Why do they succeed?

Animals lovers everywhere want to help those animals that are less fortunate than their own pets.  In an attempt to help, most people will donate blindly to an association based solely on the sound of the name, or the fact that this organization has been around awhile.

We have all received those envelopes in the mail with the cute Christmas cards begging for you to support the charity by buying cards. Some of us also have received letters throughout the year showing starving and abused dogs and cats. Others receive images of rabbits with written text that says the photo depicts the result of animal testing - and won't you please help by sending money.

The two organizations that most often use these begging tactics are PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) and HSUS (Humane Society of the United States.)

Please do not be duped by these organizations. They are using YOUR money to further their hidden agendas. There is nothing good about them. Your money supports their self serving interests.

All Charities with annual revenues of $25, 000 or more must file form 990 with the federal government. This form details exactly what portion of contributions goes to help animals and how much goes to administrative costs.

It is better if a nonprofit group raises its own money or uses volunteers to raise that money. There are a lot of contracts out there where only 10 percent actually reaches the actual cause. Be aware that some charities list fundraising costs as "program services" in their reports - and that, obviously, does not directly aid animals.

For example, PETA supports Terrorism by donating your money to groups know as The Animal Liberation Front (ALF) and the Earth Liberation Front (ELF).  Both of these groups are responsible for terrorist acts against fellow Americans for various reasons that, simply put, do not agree with the agendas of the ALF and ELF. They raid farms, releasing all of the animals, and they bomb research laboratories.

PETA made a sizable donation last year to the North American Earth Liberation Front, which claimed it was responsible for the 1998 fire bombing of a Vail Ski Resort and hundreds of other crimes.

The violent activist group known as "Stop Huntingdon Animal Cruelty" (SHAC) is a special-interest subset of an FBI-certified "terrorist group" called the Animal Liberation Front (ALF). SHAC is singularly dedicated to destroying the medical research company that uses laboratory animals in its search for the cures for breast cancer and Parkinson's Disease.

And so it goes . . .

PETA donates YOUR MONEY to ALF, and ALF sponsors SHAC - a terrorist group.  And you thought that you were saving rabbits from being tested with shaving cream. Hats off to PETA for their successful job of completely *snowing* the general public.

In 2004, PETA made the following Fiscal Report
Assets: $6.4 million
Income: $13.9 million
PETA files an IRS Form 990 or 990-EZ.  To see PETA'S income tax return click on the link below
http://www.guidestar.org/FinDocuments/2005/521/218/2005-521218336-02015e44-9.pdf
To read about their acts of terrorism, please click the following link www.consumerfreedom.com and signup for the newsletter.
 

The HSUS (Humane Society of the United States) says it works for the protection of animals. The group has enough money to spay and neuter almost all of the strays in the USA and yet they support NO LOCAL SHELTERS.

This organization uses your money to support anti-breeder laws. HSUS funds legislation that would put a stop to breeders being able to breed. HSUS officials say they are against puppy and kitten mills, but the legislation they propose across the country does NOT exclude small, private breeders. It lumps everyone into the same legislative category.

In 2004, according to its 990 and 990EZ tax return the HSUS reported:
Assets: $111 million
Here is the link to that income tax return: http://documents.guidestar.org/2001/530/225/2001-530225390-1-9.pdf
 

Somehow, we don't think that they need our money. The HSUS relies on your misunderstanding to keep their bank accounts full.

Research conducted by the Center for Consumer Freedom (www.consumerfreedom.com) has confirmed that since at least 1998, the HSUS has been funding an Internet service used by the violent criminals of the Animal Liberation Front (ALF).
HSUS has been very publicly criticized for hiring ALF-affiliated criminal JP Goodwin in 2001.

Check out WASTE.org, which hosts the ALF “Frontline” mailing list - the vehicle for arsonists and other criminals to announce their animal-rights' crimes.

Americans donated nearly $200 billion to philanthropic causes in 2001. PLEASE protect yourself and make you dollars go further to worthwhile charities.
(1) Don't give money to any charity that you don't know
(2) Make sure that the organization spends at least 70 percent of its budget on program services. The best do even better.
(3) Investigate the charity's Board of Directors for possible conflict of interests.
(4) Make sure that the charity is registered with the IRS as a public Charity otherwise your donations are NOT tax deductible.
(5) Do NOT donate solely on the basis of the charity's name. Some adopt names very similar to well known charitable organizations.
(6) Do your homework. Planned giving is much more effective than last minute responses.

Your local no-kill shelters would be a very good place to donate your hard-earned money. You can visit and delegate in what areas of operation you would like your donation to be spent.  Remember PETA and the HSUS do NOTHING to help your local shelter!

This is the best charity monitoring group that can provide you with almost everything you need to know before giving a donation: GuideStar.  At this site you'll find reports of charitable organizations, including a database of more than 850,000 IRS recognized nonprofit organizations. Remember, do your homework and make your donation count.