HSUS Endorses Obama

September 23, 2008

The Humane Society of the United States says,

“While we’ve endorsed hundreds of congressional candidates for election, both Democrats and Republicans, we’ve never before endorsed a presidential candidate. We have members on the left, in the center, and on the right, and we knew it could be controversial to choose either party’s candidate for the top office in the nation. But in an era of sweeping presidential power, we must weigh in on this most important political race in the country. Standing on the sidelines is no longer an option for us. ” [...]

“the HSLF board of directors — which is comprised of both Democrats and Republicans — has voted unanimously to endorse Barack Obama for President. The Obama-Biden ticket is the better choice on animal protection, and we urge all voters who care about the humane treatment of animals, no matter what their party affiliation, to vote for them.”

Read the whole endorsement >>

(By the way, doesn’t the dog look a bit like Floyd?)

Posted by Elaine Vigneault | Filed Under Animals, Politics

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5 Responses to “HSUS Endorses Obama”

Little Old Lady on September 23rd, 2008 11:45 am
That’s the first thing I thought, but Floyd is way cuter.

Endorsing Obama-Biden is a no-brainer for organizations devoted to animal well-being from any perspective. Not possible to endorse a ticket featuring Ms. Mooseburger, WolfHuntress of the Skies. I read that McCain has been given a 50-50 chance of living through the next few years (by whom and on what basis I know not). But the very thought of Ms. Mooseburger in the White House is beyond chilling.
Tracy on September 23rd, 2008 12:06 pm
I am wondering if that dog is Jana Kohl’s dog, Baby.
kelly g. on September 23rd, 2008 12:25 pm
Let me preface this by saying that I loathe, loathe, loathe McCain and Palin (McCain for pandering to the right, Palin for her murderous ways), but…

Obama voted for FISA, while the HSUS teamed up with the FBI to put a bounty on the heads of so-called “eco-terrorists.”

Call me cynical, disaffected, grumpy, idealistic, wev, but… *shrug*.
Elaine Vigneault on September 23rd, 2008 2:44 pm
“McCain has been given a 50-50 chance of living through the next few years”
He has cancer.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/leighton-woodhouse/john-mccains-cancer-quest_b_128161.html

“Jana Kohl’s dog, Baby.”
Yup, that’s Baby! I just saw the pic here:
http://video.hsus.org/?fr_story=1e528803e81405a3f96a6fe0a5f1099a97c3d6b6&rf=bm

“Obama voted for FISA, while the HSUS teamed up with the FBI ”
Yeah, but Obama has gone on record in semi-opposition to the AETA. No Compromise issue #27 has a couple quotes from Obama including this one:

“I do not want people to think that the threat from these organizations [ALF and ELF] is equivalent to other crimes faced by Americans every day. According to the FBI, there were over 7400 hate crimes committed in 2003 - half of which racially motivated. More directly relevant to this committee, the FBI reports 450 pending environmental crimes cases involving worker endangerment or threates to public health or the environment.”
kelly g. on September 24th, 2008 8:04 am
Yeah, but Obama has gone on record in semi-opposition to the AETA. No Compromise issue #27 has a couple quotes from Obama including this one.

I guess that’s better than most of his colleagues (save for Kucinich of course).

Let’s just hope the talk translates into action. Based on the Dems’ repeated capitulation to dubya, I’m not feeling very optimistic…but dog do I hope I’m proven wrong.