organizations. The ground-level work is done by city and county agencies, and by private non-profits.
Ha, what bunk. Those killings were a GOOD THING.
Hell yes, I want a Vice President who recognizes how the environment really works: they kill these wolves in order to save endangered moose and cairbou.
Morons.
God put wolves on this earth so that Republicans could shoot them with high-powered rifles from helicopters.
Pudge — neither moose nor caribou are endangered in Alaska, and legal hunters take 6,000 to 8,000 moose alone each year. Although Congress passed the Federal Airborne Hunting Act in 1972, forbidding helicopter hunting, Palin uses a loophole insisting that they need wolf control to save the caribou herds — despite evidence that golden eagles and bears are equally important caribou predators.
pudge
If Palin wants wolves killed to protect caribou herds, then why does she not care about caribou herds when it comes to drilling in Arctic National Wildlife Refuge? Such drilling would be far more detrimental to caribou than a few wolves might be. Her position on aerial hunting of wolves proves that Refucklicans have 2 asses–they need one in front and one in back so they can blow bad air in opposite directions at the same time.
In the coming depression – dog as food – will be a big theme
Korean style