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04-13-2011, 07:38 AM | #1 |
Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Lubbock, Texas
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| Alaskan Congressman ...HSUS comments Alaska Rep. Donald Young April 1, 2011 From Congressman Young's office: Alaskan Congressman Don Young refused an award this evening from The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) and the Humane Society Legislative Fund that would have honored his work for animals in 2010. While capitalizing on the good work of local humane societies that shelter, spay, and neuter animals, the HSUS does not own, operate, or directly control a single animal shelter in our country, despite a budget of well over $100 million. "HSUS are hypocrites, plain and simple, and I will not join them by accepting this award," said Rep. Young. "Local animal shelters and humane societies do excellent work by caring for neglected and homeless animals, and through their spaying and neutering programs. This organization, however, has absolutely nothing to do with animal welfare. "Instead they prey on the emotions of big-hearted Americans. They flash images of abused animals on our television screens to raise money that will eventually go to pay their salaries and pensions, not to helping better the lives of these animals. They run anti-hunting and anti-trapping campaigns and are of the same cloth as PETA and other extremist organizations. "I can only guess that I was to receive this award due to my support of the Wildlife Without Borders program, which develops wildlife management and conservation efforts to maintain global species diversity. That program is true conservation; what this group wants is preservation. To accept this award would be supporting their manipulative ways and misguided agenda, and I want no part of that."
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04-13-2011, 08:00 AM | #2 |
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| Read this and hurray for the Congressman......
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04-13-2011, 08:16 AM | #3 |
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| Good for him!!! |
04-13-2011, 08:53 AM | #4 |
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| I think that is really awesome!
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04-13-2011, 09:13 AM | #5 |
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| Wow! Its good to see a elected official not afraid to state his opinions.
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04-13-2011, 09:13 AM | #6 |
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| AWESOME!!!!
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04-13-2011, 09:28 AM | #7 |
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| Thanks for sharing...sounds like he has a lot of integrity.
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04-13-2011, 10:32 AM | #8 |
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| There should be more like this one for sure! Integrity.....not found often in politicians any more.
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04-13-2011, 12:30 PM | #9 |
Banning Thread Dictator Donating Member | The HSUS went on a campaign several years ago slamming the Iditarod, and it cost the race several key sponsors. I'm guessing that put them on Young's radar. But, yes, I was pleased that he spoke his mind in public. Sometimes, it's tough to pin politicians down on exactly what they think, but there were no doubts with that one.
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