A LITTLE PERSPECTIVE FOR YOU AS YOU  READ THE FACTS AND FIGURES PROVIDED.

Before you read these pages, keep in mind that Americans have spent $1 Billion each year since 1983 on community based animal control efforts. That is $20 billion.
Additionally, we have donated another $1 Billion to our favorite animal protection organizations as they extend their hands asking for more money and ''promise'' to solve these problems. That is another $20 Billion.
Most importantly, over 3,000 non profit organizations in this country have logged an estimated 50 Billion man hours on the same efforts and in total, we can only boast a 12-15% reduction of unwanted animal deaths nationwide

A billion dollars is a difficult number to grasp hold of and comprehend, but a billion seconds ago it was 1971. A billion minutes ago was a few years after Jesus died. Many complain about how far we yet have to go in the animal protection movement.  We don't have that far to go!!!!

The next time you hear how the animal protection movement has taken in $2 billion each year and over $40 "billion" since 1983 casually, think about whether you want that movement spending your  money so freely with so few results (other than, new cars, luxury office suites and retirement plans)

America's problems with animal abuse and overpopulation is far worse than most other  industrialized nations.  Also, American';s
spend MORE on the ''corrections' than anyone else, but still fall very short of our goals. If these guys make $300,000 a year, why would they want to find a solution?  They'd be out of work.

$ 40 BILLION ago, we had the same problems we do today but 12% greater.  We deserve better in 20 years and $40 billion of  O U R   M O N E Y  than a measely 12% reduction!!!!. We need to do things differently.  We need to do things RIGHT.

                                   Total $2 million
The ASPCA paid 80 additional salaries over $50,000 in 2002. (Over $4 million dollars)

Executive salaries paid over $6 million

  The North Shore Animal League America paid 24 additional salaries in excess of $50,000 in fiscal 2002.  ($600,000 extra)

Executive Salaries paid over $1.6 million -( not even a national organization or widely recognized)
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Merritt Clifton
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Humane Society of the U.S.
TYPE:                                             AEW
DONATED & EARNED INCOME:                          $  65,222,618
EXPENDITURES:                                     $  67,272,795
PROGRAM SERVICE:                                  $  38,620,876
FUNDRAISING & ADMINISTRATION:                     $  23,453,737
% FUNDRAISING & ADMINISTRATION,  AS DECLARED:     35%
% FUNDRAISING & ADMINISTRATION,  OUR ANALYSIS:    53%
TOTAL ASSETS:                                     $  85,810,587
TANGIBLE (DEPRECIABLE) ASSETS:                    $   8,570,833
CASH & SECURITIES:                                $  80,786,874
NOTE:
        The Humane Society of the U.S.  transferred $5,198,882 to subsidiaries,  including the Wildlife Land Trust,  Humane Society International,  Center for Respect For Life & Environment,    Earthvoice International,  National Association for Humane & Environmental Education,  Meadowcreek Inc. (an Arkansas-based organic vegetable-growing project),  and Worldwide Network,  Inc.   Since the end of 2001 HSUS has also absorbed the Ark Trust,  producers of the Genesis Awards for animal-friendly screen productions,  and now sponsors the Remote Access Medical project headed by Eric Davis,  DVM,  who formerly operated under the auspices of the University of Tennessee.  In addition,  HSUS in mid-2002 took over fiscal responsibility for maintaining Keiko,  the orca star of the Free Willy! films,  whose care had been funded by Ocean Futures,  formed by merger of the Jean Michel Cousteau Institute with the Free Willy/Keiko Foundation.  Keiko swam to Norway soon after HSUS took over his supervision.  There he lived in coastal fjords until his death on December 12,  2003.  HSUS paid $264,073 to the Free Willy/Keiko Foundation in 2002.  HSUS made $1,321,527 in grants and payments in 2002 to 271 animal charities and projects in all.


Compensation info--


PAUL IRWIN    President     HSUS  $315,898
Patricia Forkan   ExecVP    HSUS  $179,217
Andrew Rowan    SeniorVP    HSUS  $170,995
G Thomas Waite  CFO/Treas   HSUS  $160,473
Roger Kindler  GenCounsel   HSUS  $152,767
John Grandy       VP        HSUS  $145,124
Jan Hartke   ExecDirector   HSUS  $133,517
John Kullberg WldlfLandTrst HSUS  $131,453
(John Kullberg died in April 2003.)
Michael Fox  SeniorScholar  HSUS  $128,419
Wayne Pacelle    SeniorVP   HSUS  $124,745
Janet Frake    AsstSecty    HSUS  $ 82,514
                            TOTAl $4,541,000

        The Humane Society of the U.S. paid 60 additional salaries in excess of $50,000 in 2002. (Excess of $3 million more) Executive Salaries paid over $7.5 million