I got so mad a few years ago, when the Humane Society of the United States put out this survey asking questions about research - and even THEY declined to include the differentiation between humane and non-humane research. Their questions were so vague that I basically had two answers for each. In the "additional comments" I wrote basically an essay about how angry this made me, and went ahead and also wrote to their PR and never heard a response. It was after that that I stopped financially supporting the HSUS (well that mixed with their whole stance on Michael Vick and how they want him to work hands on with dogs to "rehabilitate" himself. no thank you.)

You see my point!! (though it generally involves capital letters and that whole "AND THEN WHEN THEY LOST THEY WERE ELECTROCUTED IN A PUDDLE AND/OR HUNG TO DEATH IN FRONT OF ALL THE OTHER DOGS" part, too.)

It makes so much sense, dont'cha'know! /sarcasm

Pretty much. Hence why I stopped supporting that organization. I think they've headed down a road I don't want to be a part of. American Humane Association is much more my flavour - disaster relief (they are who I am certified through for this), anti-Vick, and they have this amazing program in Chicago where they teach kids who are considered "at risk" for gang and dog-fighting involvement how to bond with their dog, and train it for things like agility. Now THAT is my kind of upstanding organization =)