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The events came off quite well. In SF we had about 25 demonstrators, despite the Bay Bridge closure. In LA we had about 30 demonstrators. In both instances, about a
third were AKC judges. In addition, we had strong showings from CFODC and participation from CRPOC and NAIA. We
even had a chicken farmer in SF! We had some of our members pre-register for the events, so we'll have some transcripts
or notes that we'll distribute in the next few days. There were two film crews in LA, one from us and one from the HSUS,
taping a portion of the demonstration. There was even a professional photographer shooting pictures.
The event was clearly for the HSUS' most valuable contributors,
as they handed out brochures for major and planned giving.
I'm not sure that Pacelle's message was notable, although he did question how any of the folks outside could disagree with the HSUS.
They did present awards to Dean
Florez in SF and Pedro
Nava and Cameron Smyth in LA. I think the actual presence of picketers was an eye opener
for the quests of the AR Lite variety, and we handed out quite a lot of literature (a recent article by Nathan Winograd, entitled,
"Wayne Pacelle is
coming to town" and a brochure by the SAOVA.
I
think that our direct action was effective. Did we change any minds of the core AR participants? Probably
not.
Did
we raise some questions in the mind of potential major donors? Probably. Indeed, another fund raising "town hall"
meeting originally scheduled for San Diego in November disappeared from the HSUS events calendar. Bruised egos or damage control?
Either
way, just say NO to HSUS.
Chuck
Bridges, AKC Judge
Michael Vick’s new spokesman says ‘You are a monster too!’
Wayne Pacelle, the CEO of the Humane Society of the United States and spokesman for the most notorious animal abuser of our time, is digging himself into a deeper hole. The head of the nation’s wealthiest animal “protection”
group is now arguing in newspapers across the country, including San Francisco’s, that we should forgive Michael Vick
because we are all “sinners when it comes to animals.” Is Pacelle really that desperate that he now says we are
all monsters like Vick? Or perhaps, in a bit of Freudian repentance, he is talking about himself: about how he lobbied the court to kill Michael Vick’s canine victims even as he was fundraising off
of them? The slaughter of the dogs and puppies at Wilkes County, NC? Or the mass killing in Tangipahoa LA? The round up and kill of cats in Randolph, IA? Or any of the innumerable places Pacelle and HSUS minions have chanted ‘kill, kill, kill’ in the face of proven, successful, reasonable
No Kill alternatives?
As for me, I’ve never stomped, electrocuted, hung, shot, drowned, or strangled dogs, nor have I watched
them tear each other to shreds and laughed. But Michael Vick did, and he’d still be doing it to this very day had he
not been caught. [Read “Riding on Michael Vick’s Bloodstained Coattails” by clicking here.]
Kathleen McGarr of Fix San Francisco, a group which has been trying to reform the city’s kill-oriented
animal control and SPCA, says that when she read Pacelle’s claim that she is a monster like Vick, “I nearly fell
off my chair.” McGarr’s group has been fighting Pacelle who opposes their No Kill campaign in San Francisco. In
short, Pacelle says that No Kill is warehousing, leads to animal suffering, and that San Francisco shelters should be allowed
to continue killing. Who is the monster here Wayne?
The Op Ed piece by Pacelle comes on the eve of his planned visit to San Francisco where he will try to convince
animal lovers that the most notorious animal abuser of our time should be embraced. Here’s my article about the visit
from the examiner:
Wayne Pacelle is coming to town
From the San Francisco Examiner: http://bit.ly/3gBFK7
HUMANE LEGISLATOR OF THE YEAR VIOLATES THE BROWN ACT?
It has been brought to our attention that it appears that a violation of the Brown Act occurred at Wayne Pacelle's "Town
Hall Meeting" in San Francisco. The public was denied access to the supposedly public meeting and even those registered
to attend the event were chastised by HSUS' Jennifer Fearing, an active lobbyist for HSUS at the State Capitol. Why would
a Townhall Meeting with a participating California State Senator refuse entry to the public? Why would there be an illegally required
sign-in for the event which is also a violation of the Brown Act (Govt. Code 5495.3)? What did they have to hide? Wayne Pacelle
presented Senator Dean Florez with the Humane Legislator of the Year award citing passage of Florez' bill banning the docking
of cow tails. What the HSUS cultists do not realize is that because there was no grandfather clause built into the law on
a practice that is virtually obsolete protecting cows already docked, farmers now have no choice but to send all docked
cows to slaughter rather than risk charges of animal cruelty. We deeply regret the needless destruction of these still
productive cows and we hope that those that truly care about animals soon realize that HSUS and Dean Florez do not
have animals' welfare in mind but rather political agendas and fundraising as their priorities. Shame on Wayne
Pacelle and Dean Florez!
DEFINITION: A town hall meeting is an informal public meeting. Everybody
in a community is invited to attend, voice their opinions, and hear the responses from public figures and elected officials, although attendees rarely vote on an issue. In today's heterogeneous communities with large populations, more often, town hall meetings are held so that people can
influence elected officials in their decision making or to give them a chance to feel that their voices are being heard.
There are no specific rules or guidelines for holding a town hall meeting. If
the turnout is large, and the objective is to give as many people as possible an opportunity to speak, the group can be broken
down into smaller discussion groups. Participants all hear an opening presentation and then group-up to discuss an aspect
of the presentation. Each group appoints someone to summarize their group's discussion.
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