SENATOR BARACK OBAMA (D111)
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In contrast, Sen. Barack Obama has been endorsed by the Humane Society of the United States
(HSUS) the wealthiest animal rights organization in the country with a well-known anti-hunting,
anti-breeding agenda.
After years of issuing anti-hunting statements, HSUS has transformed their campaign to end
hunting calling it “the Wildlife Abuse Campaign”, claiming they are merely fighting cruelty.
HSUS leaders are highly skilled at presenting their animal rightist views and restrictive legislation
under the label “humane” in order to advance their agenda, and Senator Obama appears to have
fallen in line with their scheme.
Senator Obama and HSUS have courted each other since he was endorsed and funded for the
Illinois senatorial race in 2004. Viewing the Humane Society Legislative Fund 2007 Presidential
Questionnaire, Senator Obama answered “yes” nearly across the board, pledging support for
HSUS initiatives.
HSUS has outlined a plan for a federal Animal Protection Agency, with an administrator
appointed by the President of the United States. This new agency would provide animal rightists
a single area to lobby for support of their issues. Obama fits the criteria of the President that will
assist HSUS with these plans either by creating such an agency or appointing animal rights
sympathizers to key cabinet and committee positions within the Departments of Agriculture and
Interior.
The world not only belongs to those who show up, it's controlled by the best informed and most
motivated. HSUS wants to be in the position in January 2009 to not only strongly influence both
Houses of Congress and the White House, but to be consulted on the appointments of the
Secretaries of Agriculture and Interior Departments. These agencies make all the day-to-day
decisions that impact on you and your sport. Appointees there implement all new animal and
hunting statutes and allocate funding, while also enforcing and interpreting existing federal laws.
That's how important this election will be.
Humane Society Legislative Fund Endorses Obama-Biden
Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) has been a solid supporter of animal protection at both the state and
federal levels. As an Illinois state senator, he backed at least a dozen animal protection laws,
including those to strengthen the penalties for animal cruelty, to help animal shelters, to promote
spaying and neutering, and to ban the slaughter of horses for human consumption. In the U.S.
Senate, he has consistently co-sponsored multiple bills to combat animal fighting and horse
slaughter, and has supported efforts to increase funding for adequate enforcement of the Animal
Welfare Act, Humane Methods of Slaughter Act, and federal laws to combat animal fighting and
puppy mills.
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