From: Stu Chaifetz <This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.>
Subject: Important: HSUS and SHARK
Date: April 6, 2018 at 1:20:30 PM EDT
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Dear Mr. Bernthal and Ms. Block,
The purpose of this email is to again request a copy of files held by HSUS regarding live pigeon shoots.
SHowing Animals Respect and Kindness (SHARK) reached out to Wayne Pacelle a number of times prior to his ouster, and we reached out to Ms. Block multiple times since early February, in the hope that you will turn over a new leaf for HSUS, and start working to save lives instead of making excuses. Specifically, we asked for information on live pigeon shoots which HSUS representatives claim existed in a number of states.
As with Mr. Pacelle, you have so far refused to share this information. Considering that HSUS has failed on the pigeon shoot issue in Pennsylvania and Maryland (see our email below), and that HSUS was unwilling to do anything about Senator Inhofe’s annual pigeon shoot fundraiser in Oklahoma, one would think you would happily turn over your information to an organization that had not just the will to deal with these slaughters, but also the expertise.
In case you are unaware, SHARK recently scored another victory by shutting down a pigeon shoot in Alabama. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7L2oEXVNHPE.
This advance, along with all the other such victories on pigeon shoots, shows that our campaign is both sincere and effective. We are succeeding where others have failed, and we simply want to get the job done.
We are not after your money, and we aren’t even asking for logistical help or personnel, all of which have been requested and refused in the past. It is stunning that HSUS would rather ignore this issue, and our request, and let untold thousands of innocent animals suffer and die.
On February 17, you asked for more time, and we cooperated. We have been extraordinarily patient, but that time has come to an end.
To be clear and specific, all we are asking for is information about all current or former pigeon shoots of which HSUS personnel are aware, that we might ensure that those locations have either discontinued those killing contests, or if they have not, that they are confronted by SHARK.
Please provide the bare minimal assistance we are requesting, or be exposed once again as an organization that cares more about money and covering up scandals than saving lives.
Sincerely,
Steve Hindi
President, SHARK
