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A group of concerned citizens gathered at the Wilshire Ebell Theatre in Los Angeles California on October 29, 2009 where the animal rights lobbyist organization Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) was conducting a fundraising event. The issue that the citizens are trying to expose is the fact that HSUS does not help animals as they claim in television ads and instead are using animals for profits and advocating extinction of pets. Photographs from the protest may be viewed in the gallery.

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Pet Rescues are Broke +HSUS are Millionaires

Join the Crusade Against HSUS+Pass It Forward—>

We have news for animal rescuers and shelters and those who want to save homeless pets. HSUS isn’t about saving THEM. HSUS tells shelters to kill animals 72 hr. after they come into the shelter.

HSUS THINKS ALL OF US ARE STUPID. THAT WE BELIEVE WHATEVER HSUS TELLS US.

You heard me right. The “shelter” dogs/cats etc, are really a big ploy, a ruse….. HSUS sacrifices those animals so HSUS can make it look like they REALLY, REALLY CARE ABOUT PETS… but they don’t do much in the saving of pets, actually HSUS wants NO animals owned. However, HSUS brags that they save dogs via their dog raids (pitbulls and mills) and in disasters. All of which are HUGE media marketing, promotional exhibitions for HSUS TV, news videos,websites.

SO—-groups like HSUS purposely PREY on the EMOTIONS OF THOSE who actually feel sorry for shelter animals and those without homes. They get the emotional people to DONATE TO HSUS, making them believe (misleading them actually) that HSUS really tries to save dogs and cats.

NO, NO, NO–what HSUS does– is to tell everyone NOT to BUY a dog. NOT TO BUY A DOG. HSUS joins with Best Friends and says “Don’t Buy a Puppy!” Yet very few purchased dogs of any value (and I mean $600-$5,000) are ever put into shelters. And since PETSTORE dogs are only about 2% of all OWNED dogs, they comprise almost 0% of shelter dogs.

SO WHY DOES HSUS FOCUS ON PETSTORES? For one thing, they are an easier TARGET…

BECAUSE HSUS WANTS NO ANIMALS SOLD, BOUGHT OR OWNED. THAT’S WHY. IT’S CALLED ANIMAL RIGHTS- JUST LIKE PETA AND ALL THE REST.

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THINK! THINK THINK ! THINK THINK THINK!

Instead of helping educate poor people, or those less fortunate, HSUS instead simply says MANDATED ALTERING FOR ALL PETS. And that’s supposed to be what? Compassion? No, that’s what a Communist country does to its people.

HSUS is wrecking shelter (documented) progress by forcing MSN on cities that are doing ok without it–and bankrupting the cities that are buying into the forced MSN idea. Further, HSUS’ laws are causing economic damage and misleading the public as to pet businesses, pet owners, and even shelters and rescue groups, not to mention the ENTIRE PET TRADE OVERALL.

Has the economy gotten so bad that HSUS “can’t afford” or is restrained by monetary constraints? Not hardly. YET WHEN THE GROUP BAD RAP ASKED HSUS IF THEY WOULD HELP OUT WITH RESCUING SOME DOGS IN OAKLAHOMA—HSUS SAID NO. NO. NO. NO it’s the economy.

Let’s look a very small sample….

Let’s be serious. If you had millions and you (HSUS) REALLY wanted to help save animals, would you start taking donations of millions of $$ and then somehow your balance sheet is wrong and millions are not accounted for? Katrina pets? Complaints??

HSUS had over $8,000,000 to spend on ONE political campaign in California re restraints on egg laying chickens. $8,000,000.

HSUS has bragged (yes, bragged) that they are the biggest, largest, best animal protection group in the USA, or in the world….. Let’s talk about what protection means?

To HSUS, protection means protection of ANIMALS FROM PEOPLE owning them, or using animal products, or farming. It does NOT mean helping save homeless pets, homeless dogs or cats. It does not mean no kill, even if HSUS says it does. When HSUS does media talk, it always has an ulterior motive in their favor. That’s the only reason they do it.

HSUS’ so called help is stuff like prohibiting exotic pets, banning cockfighting,horse slaughter,internet hunging, greyhound racing,confinement of chickens.—–> None of these things helps shelters, rescues, pet owners, pets, or anything related to pets. <———

HSUS is not the PET OWNER’S FRIEND. Not even the PET’s friend. It is documented that HSUS, when asked for advice in a Las Vegas shelter, in 2007, where 1,000 animals allegedly were killed, HSUS said to kill all animals 72hr after they came INTO the shelter. That was the advice of the “saving” animals group HSUS. Kill ‘em faster. Give’em 72hours and kill, kill, kill.

It is Wayne P’s personal view that animals should be left alone, meaning not owned by humans, not used by humans, not pets for humans. WP has said, on more than several occasions, animal should just be left alone. Now that doesn’t exactly sound like the voice of someone who loves pets. WP has no pets. His girlfriend has a cat or 2, but not him.

Check this out, below, from earlier in August 2008………..I had also read the story last year, but all I could find of it right now, was this, when someone commented on WP and his obvious non-interaction with animals. WP has admitted he might pet an animal, but he does not feel anything between himself and the animal. I read that when they interviewed WP re the horses at Black Beauty.

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Here is the story on Wayne and his current “love for animals” from the LA times.. not ten years ago but last month.

“For years, Pacelle did not even have a pet. But when Gutleben moved in with him, she brought along her cat, Libby.

“He’s interesting with animals,” said Gutleben, 30. “He doesn’t want to bother them or invade their space. He’s like ‘Hello, Libby.’ ” She imitated a formal, masculine voice, then laughed. “I just want to swoop her up and bury my head in her fur. He just lets her be. So, of course, she just crawls on the counters and he lets her crawl up and sit on his chest. If he needs to work, he’ll ask me to remove her.”

read this carefully..” He asks his live in to “REMOVE HER”..when her cat sits on Wayne.. now there is a guy who LOVES animals.. I won’t even comment on his personal relationship.. that would take a couch and at least a couple of years.”

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Photographs of Horse Racing at Fairplex Park may be now be viewed in the gallery or as a slideshow
Horses race to the finish line

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They said thousands gathered in Washington DC on Saturday 9-12-2009 to protest big government. The truth is that over ONE MILLION patriots gathered in Washington DC to express their discontent at the USA fascist regime. To obtain this knowledge you may need to view press reports outside of the USA. Of course these reports focus on Obama negativity, but the people in general don’t care about Obama as much as they care about preserving the nation that our founding fathers gave to us. We are the posterity for which the blessings of liberty were secured and we must fight to secure liberty for our own posterity.
Taxpayer expresses concern about generational theft
Now if you want to use the word thousands, then you could be describing the event known as 9-12 West at the Federal Building in Los Angeles which was a supporting event to the march on Washington DC. There were many other events across the nation as well. I attended the event in Los Angeles as the costs of a cross-country trip were prohibitive. Photographs from the event may be viewed in the gallery or as a slideshow. Please spend a few minutes looking at photographs and videos from 9-12 and make up your own mind…

First they ignore you.
Then they laugh at you.
Then they fight you.
Then you win.

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Citizens concerned about health care takeover A group of concerned citizens gathered Friday August 14, 2009 outside the congressional offices of Representative Joe Baca and Senator Barbara Boxer in San Bernardino California. The purpose of the gathering was to advocate personal freedom and express opposition to the government’s attempts to take over health care of all american citizens.
Citizens concerned about health care takeover Photographs from the event may be viewed in the gallery.

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Anyone who pays taxes or respects freedom should have a special affection for the House Republicans. These are the brave souls that took on the establishment when the bank bailout crisis began just before the last election. Each day that the 800 billion dollar gift to the corrupt financial system was delayed was precious to me and I cheered the House Republicans who stood on principle in opposition.

Rep Jerry Lewis explains health care bill A town hall meeting was held with California Republican congressional representative Jerry Lewis to discuss the health care bill progressing in the House of Representatives of the USA. The meeting was produced by the Redlands Tea Party.

Representative Jerry Lewis described the partisan nature of the development of the health care bill from the House of Representatives in that Republicans were allowed zero input into the 1000+ page bill. He explained some of the frightening prospects of the bill and presented some alternative ideas to solve the health care problems in ways that would be appropriate for the federal government role. Among these ideas were

TORT REFORM – Legislation to limit lawsuit abuse against health care providers. This could save a LOT of our health care dollars that currently go to insurance companies and ultimately to ambulance-chasing Democrat Party supporting trial lawyers.

STATE LAWS – Repeal state laws that prevent insurance companies from competing across state lines. This would make health insurance policies portable.

INDIVIDUAL POLICIES – Equalize the tax laws so that employer-provided health insurance and individually owned health insurance have the same tax benefits. Now employer health insurance benefits are fully tax deductible, but individual health insurance is not.

A disruptive attender to the meeting was allowed at the conclusion of the meeting to ask the Congressman a question. He then acknowledged that Rep Lewis had some good ideas and asked why the Republicans, having controlled congress and the White House for eight years did nothing about this problem. The answer that Rep Lewis gave was that Washington is a tough place to get things done, how many votes are necessary for the house and senate to pass bills, and that they just could not get it done…

Government controlled health care supporter threatens freedom fighter After attending the (D) Adam Schiff town hall meeting it was refreshing to hear a government official validate MY concerns on the culture of corruption in DC.

Photographs from the meeting may be viewed in the gallery.

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Unanswered questions A Town Hall meeting was held in Alhambra, California by congressional representative Adam Schiff to discuss the government’s health care proposals that have been met with generally widespread outrage across the country. Details of the proposals are vague and subject to interpretation, but Medicare would be eliminated and everyone in the whole freaking country would now be required to comply with this legislation and serve the bureaucracy it provides. Opponents of the bill were confronted by a large group of supporters.
Constitutional questions were not allowed

Campaign signs
The supporters appeared well organized, many with health-care supportive messages printed on t-shirts, mass-produced signs, in-your-face tactics, and packing of the event with otherwise indifferent folks who agreed to attend come early, take up space and hold a sign that was made for them by someone else.

Shut the fuck up An angry government supporter tells opponents to “shut the f**k up.

As for the content of the meeting, Representative Schiff and his chosen guests were all in favor of government control of everyone’s health care. Each one spoke of the ‘crisis’ and the ‘evil insurance companies’ yada yada yada. The questions entertained were pretty much all concerned with the details of the bill and the answers were the standard talking points, don’t worry the government will take care of everything and it wont cost any money.

Representative Schiff explains his support for government control of your body…

Many more photographs of the meeting may be viewed in the gallery

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Office LobbyDr. Feather Ortho has moved to a new location in Chino Hills, California. Why not escape to a Hawaiian paradise while Dr. Feather’s friendly people give you a new stunning smile :) A celebration of the terrific new office location and facilities was held. Some of the photographs of the day may be viewed in the gallery

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Didn't Read the BillPhotographs from the Tax Protest at Rancho Cucamonga on July 4,2009 have been added to the gallery

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness. Prudence, indeed, will dictate that Governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes; and accordingly all experience hath shewn, that mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable, than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed. But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future security.

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Iran produces about 4.2 million barrels of oil per day. It is the second-largest oil producer in the Oil Petroleum Exporting Countries, which pumps 40 percent of the world’s oil. Oil revenue accounts for about 80 percent of Iran’s government budget.

People want freedom, go figure. Governments want power and will use it to scare the people and acquire more power.

This is a great reason to stay home this summer… Enjoy your local community. Check out YOUR local concerts in the park, farmers markets. Meet your neighbors and play your music as loud as you want. Grow some vegetables. Adopt a new pet from your local shelter. Stay up late and see how many stars you can see from your back yard ;) Get a bike and ride it up in the hills. Life is right here for those who will harvest it.

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