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Consumer Group: HSUS Must Return Donations after Misleading Haiti
Fundraising

Humane Society Of The United States Has A History Of Deceptive Pitches

Washington, DC - The Center for Consumer Freedom (CCF) is calling on the
Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) to return all the funds it has
raised under the pretense of "saving" animals in the wake of Haiti's
devastating earthquake. A disaster relief expert working with Humane Society
International (HSUS's global arm) reports that there are no animal issues
resulting from the earthquake and that no actions can be taken to help
animals there. This follows a thorough assessment of the situation in
Haiti.

HSUS continues to raise funds for "emergency" donations, claiming Tuesday
that "Humane Society International's team on the ground in Haiti continues
its work of helping animals in distress."

David Martosko, Director of Research at the Center for Consumer Freedom
released the following statement on HSUS's deceptive fundraising:

Raising money to help nonexistent animals is the lowest kind of fundraising
scam. Sadly, it's just the latest in a string of phony HSUS fundraising
schemes.

In 2007 HSUS raised money with the false promise that it would be used to
"care for Fundraising the dogs seized in the Michael Vick case." The New
York Times later reported that HSUS was not caring for the animals at all,
and HSUS president Wayne Pacelle said his group is recommending that
government officials "put down" (kill) all the dogs, many of which were
later saved by other organizations.

HSUS also raised a reported $34 million in the wake of Hurricane Katrina,
funds that were supposed to help reunite lost pets with their owners. But an
investigation by WSB-TV in Atlanta found that less than $7 million of this
money could be publicly accounted for.

In the name of transparency, HSUS should cease its Haiti fundraising
immediately, or redirect 100 percent of the proceeds to the American Red
Cross.

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restaurants, food companies, and consumers, working together to promote
personal responsibility and protect consumer choices.

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