Reply #145: You know...

[A-Possum]

some of it is just common sense. I think there is a lot of hysteria and stress, and I don't think that HSUS has gone down there to shoot dogs for the fun of it, which is what some people make it sound like. I think that an organization that hunkers down while another hurricane is coming and sticks with the rescued animals in the same minimal shelter is probably an organization that is doing their damnedest by their own lights to get the animals safe. Maybe they aren't doing it in precisely the way that every animal lover in the country thinks they should do it, maybe they are dealing with issues beyond the view of individuals, maybe there are people who feel rebuffed and feel they are doing a better job and they should get more attention.

Everyone is under stress and in misery about the situation. All I care about is the animals. I don't care about which group does what, and any group that spends energy dissing another's efforts seems to me to be to be wasting energy that could be used to better purpose. Over and over insisting that HSUS is some sort of demonic organization that can do no right just sounds like freaking-out to me. I have followed the NOLA pet rescue forums closely and while there are complaints about HSUS there are also comments from people on the ground at Lamar-Dixon that make a great deal of sense about the monumental efforts and heart of the people there. Call them shills if you like. Maybe you are wrong about them. You seem very assured, almost hysterically so, and on quite a mission to denigrate their efforts, so in the end I can say no more than that I don't believe you are correct.

Peace.