Meijer Pulls Plug On HSUS Fund Raising

Midwest retail giant Meijer, Inc. has decided to end its partnership with the Humane Society of the United States in a fund raising effort that would have sent up to $5,000 to the biggest anti-hunting organization in America. According to a release by the U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance, Stacie Behler, Meijer vice president of corporate communications and public affairs, didn’t know there might be a problem.

“Our program was an outgrowth of our history of supporting local humane societies. We were not aware of the concerns that exist among hunters about HSUS. As you know, we have strongly supported the hunting community over many decades,” said Meijer vice president of corporate communications and public affairs, Stacie Behler. “We have discontinued our donation program as a result of the feedback. No new funds will be collected. The funds that were collected will be used exclusively for their Foreclosure Pets Fund, which is a grants program for animal shelters, non-sheltered rescue/adoption groups and animal care and control agencies to establish, expand, or publicize services or programs that assist families caring for their pets during the current economic crisis.”

As they would say up in Maine where I come from, “Ain’t too smaaht!” One has to question the intelligence behind Meijer’s decision to donate money to anything. From what I gather in this statement, they didn’t realize that there is a difference between local humane shelters and the Humane Society of the United States. Shame on them. Is it right to assume then that had Meijer known the difference they would have suspected there would have been some “concerns that exist among hunters about HSUS”? Doubtful.

The good part is hunters spoke up and Meijer listened. As USSA said,

“This once again proves that the sportsman’s voice is not to be taken lightly,” said USSA senior vice president Rick Story. “We hope that in the future, companies such as Meijer will consider how partnerships will be received before launching them.”

Tom Remington

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