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Franklin W. Losey
2029 Tampa Blvd.
Navarre, FL 32566
f.losey@insightbb.com
August 13, 2012
Mr. Wayne Pacelle
President and CEO
Humane Society of the United States
2100 L Street, NW
Washington DC 20037
Dear Mr. Pacelle:
I have recently become aware of the fact that you personally, in
a letter dated July 9, 2012, described me as an "individual
hostile to animal welfare," which description is an outrageous
lie!
As you may recall, I am the individual who wrote to you in 2009,
and told you that responsible breeders in State Commercial
Breeder Associations in the States where over 80% of all
Federally Licensed and inspected Breeders were located had
"publicly condemned substandard kennels." I was the individual
who orchestrated these "public condemnations" by responsible
breeders, and I thought at the time that you would be ecstatic
with the fact that a sincere, genuine and substantive effort was
being made to advocate what was in the best interest of animals.
To my chagrin, you not only declined to share this information
with your "following" by publicly acknowledging such "public
condemnations," but you went on to discredit all responsible
breeders by stating that "condemning substandard breeders does
not help animals." And then for good measure, you gratuitously
went on to disparage "family farmers" by suggesting that they
were "factory farmers," even though my correspondence made no
reference to "family farmers." (See your E-Mail dated November
16, 2009. A copy is attached.) As an aside, if "condemning
substandard breeders does not help animals," why has the HSUS
spent Tens, if not Hundreds, of Millions of Dollars since 2004
"condemning substandard breeders" each and every day when that
money could have been better spent in support of local shelters
that are helping animals each and every day of the year?
Each month my wife and I load up the trunk of our car with dog
food, cat food, and supplies and deliver them to a local dog
shelter and a cat shelter. If I were truly "hostile to animal
welfare," why would I have received notes of appreciation from
the local shelters?!? An illustrative note is attached - - and
it begins as follows: "Mr. Losey, SOCKS is fortunate to have
such a loyal supporter as you!" As a further aside, since I
donate a higher percentage of my annual income to local shelters
than does the HSUS, does that mean that the HSUS is more
"hostile to animal welfare" than I am?!?!?!?!?!?
Every time I am invited to speak to any group that is associated
with animals, I always encourage them to raise the bar by
keeping themselves educated on best practices for animal
welfare. My Mother taught me that an ounce of praise and
encouragement is far more effective than a "slash and burn,"
"take no prisoners" approach. That is why I have been so
supportive of encouraging every Educational Seminar put on by
dog breeder organizations to have at least one Veterinarian
discuss best practices to avoid the spread of PARVO, a highly
contagious and viral disease that often leads to the death of
puppies and young dogs if they do not receive all of their Parvo
booster shots. All too often, puppies do not receive the last of
their booster shots because the owners of new puppies, who are
so filled with the joy of having a healthy, happy, well
socialized puppy, innocently do not realize that they must
protect their puppies from being exposed to the dreaded Parvo
virus that is often contracted from sniffing the feces of other
infected dogs in such places as public parks.
Tragically, the HSUS, which professes to care so much about
animal welfare, has NEVER - - REPEAT - - NEVER used the
"functionality" of its Website to educate pet owners, as opposed
to animal shelters, on procedures as to how best to protect
their puppies and dogs from contracting Parvo. This "deadly"
omission of information about Parvo for pet owners by the HSUS,
that purportedly has a following of millions, suggests that
there has been a conscious and unconscionable decision to keep
the American Public and Elected Officials at the Federal, State
and Local Levels of Government in the Dark so that the spread of Parvo and its deadly consequences will be inhumanely
perpetuated, and be exploited and misrepresented to the American
Public as being caused by irresponsible breeding practices in
order to further enhance the fundraising activities of the HSUS.
To dispel such a notion, I implore you to ensure that the HSUS
immediately spend a relatively insignificant amount of its
annual revenue, that is approaching $150 Million Dollars a year,
on a Nationwide Campaign that highlights and educates the
American Public, and especially the new owners of puppies, on
how best to protect healthy puppies from contracting Parvo.
Failure to do so will lead me, and others, to conclude that the
Humane Society of the U.S. has a hidden agenda that is "hostile
to animal welfare."
Sincerely,
Franklin W. Losey
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