In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, HSUS did their duty by holding press releases and soliciting donations. (as they always do) Efforts to actually do anything for the animals however, fell a little short. Estimates put the money raised during this period at 34.6 million dollars. I copied below from a website.
"CBS News reports that the Houston SPCA has rescued nearly 1,000 animals and sent them to a temporary shelter near the Astrodome. The Houston Chronicle reports that the Louisiana SPCA is handling an additional 700. According to the Guidestar nonprofit directory, the two organizations' combined resources are less than 8 percent of HSUS's $95 million annual budget. And the Petfinder service notes that the LSU School of Veterinary Medicine in Baton Rouge is sheltering another 600 animals."
The State of Louisiana was so unhappy with HSUS that they got kicked out of the state, thus cutting short the extended fundraising stay?
"Attorney General Charles C. Foti, Jr., announced today that his office has opened an inquiry into allegations involving funds raised for pet /owner reunions by the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS). The Attorney General’s Office is asking the HSUS for an accounting of all funds HSUS raised for the purpose of pet rescue and reunion with pet owners in the aftermath of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita."
Public disclosures of the disposition of the $34 million in Katrina-related donations add up to less than $7 million. So HSUS made 34 million and spent 7 million helping the animals. No wonder the State of Louisiana was so pissed at them.
But wait...this gets even better. The real animal rights groups that were there helping out are also furious. They did all the work and HSUS got all the money. The real animal rights groups saved 1000's of animals more then HSUS did for almost no money at all. Read the blog below from volunteers at Hattiesburg, Mississippi Katrina rescue site. It should give you a good idea of what HSUS is all about.
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