Well, to add to all this, the HSUS has virtually nothing to do with any humane society shelter. They disassociated with the local shelters years ago. Any money sent to the HSUS in the last 20+ years, less than 1% goes to caring for any animals. It goes towards lobbying for legislation, allot of which seems to be inline with PETA, though this its hard to prove conclusively.
All of the humane societies shelters are independent, that's why you have "humane society of XXX county", or city, tri-state area, or whatever. They have no affiliation with the HSUS. That's not to say yours is necessarily doing a good job. The one here its alright I guess. The do euthanize more animals than most shelters, but they have a tough job, and very limited resources in comparison to the number of strays. And they're financing has gotten worse, since allot more people are becoming aware of the sham that its the HSUS (Humane society of the united states for anyone reading that didn't know.) And people have stopped donating there, thinking they are in on it, when the original sham was people believing that the money they donated after calling the 800 number on a t.v. Ad was going to any animal shelter at all.
Here's an older thread on here with some info on the same topic. I'm trying to stay off my soapbox.
