Have you ever wondered how your donations have been spent when you send them to the Humane Society of the United States (who badly blundered the rescue efforts in New Orleans through mismanagement of their own funds and resources).  If so, check this out:

http://www.hsus.org/web-files/PDF/2003_form_990.pdf

Look at Statement #17, page 22, to see salary + benefit for Paul G. Irwin = over $300,000 of YOUR MONEY, and big bucks for other big wigs also.

Look at page 8 to see income from other high pay medium wigs.

Pay attention to how much they took in for 2003, and of course, 2004 will be a whole lot more. Look carefully how they spend their money LOBBYING to get more money to HSUS, but not for the animals, and you can see why HSUS wants to "SAVE" money for their outfit, by NOT SPENDING MONEY for Katrina animals.
Direct public support (line 1a is $62,948.318.00/2003). Wonder how fat HSUS income for 2004, and 2005!!!! How much of this big number is YOURS to fat up those big wigs instead of the animals - especialy Katrina animals.

So everytime, you send your hard earned money to HSUS, guess what: you are funding those big wigs lavish life style - not the animals. 

Wonder how much better your donations are being spent when you send them to smaller private rescue organizations?  Check this out:

Look at Best Friends 990 tax return in 2004, and see how the President and other director get paid. It's the world different. How a small outfit can do more than HSUS with less money. http://www.bestfriends.org/aboutus/pdfs/990_0505.pdf

Notice that they spend their money to help smaller shelters as well as others. 

In my book, that is a much better value for my donation.