Wesley R. Elsberry
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| Quote (Spottedwind @ Nov. 04 2008,09:56) | Congrats on the voting!
Quick question...
| Quote (Wesley R. Elsberry @ Nov. 04 2008,10:39) | | Diane looked up somewhere that listed people who had received campaign funding from "animal rights" groups. One of those confirmed our likely choice of the opponent, but two of the people we were otherwise inclined to vote for were tainted by that association. We plan on sending them letters stating our opposition to the radical "animal rights" agenda. |
I am bad at detecting sarcasm, but is there a radical "animal rights" agenda in MI? Something beyond SPCA or Humane Society? |
The SPCA and the American Humane Association are legitimate animal welfare organizations. I favor animal welfare efforts.
PETA, HSUS, and various other groups are radical animal rights advocates. Their goal is to eliminate all domesticated animals, any used for food, service, or as pets. HSUS is simply sneakier about it than PETA. One of the current wedge issues is passing mandatory spay and neuter laws. The implementation of these impose high burdens on pet owners keeping intact animals, including high annual fees and fines for non-compliance. The intent is to force as many breeders as possible out of business, as well as insuring that individuals breeding the pet animals affected becomes a rarity. The political strategy used by these groups has been unfortunately effective: browbeating and pressure applied to individual lawmakers and their families. I cannot express the contempt I have for these folks.
HSUS came along well after the American Humane Association and created their name with the apparent intent of sowing as much confusion as possible. The AHA was the organization behind the founding and running of many animal shelters around the country, not HSUS. HSUS capitalizes on the ambiguity inherent in their name to undercut charitable giving that would otherwise enrich the legitimate animal welfare organization, the AHA. Please do not confuse the two or perpetuate that confusion in others.
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