“Someone at the Department of Natural Resources did a poor job of scouting when they decided to work with the deceptively-named Humane Society of the United States.

Like other animal rights organizations, the HSUS follows a principle that animals should not be eaten, worn, hunted, fished or owned.

Given that the more and more people are learning that the HSUS only gives a fraction of its multi-million dollar annual budget to actually caring for animals at local shelters, we’re not surprised the HSUS would look for any opportunity it can to align itself with a state agency to legitimize its purpose.

The HSUS has attacked the livestock industries in other states and would like to get a foothold in Wisconsin. Therefore the DNR should not be partnering with them here in America’s Dairyland.

If the DNR needed a partner to fund a $12,000 radio campaign, there are many other wildlife, conservation and legitimate animal welfare organizations that might have donated the funding. Clearly this is a case of being a penny wise but a pound foolish.”