All -- My husband's cousin works at the ASPCA and says they have ONE
staff member in New Orleans and they are sending out all kinds of
emails trying to fundraise and lie about their real role. Staff at the
ASPCA in NYC are up in arms -- apparently, they are raising all of this
money that goes into the general fund and there is no guarantee it will
go to help animals in katrina. Even worse, staff there are furious at
the slow response (typical) by senior ASPCA people. Dont donate to the
ASPCA - give to HSUS or one of the other groups that have been on tv
helping the animals! The ASPCA is a large organization with lots of red
tape and overpaid execs - the President makes over 150K and most of the
top people make 6 figures!!! Ask to see their financials before you
give them money.

Just like the federal government -- the bigger the organization, the
more the red tape and the less your dollars go to animals!

In article .com,
babs wrote:
All -- My husband's cousin works at the ASPCA and says they have ONE
staff member in New Orleans and they are sending out all kinds of
emails trying to fundraise and lie about their real role.

My neighbor's uncle's wife's brother says that
unsubstantiated rumors based on friends of friends of
relatives claiming that their employers are trying to
defraud the public should be verified before being acted
upon. For example, how do I know that you're not affiliated
with the HSUS and trying to divert donations from the ASPCA
to you? I don't, and when I search Google for any other
posts you've made they're all to animal groups telling
people not to donate to the ASPCA. You've never posted
about anything else, ever, apparently.
--
Melinda Shore - Software longa, hardware brevis -

"Finger pointing" is how incompetent, corrupt political leaders
describe the public interest in accountability -- Max Sawicky

babs wrote:

Dont donate to the ASPCA - give to HSUS or one of the other groups that
have been on tv helping the animals! The ASPCA is a large organization
with lots of red tape and overpaid execs - the President makes over 150K
and most of the top people make 6 figures!!!

The HSUS is a larger organization than is the ASPA; its last reported
annual revenue was $72 million and assets $100 million compared to the
ASPCA's $46 million and $65 million respectively. And if you're offended
by the ASPCA president's salary, why aren't you protesting the $209K salary
paid to HSUS president Paul Irwin back in *1996* (presumably it's even
larger now) and the $238K paid to HSUS Chief Executive Officer John Hoyt
in the same year?[1]

Ask to see their financials before you give them money.

Always a good idea. It's an even better idea to check out an organization's
financials before you recommend that other people donate money to them.

Dianne
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[1] Sources:
http://www.charitynavigator.org/inde...orgid/3848.htm
http://www.charitynavigator.org/inde...orgid/3286.htm
http://www.responsiblewildlifemanage...side_hsus1.htm

What about help disabled people get dogs to service them. Good for the dog,
good for the person. A win win situation.

Phil

http://www.psychdog.org



"diannes" wrote in message
...
babs wrote:

Dont donate to the ASPCA - give to HSUS or one of the other groups that
have been on tv helping the animals! The ASPCA is a large organization
with lots of red tape and overpaid execs - the President makes over 150K
and most of the top people make 6 figures!!!

The HSUS is a larger organization than is the ASPA; its last reported
annual revenue was $72 million and assets $100 million compared to the
ASPCA's $46 million and $65 million respectively. And if you're offended
by the ASPCA president's salary, why aren't you protesting the $209K
salary
paid to HSUS president Paul Irwin back in *1996* (presumably it's even
larger now) and the $238K paid to HSUS Chief Executive Officer John Hoyt
in the same year?[1]

Ask to see their financials before you give them money.

Always a good idea. It's an even better idea to check out an
organization's
financials before you recommend that other people donate money to them.

Dianne
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[1] Sources:

http://www.charitynavigator.org/inde...orgid/3848.htm

http://www.charitynavigator.org/inde...orgid/3286.htm
http://www.responsiblewildlifemanage...side_hsus1.htm