Quote Originally Posted by Lolo76 View Post
Sorry for my ignorance, but what's wrong with supporting the HSUS? I'm still fairly new to the reptile/herp hobby, so I wasn't aware that was an issue... I'm assuming it's something related to reptiles, since I didn't know about this before. Not to say I'm a huge supporter of them, but I did get my beloved dog there (Peninsula Humane Society) - and donate a small amount of money when I can.
Your local humane society has nothing to do with the HSUS. They use the name humane society to trick people into believing that. They do NOT own one shelter and 98% of all the money they collect does not go to any shelters!
Here is a link which exposes alot of the lies and misconceptions about these animal rights group which mask themselves as shelters.

http://www.exposeanimalrights.com/lies_corruption.html

My dogs also come from local shelters which I support wholeheartedly. The HSUS and PETA are extremists who feel owning animals are a form of slavery and farming animals for food is equivilant to the Holocaust. Yes they are that extreme and have currently been behind all the bills to end reptile ownership.