HumaneWatch: HSUS and Real Humane Societies: Apples and Oranges

The Humane Society of the United States talks a big game about the importance of caring for animals, but when comparing HSUS’s track record with real humane societies, it is abundantly clear that providing direct care to animals isn’t something the organization does efficiently. The numbers provided in the most recent HSUS report show that this organization is falling far short of its donor’s expectations.

According to HSUS’s annual report, last year the organization and its affiliates took in $186,145,633 in total revenue and “cared” for 115,851 animals. For now, let’s assume this “care” is something substantive—we’ll get back to that in a moment. At face value, that breaks down to a cost of roughly $1,500 in revenue per animal. At a price like that, there is no doubt that HSUS donors aren’t getting much of a bang for their buck.

But in order to really visualize how far the organization missed the mark on direct animal care, we examined the figures at 17 local shelter organizations who have a combined revenue that is similar to HSUS’s.

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