Keeping Wayne Pacelle (Somewhat) Honest
Yesterday a hot document came across our desks: proof that the President of the Humane Society of the United States, Wayne Pacelle, isn't being honest about some of his activist intentions. This time, the animal rights topic in question is sport hunting. But we suspect there are other similar skeletons in Pacelle's closet? When it comes to sugarcoating its radical views for public consumption (read: fundraising), HSUS is the undisputed animal rights champion. Camouflaging your anti-meat and anti-medical research agenda with high-minded talk about pet rescue shelters is one effective way of doing this. But drawing a distinction between your opinion and your organization's official agenda is an equally savvy approach. Here's what Wayne Pacelle has been telling Americans about hunting, from his recent interview with AgriTalk Radio (click here for audio clip): Adams: I want to ask a quick question about hunting. You have said, If we could shut down all sport hunting in a moment we would. Pacelle: I didnt say that. I didnt say that. From what source? Yeah, right. Adams: This is a quote attributed to you by the Associated Press. Pacelle: Stuff kicks around the Internet and they have been quoting stuff since the 1980s and early 1990s. I have been with the organization since 1994. There has been so much fabrication out there. Fabrication? Here is the original Associated Press article, as published in Arizona's Kingman Daily Miner on December 30, 1991: [I]f we could shut down all sport hunting in a moment, we would. Just like we would shut down all dog fighting, all cock fighting or all bull fighting. Whether Pacelle thinks he was misquoted by the Associated Press is one thing. But to imply that someone fabricated the quote and started circulating it online would be a stretch of the truth, to say the very least. But its also worth noting that as far as Pacelle is concerned, there is no difference between sport hunters and Michael Vick. Pacelle was the National Director of the Fund for Animals back in 1991, but the two groups have since merged. And as the press release announcing that joining pointed out, the two groups have a long history of working together. Pacelle and his cohorts at HSUS continue to insist that even though they dont eat meat, theyre not out to veganize America. But we cant help but wonder, what else is Humane Wayne being dishonest about?
WARNING: Animal Rights Activism May Result in Frivolous Lawsuits
As if money-hungry trial lawyers and the Center for Science in the Public Interest werent enough. This morning, the phony Cancer Project filed a lawsuit asking the court to require a cancer-risk warning label on all hot dog packages sold in New Jersey. Theres no beef to its cancer claims, of course, as the Associated Press and other media outlets pointed out during last years hot dog scare campaign. But just in case, were offering reporters a little reminder today. As were telling the media, the Cancer Project is a deceptive spinoff of the woefully misnamed Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine a group that is 96 percent free of actual doctors. And together theyre phonier than a tofu dog. From its creepy commercials to last years tasteless attempt to capitalize on the death of a former White House Press Secretary, PCRM and the Cancer Project will stop at nothing to scare Americans into a PETA-approved diet. Even if it means using our legal system as a tool for its fringe goals and wasting taxpayers money in the process.
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