SPAY AND NEUTER THE HSUS (A STRATEGIC PLAN)

By bombarding the IRS with letters and our elected officials with e-mails, we will call attention to the arrogant practices of the HSUS. We MUST fight back NOW or our battles may be over. It's time we stand up in unison and say "ENOUGH IS ENOUGH!!!!" We refuse to let those who are guided by misinformation and the lust for power take over our agriculture, wildlife management and ownership and enjoyment of animals.

Breaking News!! from lobbyist Frank Losey
Two members of Congress (Congressman Luetkemeyer from Missouri and Congressman Visclosky from Indiana) have sent letters to the IRS Commissioner and asked the Commissioner to address some of the concerns of their constituents as they relate to lobbying activities of the HSUS. This is very significant because the IRS Commissioner is the highest ranking Official in the Internal Revenue Service. Maybe, just maybe the door will open for consideration to be given to amending the Internal Revenue Code in order to define the phrase "no substantial part" of lobbying by a public charity, such as HSUS. And the Amendment could be called "The Public Charity Integrity Act."

CALL TO ACTION APRIL 2010:
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The stage is set for a major Grassroots Call to Action. Lobbyist, Frank Losey, has prepared an email to send to your Senators and to your respective Representative. If you are just joining the Spay/Neuter HSUS Campaign and have not sent previous emails to members of Congress, please do so now.

The suggested email requests that the Member of Congress personally ask the IRS Commissioner “Three Riveting Questions” that should arouse curiosity, embarrassment, concern, contempt or all four emotional reactions about how the HSUS lobbies - - especially the third question!

Four different IRS Offices have now cumulatively received over 900 pages of incriminating documents that are referenced in a 25-Page Summary entitled 119 Incriminating Examples of Excessive, Prohibited and Under-Reported Lobbying by the Humane Society of the United States (A Public Charity) - - One of the Most Prolific, If Not The Most Prolific, Lobbying Organizations in the U.S.

CUT AND PASTE THIS EMAIL AND SEND TO MEMBERS OF CONGRESS THAT REPRESENT YOU. USE LINKS BELOW TO FIND CONTACT INFO.

Dear Senator (Type in Name) or Dear Representative (Type in Name)
The IRS Offices in Washington DC, Ogden, UT, Fresno, CA and Dallas, TX, as well as the Office of the Inspector General of the Department of the Treasury, have now cumulatively received over 900 pages of documents that include extracts from the Tax Returns of the Humane Society of the U.S. (HSUS); lobby registration documents maintained by the U.S. Congress and at least 36 different State Governments; documents downloaded from the HSUS Website; and copies of E-Mails sent by the HSUS to its members and “network of volunteers.” All of these documents are chronicled in a 25-Page Summary that has been provided to the above Five Offices. The Title of this Summary is “119 Incriminating Examples of Excessive, Prohibited and Under-Reported Lobbying by the Humane Society of the United States (A Public Charity) - - One of the Most Prolific, If Not The Most Prolific, Lobbying Organizations in the U.S.”

The 900+ pages of documents now in the possession of the IRS clearly suggest that the prolific number of direct and indirect lobby-related “contacts,” lobbying activities, and prohibited lobbying activities by the HSUS; its President; its Executive Vice President; its Paid Staff and Management; its members; and its “volunteers,” cumulatively exceed 8 million (8,000,000), and that number may very well exceed 10 million. (This staggering number is based on but six of the “119 Incriminating Examples” referenced above - - The HSUS claims that it was responsible for the enactment of over “500” State Laws, over “25” Federal Statutes, and “25” State Ballot Initiatives; that it has over “11 million members;” that it has “sent electronic updates to nationwide volunteers, members, and other interested parties. In addition, the HSUS assisted in sending constituent Email and FAXES to Lawmakers through a functionality of the Society’s Website;” that its ”Program includes maintaining and expanding contacts with Members of Congress, State Legislators, Executive and Regulatory Agencies;” and “With Staff of our Government Affairs Section in Washington, D.C., Regional Staff in our Field Services Section Across the Country, and a network of volunteers, we are active in more than 40 State Capitols across the Country.”

Since more than 5,000 concerned tax-payers have now asked the IRS to audit the Lobbying Activities of the HSUS, would you please request on my behalf that, Mr. Shulman, the IRS Commissioner, answer the following three questions, and provide a copy of his response to me.

1. Is 8-10 Million direct and indirect lobby-related “contacts” and lobbying activities “too much lobbying” by a public charity?

2. Since the BIO of Mr. Pacelle, the President and CEO of the HSUS, that is posted on the HSUS Website, contains the quote that he has “helped to defeat some of the strong anti-animal welfare politicians in the United States,” does not that printed admission of political campaign opposition document a violation of the IRS provision that reads as follows: “All 501 (c) (3) organizations are absolutely prohibited from directly or indirectly participating in, or intervening in, any political campaign on behalf of (or in opposition to) any political candidate for elective public office”?

3. Is it appropriate for the HSUS, a public charity, to publish and post on its Website a Humane Action Guide for Kids that encourages minor children, as young as “FIVE” years of age, to lobby on behalf of the HSUS; that provides detailed guidance for these minor children to “contact lawmakers” in Congress and at the State Level of Government; and that, in the words of The President of the HSUS, that are set out in the Preface to the Guide, to use the Guide for Kids to “learn the basics . . . of lobbying?” (See Humane Action Guide for Kids at humanesociety.org/kids).

I look forward to receiving a response that specifically answers those three questions.

Respectfully Submitted,
Name, Address, and Phone Number


CALL TO ACTION MARCH 2010:
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Many of the over 5,000 who wrote to the IRS Tax Fraud Office in Fresno, CA have received a Form Letter from the IRS Office in Dallas that has oversight over all tax-exempt, public charities. Although this is a Form Letter, it confirms that the IRS Tax Fraud Offices are “talking” to other IRS Offices about the National Outcry for an audit of the HSUS. The letter also states that “if you have addional information that you believe is relevant, . . . send it to the (Dallas Office).” This confirms that a preliminary audit protocol has begun. Perhaps that is why many of the incriminating documents, that I had previously downloaded from the HSUS website, have now mysteriously disappeared from the HSUS website!!!!! (And yes, I have received unofficial confirmation from a reliable source that an IRS audit has begun.)

On March 25th my Eighth Installment was sent to the IRS Office in Dallas. It contains 90 new pages of incriminating documents that highlight the breadth, magnitude and pervasiveness of the lobbying by the HSUS at the State Level, especially by the 34 HSUS State Field Directors and HSUS employees who are Officially listed as “Registered Lobbyists” in their respective State Capitols, as well as their involvement in Humane Lobby Days and Lobby 101 Workshops. The HSUS “Registered Lobbyists” are in the following 34 States:

Alabama Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Florida Georgia Hawaii

Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kentucky Louisiana Maine Minnesota

Missouri Nebraska New Hampshire New York North Carolina Ohio Oklahoma Oregon

Pennsylvania Tennessee Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming

To increase pressure on the IRS to "Fast Track” an audit of the HSUS, I am asking as many people as possible to copy and paste appropriate portions of the Draft Letter set out below and to mail it to the IRS Office in Dallas by First Class Mail - - a 44 cent stamp.

The Draft Letter refers to the prior 755 pages of incriminating documents for a reason. It will allow me to finesse and ensure that the IRS Office in Dallas reviews all 845 pages of incriminating documents. Failure to do so by that Office will allow me to leverage and elevate the issue - - this is how one moves a “glacier” within a Government Bureaucracy.

Thank You for all that you have done to create a “critical mass” of concern that the IRS simply cannot ignore. Frank Losey


EMAIL YOUR U.S. SENATOR AND REPRESENTATIVE
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AGRITALK INTERVIEW WITH FRANK LOSEY
Listen to the podcast of the January 19th interview at AgriTalk to hear Lobbyist Frank Losey discuss the Spay and Neuter HSUS Campaign with AgriTalk host Mike Adams. AgriTalk is a nationally broadcast talk radio program devoted to discussing agricultural and rural issues.

FILE DOWNLOADS

119 Incriminating Examples Of Excessive, Prohibited And Under-Reported Lobbying By The Humane Society Of The United States (A Public Charity)

Grassroots Plan: How to Spay and Neuter the HSUS

HSUS - Overview summary of excessive lobbying issue paper

Download Talking Points and Fact Sheet

Articles of Interest
Why Is SAOVA Asking For The IRS To Investigate HSUS? by ESaunders AR-HR.com
HSUS Got a C-Minus
Taking the Human Out of Humane
Unpacking the HSUS Gravy Train
Groups Allege HSUS Fraud
WSB-TV Investigates HSUS Fundraising Practises. Is There More?