bridget1989

They were a subject of a reddit post today.

http://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/15sazc/greatest_nightclub_floor_find_ever_i_think_so/

What are your thoughts on the reputations of the various animal rights organizations?

PETA, HSUS, ASPCA, and others. Which are the best organizations, and which are corrupt? PETA has been attacked forever, and I know a lot has been going around about ASPCA lately. (Can someone help me out with that infographic that circulated Facebook for a while with their CEO's salary and how much of your donations actually go to animals?)

"In 2008, the Humane Society of the United States had an operating budget of $99,664,400. (See line 18 on page 1 of this document.) But it paid less than one-half of one percent of all that money to organizations that do hands-on dog and cat sheltering—the functions its TV ads suggest are HSUS's main focus."

http://humanewatch.org/index.php/site/post/less_than_one-half_of_one_percent/

The reason I ask is that when people want to make donations for animals, they often go for a large organization, not realizing exactly where their money goes. What do you know about these organizations' reputations? Can you vouch for the good (or bad) of the organizations you worked with?

Edit: I am an animal-loving vegetarian, and as I said in a reply below, I understand that there are forces working against animal rights, including Center for Consumer Freedom. Which is why I'm asking for voices directly from these organizations to tell me what they're like. Could anyone provide me with what I'm actually asking for?