Couldn’t be happier about this news, unless I found out that the IRS has rescinded their 501 (c)3 status and they can no longer call themselves a charity. That day cannot come soon enough!

I am no fan of the HSUS but the dogs that Christenson owned were NOT well cared for.  Talk with the rescue groups that ultimately ended up with these dogs—German Wirehaired Pointer Rescue, Inc and East Coast German Wirehaired Pointer Rescue.  Find out the facts.  HSUS was more interested in publicity than following the law, IMHO.

“Has HSUS finally gotten itself stuck in a legal quagmire that it can’t get out of?”

I do sincerely hope so. And if not, I hope at least that the legal agencies who have allowed themselves to be used so disgracefully will at least withdraw their support, refuse to use their management policies and ‘educational’ materials, and in general refuse to have anything to do with them.

That would still leave the damage they’ve done in terms of laws, statutes and ordinances, but one thing at a time, eh? It would sure be a great start.

It is nice to see that legal recourse is available.  I think all of us want to see our basic rights upheld: innocent until proven guilty in a court of law, protection from illegal search and seizure, compensation for damages to property and reputation. Most importantly this is country of the people, for the people, and by the people. Until those words are changed, I see no reason to give rights to beings that cannot accept the responsibilities attached.

This is wonderful news…the more the HSUS gets slapped in the face with lawsuits, the better. I cannot think of an organization more deserving, since they are so slick in sucking dollars out of the pockets of the public and then using those dollars against animals and animal owners.
Great news. Thank you.

Don’t expect justice out of the justice system. Justice is for those who can afford it. I have heard these sentiments and seen these comments in action. HSUS has a great deal of money at their disposal. By their fruits you will know them. If only the majority of people out there could see past the HSUS propaganda and see what actually happens to animals who fall into the clutches of the HSUS. I hope the legal cases against HSUS and their henchmen will instead provide legal relief for their victims, both two-legged and four-legged. Maybe justice will prevail and all of the money the HSUS has at its disposal won’t give them a victory.

Finally, the H$U$ has a reason to have 30 + lawyers on staff!  Surely the “bigwigs” at the H$U$ are wondering if their legal staff are as good at defending them as they are at creating wildly fictitious lawsuits.  Please keep us updated in the progress of these suits.  I would love to be a fly on the wall listening to the H$U$ lawyers trying to “spin-doctor” their way out of the serious legal challenges they are facing.

I have a sense that these lawsuits are just the “tip of the iceberg”.  Once people learn that the H$U$ is “defeatable”, I suspect there will be more lawsuits forthcoming.

Out with HSUS and all animal radicals out to wipe out our pets and farm animals.  I’m past sick and tired of hearing and having children exposed to the garbage that “vegetarian only diets are healthier and protect against cancer”.  Whatever killed truth in advertising that AR’s can foist off such garbage claims without proof on the public?  I’d love to see them sued out of what passes for brains over unbased claims in addition to the wrongs they do.

I want to know what the conditions were at the breeding location.  I have no love for HSUS but if the animals needed to be out of there, I say do what you have to.  Sick of sickos getting out of trouble just to abuse animals again because of a “legal problem”.  Does anyone have a link or something to what the place was like?  That’s a lot of dogs to have for anyone to take care of.

Kay—I’m not going to debate whether the dogs were in good condition or not when transported to the specific breed rescues. However, you must realize that if the animals were in any other hands after leaving Mr. Christensen’s facilities it is somewhat unjust to automatically assume their condition should be blamed on his actions. I’m certainly not attacking you, Kay, but can you provide a link to the specific breed rescue organizations you named? Or at least tell me in which state they are located and how I can be assured they actually received dogs formerly at Mr. Christensen’s facilities?

@Billybob - thank you for that comment.

I have wondered for many years now why it’s OK for rescues, driven by HSUS dogma, to destroy evidence by removing the animals. Of course, this leaves the victim no recourse, because he is bound to deny their accusations, but the reality is that it is then word against word.

It is truly a witch hunt, and though all rescues aren’t involved with these raids, many certainly are. There are far too many people who believe that X number of animals are ‘too many’ for anyone to care for, and nothing will convince them otherwise.

And their belief is directly the result of HSUS and other AR organization indoctrination. This is going to be the hardest thing to fix.

I have known of cases where nice healthy dogs and other animals were seized and after the seizing agency had the animals for awhile and they were “taken somewhere else” the animals were in terrible condition. One recent case here in Florida, the dogs were in 75 foot runs at their owners but after confiscation they were crowded into small pens at the animal control facility…where they were NOT routinely cleaned and where they were exposed to dog diseases. This is not the only case I know of. Also, it is the routine for the seizing agency to claim that the animals were living in filth, starving, exposed to disease, or other such abuses. This is their standard complaints, no matter what the actual conditions of the animals and their housing. I think it is especially telling that in one case the dog owner’s animals were seized and a dead puppy found on the premises. The dog owner insisted on a DNA on the dead puppy and indeed, the DNA on that puppy did NOT match any of the other dogs or puppies at that home. The dead puppy was a PLANT. So, if these seizing agencies will go so far as to plant a dead dog in order to make their accusations even more awful, then what else will they do?

If you sell dogs nation-wide and have repeat customers, you must be putting out healthy pups and dogs or your business will go to hell. I saw pictures of his dogs; they looked to be in good shape.

tragopan, you are right all across the board.

The biggest reason they get away with this stuff really seems to be that no one wants to be seen or heard ‘defending’ animal abusers. Once the accusation has been made, no one will touch the case. Attorneys seem mostly to be AR sympathizers, and are a big part of the problem; even if you can afford an attorney - and animal breeders are rarely wealthy; it costs too much to keep and breed *good* livestock - finding an adequate defense appears to be a huge challenge.

You’ve got the right sow by the ear - keep on talking!

@TwilightTime - If you are fed up with the indoctrination of children (as I certainly am) you can petition your local schools to refuse to accept any special interest ‘educational’ materials from the classroom, including all animal management materials, all of which are AR oriented. I don’t know what you can do about the various child indoctrination sites on the internet; that’s probably mostly a matter of parental guidance and control. But it’s long been a thorn in my side that the schools are using special interest materials in the classrooms.

My question to Kay was where these dogs ultimately ended up? If there is any certainty that the rescue organizations you listed have indeed sheltered Mr. Christensen’s dogs, I would just like to know where they are located? I’m not disputing any of your statements Kay, just want you to keep in mind that the condition of an animal can deteriorate rapidly, so a statement of fault might not be appropriate.

Please note that the defense in a bird raid shows the Houston animal control people placing the dead bird in the water dish.  The animal control people stole $200,000 dollars worth of rare home-bred birds while the man and his wife were at a bird show. Then they used a judge in another district known to be biased for animal rights. Even with the defense showing that the raid was illegal and the Houston Animal control people had killed baby birds, placed rare birds in outdoor housing subject to diseases and erratic weather causing more birds to die. This is the state of animal rights. They want your pets dead.

I sincerely hope and pray that the Humane Society of the United States does get what they deserve!  They deserve to have absolutely everything they have taken away from them and sold - the money could be distributed between each and every state of the United States to the State Humane Societies for the care of the animals that come through their shelters.  That way the money would be going to a good cause.  The HSUS ultimately want there to be no animals on this earth. 

When asked if he (Wayne Pacelle) envisioned a future without pets, he said, “If I had my personal view, perhaps that might take hold.  In fact, I don’t want to see another dog or cat born.”

Is this the kind of person that you see as a protector of animals?  Not to me, he isn’t.

I hope the judge throws the book at the HUMANE SOCIETY they have gone too political ever since Pacelle took over

@ Flu-Bird - I don’t think that’s really true. They were political long before Pacelle took over; it was mostly coincidence that it’s taken off the way it has since he’s been running it.

What I mean is that they’ve been at this for a long time, but by the time Pacelle took over, the budget allowed for a much stronger lobby. Once they began lobbying, the thing just snowballed. Pacelle may be slicker than his predecessor, but maybe not - he’s got a lot more to work with. Or, I think it’s quite possible he was put in because they had the resources for him to do what he’s done.

This has all been on their agenda for a very long time. They are nothing if not patient. They were just less noticeable before they had the money to market as heavily as they have for the last 10 or 15 years.