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Comment on One Down… by Meet the New Boss, Same as the Old Boss « Value Time

Meet the New Boss, Same as the Old Boss « Value Time — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 15:30:59 +0000

[...] in Opposition If you follow HumaneWatch.info–and you should–you’ll know that Martosko was either fired or quit from the deceptively named Center for Consumer Freedom, likely due to his penchant for drinking and [...]

Comment on HumaneWatch brings out the worst by DCGirl

DCGirl — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 00:50:09 +0000

I too do not believe that the photos of the raid on Katie Dokken’s home were staged. I worked with her during the time period in which the situation in her home developed and, let me tell you, she smelled to high heaven because of the conditions in her house.

She has also made it clear to any one she thinks is the least bit sympathetic that she will be moving to another state when her parole is up and resuming breeding operations. She is actively readying her home for sale and researching laws in other states to find one where she can start up again.

Comment on Stopping Facebook Harassment by Rescues-R-Best

Rescues-R-Best — Sun, 31 Jul 2011 14:59:23 +0000

Seems that the Humanewatch bully team has been worknig overtime these days. I too have received several violation notices and I have filed counterclaims as well. It will be quite amusing to see this little campaign blow up in their faces and have their Facebook accounts booted!

Comment on Who’s YOUR Animal Hero? by AmyK

AmyK — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 23:47:15 +0000

Awesome nominations, everyone! We hear so many stories of animal abuse and mistreatment, but these places show that some people truly are in it for the good of the animals. Keep ‘em coming!!

Comment on Stopping Facebook Harassment by AmyK

AmyK — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 23:45:18 +0000

This is an ongoing campaign of harassment from the HumaneWatchers. Today I got not one but THREE false notices of copyright violations about screenshots I have posted. Here’s the weird thing: They were for screenshots from a long time ago – as far back as November 2010! Weird, huh?

Rest assured, HumaneWatchers, I have filed a counterclaim on each and every one of those screenshots. You said it on a public page on Facebook. It’s not copyrightable. And I will be reposting each and every one of those screenshots on Stop HumaneWatch as soon as my counterclaims are approved.

Comment on Who’s YOUR Animal Hero? by D White

D White — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 15:28:28 +0000

I would like to nominate Blaze's Tribute Equine Horse Rescue. http://www.blazesequinerescue.com/ . Some of you might think it is odd that I would recognize an animal welfare organization because I am supposedly supportive of the cruel practices of big ag, etc. I think that JDS knows this is not the case through our private conversations, it is very easy for many of you to villify me and misrepresent what I believe or don't believe because it suits your cause. Many farmers and ranchers, including myself have several organizations that they support, both financially and otherwise. Blaze's Tribute is one of mine. It is by far the largest and most successful horse rescue organization in Oklahoma. What makes it different from many of the others is that almost all of their horses come from neglect and abusive situations (many of the others buy their horses at the auction presumably to save them from slaughter). Blaze's Tribute is the one who is called whenever there is a seizure pretty much anywhere in Oklahoma. They often have to take in large numbers, up to 50-70 sometimes and the animals when they get them are often in the most horrid condition imaginable with many of them only having a body condition score of 1 or 2 (should be at least a 5). What also distinguishes them from many other rescues is their success in rehabilitating these horses and adopting them out. To date, per their web site, they have taken in more than 700 horses and adopted out more than 500. This is very good by anyones standards especially given that very few of the horses adopted out ever have to return to their rescue. This year, Blaze's Tribute is doing an event that should become the model for all horse rescue operations. They selected 14 of their horses currently available for adoption and located ten trainers who were willing to take the horse in for 100 days, advancing their training and assessing what kind of rider/owner would best suit that horse. The trainers are eligible for some really nice prizes for the contest but are donating their time. The value of this training easily exceeds $ 1500 per horse. All of the horses will be eligible for adoption for $ 800 to qualified adopters after the exhibition where the trainers get to show what the horses have learned on August 22. Details of this event are found here http://blazesevents.weebly.com/index.html. I have identified two horses that are involved in this event that we can provide a forever home where they have plenty of room, feed and attention for the rest of their lives. I am sure that this event will be a great success and that all ten horses will in fact be adopted out leaving additional room for more rescues. There is another reason why this organization should be chosen. On May 24, 2011 we had a significant and severe tornado that swept across a pretty wide path of Oklahoma. Fortunately, for the most part it was mostly in areas that are somewhat sparsely populated and so there was not as much property damage as in areas like Joplin. However, the area affected did impact many animals including one of the foster homes for Blaze's Tribute (see the story about Elvis on their website). Unfortunately, several of the horses located at this foster home were a victim of the tornado and were either killed or had to be euthanized. I know the vet personnally who does the work for this foster home and his story about how much good that Blaze's and their fosters still does not make up for the heartbreak that he, the foster family and Blaze's have for their losses due to this tornado. Five people died in this tornado, but many animals died. Because it did not involve significant property loss and the number of people impacted were significantly lower than Joplin and other tornados, this storm did not get the publicity that many others did so the amount of loss and suffering was not well reported. The long term impact is that Blaze's capacity to take on new rescue horses is limited due to the temporary limits in capacity of one of their major foster homes so the need for them to be able to get even more adoptions done timely is important as is their need for additional funds to rehabilitate some horses that they got in as a result of this storm. That is part of the reason for the Ride to the Rescue event, to get another ten spaces open so that they can take even more horses in. I hope you will seriously consider this organization to be featured as your organization of the week despite some of your followers contempt for me personally.

Comment on HumaneWatch lies, so shelter pets die by DeLinda

DeLinda — Sun, 24 Jul 2011 18:06:52 +0000

I just fell upon this blog when several supporters of Humanewatch posted on a prominant dog trainer’s Facebook post. I decided to look for the alternative to HW, and found this site. Kudos to you for offering the other side of the story – and from what I’ve read (in the last three hours), the more honest side. Bottom line is that I commend you for calling out the people that flame HSUS. I’ve done volunteer work in several animals rescues for HSUS – never being paid, nor was I asked to toot the horn of HSUS for everything that they’ve done. Their priority is, and always has been, to take care of animals. As far as the Michael Vick thing, I’m still up in the air about it – there are people that have reformned and I don’t think it’s fair to single out someone just because they are famous – I don’t agree with what he did in the past (vehemenantly disagree!!), however I agree wholeheartedly with what he’s doing now.
Anyway, again, I commend you for this site/blog. It’s unfortunate that some people use “animal abuse” as an excuse to rally the lemmings.
Can I ask why you do not have a Twitter account? Humanewatch does.

Comment on Who’s YOUR Animal Hero? by wmidds

wmidds — Sat, 16 Jul 2011 14:41:45 +0000

My animal hero stands behind the scenes and makes sure the rest of the people have what they need to do the job they love to do. He is a quiet man, loves coffee and jokes with everyone. He is not the one in front of the cameras, he is back in the warehouse or distribution center, delivering supplies and finding the items everyone needs to take care of the animals. No matter what species we are saving, no matter what items we need, he finds it and brings it to us so we can continue working to save the animals. All you have to do is ask, and he makes it happen.
He volunteers countless hours to several animal rescue groups and is always available by e-mail or phone to help anyone in need. If it needs to be done, he is there.
I would like to nominate Julius Bartell of North Carolina as my Animal Hero. Recently I met Julius at the animal shelter for the animals from the Joplin MO tornado. He is a special kind of person that makes saving animals happen. Ask anyone who was there, everyone knows Julius and can tell you about something they needed and he found. Another thing about him is that he never takes credit for anything that he does, he just keeps doing what needs to be done. Funny and addicted to coffee, he is a man that you need on your side when helping animals.

Comment on Who’s YOUR Animal Hero? by ZaCloud

ZaCloud — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 18:05:02 +0000

I’d like to nominate Big Cat Rescue. They not only have been giving captive big cats the best life possible, and making VERY visible use of donations (always expanding the habitats and increasing fun things for the cats to do, providing the most optimized diets, etc), but they’ve also been advocating VERY hard against private ownership and exploitation of wild animals. Their self-stated goal is to go out of business, from not needing to rescue captive animals anymore.

They constantly alert supporters about cruelty or exploitation going on, so people can band together to make a difference. So they’re not only rescuers, they’re activists.

And this refusal to stay quiet, this selflessness of putting the animals’ rights ahead of their own, has led to a lot of backlash. Naysayers have been lying, forging documents, impersonating websites to provide false claims, and slandering BCR. Abusive organizations even use names similar to theirs, in an attempt to gain artificial support or make the real BCR look bad.

An organization that does so much good, is being treated terribly by people supposedly supporting animals. Much like how HumaneWatch persecutes the HSUS, a great many people and groups do the same lies and slander against BCR. Go to their YouTube channel (username: BigCatRescue) and you can watch any video you want of their cats engaging in natural, contented behaviors, provided with frequent enrichment activities, and you’ll see that they truly care for the animals. It’s the most ideal life a big cat could possibly have, short of being back in the wild.

Most of them came late in life from horrific conditions, so they only get to enjoy the brief remainders of their lives there. But at least those last days, or months, or years are finally spent with grass beneath their paws, real meat in their stomachs, and having finally learned how to freely use their predatory instincts (albeit on pumpkins and watermelons).

BCR did a lot of perfecting of their methods of taking care of the big cats, learning from experience as they went, until they’ve fine-tuned all their methods. They now have a steady system in place, and remain enthusiastic about their work, despite detractors and harassment. This shows that they truly put the animals first, and for that they deserve respect.

Comment on HumaneWatch lies, so shelter pets die by Thoughtful Paws

Thoughtful Paws — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 02:25:45 +0000

Derrel, I'm afraid you didn't follow the logic at all. It was clear from Mr. McClure's tactfully worded statement that the shelter was pressured by agricultural interests to pass up the $5,000 offered by the HSUS. It was a donation, no strings, no obligations, no endorsement, NO stipulations... just money free and clear to help animals. And th0se animals were deprived of that money due to ignorance and hate from anti-animal welfare groups like HumaneWatch.

Perhaps you're right. Perhaps we give too much credit to HumaneWatch. HumaneWatch defends factory farm abuses, puppy mills, seal clubbing, horse slaughter, and just about any variety of inhumane treatment of animals you could mention. They are the self-appointed voice of cruelty, and as such, we tend to focus on them as the primary source of misinformation.

You are correct that HumaneWatch is not the sole opponent to animal welfare, and not the sole defender of animal cruelty in the world.

The factory farming lobbies certainly deserve their share of the blame for the animals that will suffer for lack of funds, as do the puppy mill lobbyists at the Missouri Pet Breeders Association, and the vivisectionists at NAIA.

So, we hereby formally acknowledge their contributions to the cruelty, suffering, and deaths of countless animals through their ongoing quest for profit.

We're sorry for the oversight. And to any other defenders of cruelty who have been overlooked, be patient: we'll get around to exposing you as well...

That's a promise.

PS: Please provide your sources for the Arizona story. Our sources say that's completely false.