Humane Society of the United States

I forgot to mention that John Kerry voting record over the past 20 years has been 100% aligned with HSUS position. He's an animal rights candidate. If you don't believe me check smartvoter.org.

Also, go here:

http://www.hsus.org.

You're going to have a hard time convincing people that Kerry's voting with the Humane Society is a bad thing.

Another reason to like Kerry! Despite the hair...

But it is precisely my point. The Humane Society and HSUS are two different beasts. Pun fully intended.

Dlowan, you think hunting is bad, for what reason? Are you a vegan?

The NRA vs. the Humane Society.

I love it!!!

e_brown, please note my posts above. You don't have to be completely uniformed before you post.

CJ,

I am not uninformed.

I am just pointing out that this issue is a loser for the Bush camp (and I bet that Bush will stay away from it). Politically this is a David vs Goliath struggle (and the NRA is no David).

Most hunters aren't worried about a Kerry presidency. But then, the NRA is no longer primarily an advocate for hunters.

The louder the NRA extremists scream, the better...

I wouldn't bet on that.

Nah - I am a fruitarian, with logical add ons.

I eat fruit, nuts, and animals that were already dead.

You know - like road kill and such. Though I have been known to follow free range chooks around, hoping for an accident.

Lots of folk here ar elike that - in fact, our state's people are known, rudely, to other states as "crow eaters".

But that is just dumb.

Crows are smart - they hardly ever get hit by cars.

And - we aren't allowed to swerve to hit anything.

In fact, this is "drop bear season" - which is special.

This is the time of year when male koalas drop from the trees - dead from over-exertion in the yearly mating season.

Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm..........

Our animals are amazingly clever and sure footed - you know, cos of all we crow eaters following the clumsy ones around...

I am very fond of crows. Alive.

So now you hijack my thread?

I'm sure there's at least a few hunters on this board, and they probably don't know the difference between the Humane Society and HSUS.

Hunters are the original conservationists in the USA. Why do you think we have preserved so much land and waterways to support wildlife? It wasn't a bunch of urban tree huggers that did it. Most of it has been accomplished by the license fees paid by hunters and fishermen/women. Hunting and fishing is regulated in every state and most of the DNR(s) budget comes form those same fees.

Not so here - Cjhsa - the conservation was done by governments - guided by enlightened tree huggers - or conservationists.

Precisely your problem.