Bill Text: IL HR0887 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Admonishes the Humane Society of the United States for their misleading practices, including their disrespectful work culture and lack of commitment to supporting animals.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Failed) 2019-01-08 - Session Sine Die [HR0887 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2017-HR0887-Introduced.html
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1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, According to the tax documents of the Humane | ||||||
3 | Society of the United States, as well as other independent | ||||||
4 | analyses, the national organization renowned for animal rights | ||||||
5 | donated less than one percent of their $132 million budget to | ||||||
6 | help care for actual animals in 2016; and
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7 | WHEREAS, This information differs from the impression | ||||||
8 | people are given by their late-night commercials, which depict | ||||||
9 | animals in distress and in need of help; the end result is that | ||||||
10 | people who want to help innocent animals are baited into | ||||||
11 | donating their money, which in turn is used to help pay for the | ||||||
12 | six-to-seven figure salaries of executives, and the frivolous | ||||||
13 | law suits of local pet stores, zoos, and hardworking farmers; | ||||||
14 | and
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15 | WHEREAS, These financial revelations about the Humane | ||||||
16 | Society of the United States, along with the allegations of | ||||||
17 | sexual assault against their former CEO, bring into question | ||||||
18 | whether the organization is truly living up to its mission, | ||||||
19 | advocating for the rights of animals; and
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20 | WHEREAS, Members of this chamber should be encouraging the | ||||||
21 | residents of Illinois to research other local humane societies | ||||||
22 | that are completely unaffiliated with the National |
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1 | organization; residents of Illinois will find that these | ||||||
2 | independent humane societies do not receive many donations and | ||||||
3 | rely primarily on dedicated volunteers to care for the animals; | ||||||
4 | and
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5 | WHEREAS, Unlike the Humane Society of the United States, | ||||||
6 | local independent humane societies prioritize assisting | ||||||
7 | animals in our own communities, especially those that are | ||||||
8 | abused and neglected, and ending animal abuse; these local | ||||||
9 | organizations are where we, as residents of Illinois, should | ||||||
10 | donate our time and money; therefore, be it
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11 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
12 | HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | ||||||
13 | admonish the Humane Society of the United States for their | ||||||
14 | disrespectful work culture and lack of commitment to supporting | ||||||
15 | animals; furthermore, we ask anyone who supports animal rights | ||||||
16 | causes to support their local independent humane society | ||||||
17 | instead.
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