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HSUS Turns Fear Factors into Funds

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Columbus, OH --(Ammoland.com)- While most rational folks realize that most of what you see in Hollywood movies is make believe or far from normal, the Humane Society of the United States sees things a little differently.

In fact, the animal rights group recently generated a news release based on the movie “Contagion.” Not so harmful, it seems, until you read the twisted HSUS “facts.”

The movie is a story about a lethal virus that spreads worldwide and kills most everything in its path.

Humane Society quickly takes a stab at farming in the first lines of its release, pointing out that current agricultural and industrial farm practices creates the perfect storm for Bird Flu.

Then, HSUS medically explains Swine flu can come from pig farms. Then, for a group that strongly promotes shelters and providing stables with overhead cover for horses and livestock, it reverses itself and says open areas permit sunlight and that UV rays can kill viruses found in farming areas.

They can’t have it both ways, now.

Then HSUS puts an ultimate spin on the “Contagion” movie and tries to attach itself to the movie while championing the science-fiction flick as a way to promote animal rights. Of course, all the “witches brew” that HSUS touts in the release becomes very clear when you follow the Hollywood link on the site—it takes you to an HSUS donation point. The group is collecting funds to “save” farm animals.

Makes you wonder whether HSUS’ movie critique is about diseases—or dollars.

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HSUS Wants to Waste $170,000 Tax Dollars On Deer Contraception
While Conservationist and Hunters, willing to pay to hunt deer, are ignored.

U.S. Sportsmen's Alliance

Columbus, OH --(Ammoland.com)- The Humane Society of the United States is pushing yet another deer contraceptive program in a national park that will cost U.S. taxpayers more than $170,000.

The plan is being pushed by three U.S. Representatives.

The misinformed trio recently sent a letter to U.S. Department of the Interior Secretary Ken Salazar requesting that the National Park Service (NPS) consider a contraception project to control deer populations in Rock Creek Park. Ironically, the HSUS touts this as a pilot project, offers to cover only half the expense, and then claims great successes in other deer and horse contraceptive programs.

How can it be a pilot test program if they claim to have done it before? And just how “humane” is this type of program?

The contraception delivery requires one-shot from a special firearm that could harm the animal and definitely punches a hole in the target animal’s skin. That open wound could be a source for infestation or result in the development of maggots living in the animal after flies lay eggs at the site. Not good.

The NPS supports an alternative plan that uses archers to remove the surplus deer, bring the herd under control for FREE, and save many tax dollars. NPS information indicates that there are approximately 200 whitetail deer in the park and the only thing currently controlling their deer population is cars. The park covers approximately 1,700 acres.

HSUS has offered to only pay half of the $340,000-plus estimated expense that the project will cost.

“What really strikes us as calculating is that this 100-million-dollar-a-year-fundraising behemoth is only willing to pay a portion of the bill and put the rest on you and I,” said Bud Pidgeon, USSA president and CEO.

“Especially since hunters are willing to effectively take care of the problem and pay for the right to help.”

In this time of budget cuts and economic woes, the NPS has a chance to earn funds by charging a bowhunting permit and letting hunters do what they do best—control overpopulated deer herds.

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