Federal Racketeering Lawsuit Stuns HSUS
You may have missed our New Year’s Eve exposé covering the dismissal of a federal lawsuit pushed by a consortium of animal rights groups that included the deceptive Humane Society of the United States (HSUS). The groups alleged that Feld Entertainment (the parent company of the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus) mistreated elephants in violation of the Endangered Species Act, but in December a judge tossed out the lawsuit. Now the plot thickens: The circus is suing HSUS, two HSUS lawyers, and a number of other animal rights organizations under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act. (The lawsuit is exclusively available at HumaneWatch.org.)
The RICO Act is exactly the sort of legal measure that should finally bring this corrupt "animal rights" group down. It's high time the Humane Society of the United States is put out of business once and for all.
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Interestingly, the fur industry has documented Goodwin’s employment history, establishing that HSUS hired him long before he stopped making statements on the ALF’s behalf.
I really hope that RICO Act will do some nice work in favour of animal rights!