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The President and CEO of the Humane Society, Wayne Pacelle, shared how he started working with Michael Vick -- and what Michael is doing now to keep others from making his mistake.

video: ellen chats with wayne pacelle about michael vick

On the show, Ellen and Wayne talked about Missouri Proposition B. Voters recently passed Prop B, which ends the abusive practices of puppy mills, but the Missouri legislature has overturned it. Wayne and Ellen are urging everyone to contact Missouri Governor Jay Nixon to stand by the will of the voters and support Prop B. You can do so with the following information:

Office of Governor Jay Nixon
P.O. Box 720
Jefferson City, MO 65102
Phone: (573) 751-3222
Media Inquiries: (573) 751-0290
media@mo.gov

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Why are you 'animal lovers' so indignant about being able to breed when 4 million dogs are pts each year including puppies.. Breeding should be by license only and limited to working breeds.

Signed,

Someone who has seen way too many dogs I cared about killed in shelters.

MO, huh, should be MY for MISERY. What a miserable STATE thou art to even produce such vile PERSONS as puppy-millers. I guess what is said about those Southern inbreds is all true. Redneck inbreds takin ta makin breeds, lotsa breedin yeeeehawwww.
There's your case for the legalisation of abortion wake up America! We choose COPRO-EVIL, cos we's EVIL ourselves!
One of the many 'intractable' problem$ with the human species at present is that the lowbrow neanderthals are tolerated by the people who cower under their BABYLON & EGYPT like the slaves they are, rather than taking their sovereign authority unto themselves as they are divinely ordained to do as Israelites-coming-of-mature-age AND act themselves with an action following Posse Commitatus (sorry if I've misspelled it). I know that The Lord himself would ordain the righteous community public 'Common law' trial of these 'millers' as an ABOMINATION, a blight on the face of humanity, & in need of due disposal at the hands of the Sovereign People Israel! What are you people waiting for to do the work of priest-kings under the Law of the Lord you claim to worship (Oh, keep your RELIGION in the churches like the people had to in the USSR under the various Illuminati Zionist-communists), you weakened EGYPTIAN-SLAVES to the CORPORATE-SLAVE-STATE of MISERY.
Another thing, if the pertinent Bill is vetoed for lack of funds (due to a "too difficult" approach to enacting) then I put this to you people who may be listening. The DEBTOR-NOTES/FIAT-CURRENCY/DISCHARGE INSTRUMENTS you SLAVES-IN-EGYPT love to call "money" are always; from inception, wizarded-up from your very "valuable consideration', i.e. signatur. Yay, it is thine signature on a piece of paper that turns that paper into a security with commercial value. Your falsely labelled "money" is all just promises to actually "pay", & with this kind of ANTICHRIST WIZARDRY you goody-doody CORPORATE-CHURCHEE-GOERS love to smear all over yourselves & while choosing to call it all anything but what it is in terms of a Biblical perspective, i.e. MARQUES OF THE BEAST that keeps you in your precious BABYLON, what then is the false claim by your MISERABLE GOVERNOR-IN-MISERY (IN MO, for MISERY OPERATOR/ORATOR) that your CORPOGUV lacks the funds. The funds are nothing but fictions, when are you stupid CORPOMERICANS going to wake up & actually smell the stink that is the living-DEATH of the fiction you cower under & call upon, & expect to act for you & do thy will? How long you stupid CORPOPERSONS, will you tolerate your JJUDEO-EGYPTIAN SLAVEMASTERS TO RULE OVER your God-given Sovereignty. Art thou not both priests & kings? Do I need to cite scripture to show you this oh thou peoples who know the Bible so well? Or do you all go to your 501 TAX-EXEMPT CORPOCHURCH to put all your personal(ity) responsibilities onto your CONGRESS-CAESAR, YAY, RENDER UP AS YOU FORGOTTEN-ISRELITES are truly the CHATTELS OF CAESAR!
Are any even aware enough to comprehend what I'm saying? Not for long as this post will certainly be 'pulled' before to many minutes of exposure to the delicate minds of so many CORPOSLAVES who can't handle any amount of truth let alone trusth of Biblical proportions. When there righteousness has matured.........No more putting up with GUV-SANCTIONED CORPO MO.

Ellen I am saddened that you jumped on the bandwagon with HSUS and never came to Missouri without HSUS, to check out the true story. I read all these comments and wonder where people have gone so wrong and be so naive. I have a kennel operation in Missouri and am proud of it. The stories etc. about most of the kennels are lies. Puppy mills are deplorable and should be shut down but HSUS has lumped all of us together to destroy an industry that has provided PUREBRED registered puppies to millions of people. The mixed pits did not come from a kennel that breeds quality dogs. I have many, many repeat buyers that love my puppies. This is my livelihood and my animals are very well cared for and lively and active. In fact I just received a video via facebook from a lady with one of my American Eskimos and she thanks me again for this beautiful 2 year old friend. (who I might ad just placed 2nd in the agility competition.) Do your homework and allow us the right to make a living the way we choose. You did not like it when you were being judged and neither do we.

MO, huh, should be MY for MISERY. What a miserable STATE thou art to even produce such vile PERSONS as puppy-millers. I guess what is said about those Southern inbreds is all true. Redneck inbreds takin ta makin breeds, lotsa breedin yeeeehawwww.
There's your case for the legalisation of abortion wake up America! We choose COPRO-EVIL, cos we's EVIL ourselves!
One of the many 'intractable' problem$ with the human species at present is that the lowbrow neanderthals are tolerated by the people who cower under their BABYLON & EGYPT like the slaves they are, rather than taking their sovereign authority unto themselves as they are divinely ordained to do as Israelites-coming-of-mature-age AND act themselves with an action following Posse Commitatus (sorry if I've misspelled it). I know that The Lord himself would ordain the righteous community public 'Common law' trial of these 'millers' as an ABOMINATION, a blight on the face of humanity, & in need of due disposal at the hands of the Sovereign People Israel! What are you people waiting for to do the work of priest-kings under the Law of the Lord you claim to worship (Oh, keep your RELIGION in the churches like the people had to in the USSR under the various Illuminati Zionist-communists), you weakened EGYPTIAN-SLAVES to the CORPORATE-SLAVE-STATE of MISERY.
Another thing, if the pertinent Bill is vetoed for lack of funds (due to a "too difficult" approach to enacting) then I put this to you people who may be listening. The DEBTOR-NOTES/FIAT-CURRENCY/DISCHARGE INSTRUMENTS you SLAVES-IN-EGYPT love to call "money" are always; from inception, wizarded-up from your very "valuable consideration', i.e. signatur. Yay, it is thine signature on a piece of paper that turns that paper into a security with commercial value. Your falsely labelled "money" is all just promises to actually "pay", & with this kind of ANTICHRIST WIZARDRY you goody-doody CORPORATE-CHURCHEE-GOERS love to smear all over yourselves & while choosing to call it all anything but what it is in terms of a Biblical perspective, i.e. MARQUES OF THE BEAST that keeps you in your precious BABYLON, what then is the false claim by your MISERABLE GOVERNOR-IN-MISERY (IN MO, for MISERY OPERATOR/ORATOR) that your CORPOGUV lacks the funds. The funds are nothing but fictions, when are you stupid CORPOMERICANS going to wake up & actually smell the stink that is the living-DEATH of the fiction you cower under & call upon, & expect to act for you & do thy will? How long you stupid CORPOPERSONS, will you tolerate your JJUDEO-EGYPTIAN SLAVEMASTERS TO RULE OVER your God-given Sovereignty. Art thou not both priests & kings? Do I need to cite scripture to show you this oh thou peoples who know the Bible so well? Or do you all go to your 501 TAX-EXEMPT CORPOCHURCH to put all your personal(ity) responsibilities onto your CONGRESS-CAESAR, YAY, RENDER UP AS YOU FORGOTTEN-ISRELITES are truly the CHATTELS OF CAESAR!
Are any even aware enough to comprehend what I'm saying? Not for long as this post will certainly be 'pulled' before to many minutes of exposure to the delicate minds of so many CORPOSLAVES who can't handle any amount of truth let alone trusth of Biblical proportions. When there righteousness has matured.........No more putting up with GUV-SANCTIONED CORPO MO.

Thank you so much Ellen for your support of trying to get Missouri's PUPPY MILLS under control by encouraging people to call our governor. Our state is the #1 Puppy Mill Capital in the nation and it is because of people who think dogs are livestock that can be kept in cages 6 inches taller , wider and longer cages than the dog it's entire life.These "farmers" somewhere along the way lost their compassion or sold it out to greed. The public has opened the doors wide to this industry that has lied and decieved people for years. No longer is it acceptable to buy dogs through pet stores where 90% of the dogs are coming from Puppy Mills and 30% of the dogs sold anywhere in the US in pet stores are coming from Missouri PUPPY MILLS. This is about Misssouri voters sick of this disgusting industry that should of years ago policed themselves. Every other industry has to be acountable for their practices and just because many "farmers" jumped into the puppy mill business when farming changed doesn't make it right. Too many dogs are suffering in conditions most of us would be horrified to see. I've been to several puppy mills in Missouri and I was horrified by the suffering of these parent dogs.

Ellen, MO Reps did not VETO the bill, they FIXED the bill! SB 113 is better for dogs than Prop B ever was! Prop B was designed to push the H$U$ agenda of ending animal agriculture NOT to help animals! Their agenda is easy to see, why are so many people duked by them! WAKE UP!

I see some of the puppy millers themselves are commenting here. Lovely bunch, wishing Pacelle cancer....

My comment is not on the puppy mills or the guest. It is on Ellen's statement on the overturned Prop B. She stated that "the people had spoken with their votes" and wondered why it was overturned. I found that to be such an interesting remark as the people of Califonia had spoken in the voting of Proposition 8 and when it was overturned by a judge, she did not speak out about how peoples votes were tossed aside. Instead she celebrated. Guess it depends on how it affects you as to whether you will stand up for peoples votes.

For every child that has died of cancer I wish this con artist was in their place. Sorry Ellen you lost a viewer in me. Does it not bother anyone else that this man has scammed millions of people into believing that HSUS operates shelters and helps animals. These animal rights nut jobs put needs and rights of animals above children. What kind of backwards place is America becoming. There aren't even laws on the books for the care of children like there are for animals. How dow Vegetarians get their protein? See what lack of protein does to a person brain?

Lori, I am not against putting irresponsible, back yard, mill breeders out of business, but this new law will not do that, people do not understand this. If we truly wanted to get this under control in the states and also abroad then lets put it all out on the table, here are some ideas.

1- How about HSUS quit importing dogs into the US, until we get this under control...

2- Why is not every dog/cat SPAYED/NEUTURED before they leave any rescue or shelter, they should have this done when they first arrive.

3- I micro chip every dog I own and every puppy that leaves my home-- this way I know if one of mine ends up in a shelter... Tell me WHY this is not a requirement in this new law??? Tell me WHY every shelter/rescue is not required to do this.. Then we know where the dogs are coming from that end up in shelters or back in shelters.

4- If they are truly for the better care of animals - WHY does it matter who has them, WHY should not every animal be cared for the same way??? WHY did they exclude themselves from this law???? This is one of my biggest problems with this law, is that certain people have to care for the animals while others do not!!!!
Do not tell me that there are not REALLY BAD shelters, rescues, show breeders-- I have seen them, I have seen dogs stacked one upon the other in crates in old wooden sheds, but they are exempt because they get money donated to them to care for these animals, this is bull!!!! I guess if I had millions donated to me, I can tell you I would have the nicest, fanciest facility, anyone would ever see, because I love my animals.

Trust me, I want rid of all the bad people whom treat animals horribly, but lets do it right, WHY can't we sit down at the table with excellent breeders, excellent vets, people whom truly are in it for the welfare of animals and work something out. I am sick of the ones that raise quantity instead of quality and sell sick puppies, I have had to deal with their poor judgement affecting me for years. I DO CALL THEM IN and am not ashamed of it and do not care if it is a dog, cat, horse, cattle, etc. If anyone puts an animal in a pen they should care for it!!!

The other thing that bothers me and it should any other person, is when have animals become MORE important than children????

Our world is donating more MONEY TO THE CARE OF ANIMALS, than it is all of these poor kids who have parents on welfare, living in the housing, getting FREE medical care, FREE FOOD while they are smoking dope and drinking alcohol all day!!! and guess who is paying for it??? The taxpayers.

I am sorry, I LOVE my animals, but my children come first and I am not ashamed to say it, although most people say they would love to be sent to the dog house at my home, it is nicer than most children live in.

It is not the fact of getting the bad people out of this business, it is about the way the law is written, it is not feasible for anyone to raise any puppy. There are many things in the law that is not written right, but HSUS says that is not the way it was to be taken, well lets write it right. Lets put in there that our newborns do no have to be kept under 83 degrees, because those of you who do not know, newborn puppies CAN NOT survive in that temperature. It does not say that newborns do not have to have access to outdoors. If you have a mother dog who has access to the outdoors during the cold winter months of 60 or below and the wind is blowing in on the puppies, sorry but now the puppies are either very sick or are dead. IS THIS HUMANE???? This law was not written by anyone whom cared about the true care of raising animals.

Hi everyone,
First of all, thank you Ellen for letting the country see what is happening in Missouri- if it is happening here, it can be anywhere.
Those of you not keeping up with this issue here in MO can look at Suzie Wheeler's comments to understand why this is so hard to get Prop B to stick here in MO. There is an irrational fear of the HSUS from farmers in MO. That is all they can think of when it comes to arguing against protecting dogs in commercial breeding facilities. I believe they feel dogs are just agriculture, not domesticated family pets. Anyone that read the original Prop B that passed in Nov will see that it would not put any reputable breeder out of business. No one is trying to ruin their family business if they are taking care of their pets humanely. FYI- I am not someone that you can call a political radical, I am not a vegetarian/vegan, I am not a farmer/kennel owner hater, and I live in rural Missouri.

Hi Ellen,
I live in Ontario and we have the same going on up here, and when I hear about this on the news I find it so discussing and just can't understand people at all. How could anyone do this to them and they look at you with there little innocent eyes, it just makes me so sad for them. We're always going to have this in the world as they stop one another one pops up.....so hateful people are towards animals.

Thank you Ellen. HSUS is a fantastic organization and the animals need your voice! To the woman below I am sorry you are loosing your home. I am not against the licensed small breeders but we need regulations so that we can further reduce the reality of high euthanasia rates in our country. Limit the number of puppies brought into the world by requiring a limited number of breeders be licensed to provide safe, clean shelters and veterinary care. People are making thousands of dollars off precious puppies because they are the latest "pure bred". If those kind of regulations put you out of business good, find another one. Our shelter animals need a voice and Ellen and HSUS are trying to right the many wrongs. Shame on the Missouri legislature in not listening to their citizens who were willing to make a stand and give a voice to the animals that need to be heard! Keep up the good work! Let me know what we can do to help!

I hope this does help the poor dogs that are coming from puppy mills & laws are enforced. The
pups are innocent but NOT the owners that breed!
Go to a shelter & get dog that needs a home.


Thank you Suzie Wheeler for putting it so well. I can't believe Ellen would support something like HSUS. And if they actually have the numbers of how many puppy mills are in Missouri, why don't they use their money to help close them down? We already have laws on the books here in Missouri to protect the animals, but not enough money to supply the officers to inspect the facilities. Maybe Wayne should come out of his comfy house and actually help the animals he's using to sell his books instead of just talking about it. Let's walk the walk, Wayne.

I agree ..Vick is only sorry he got caught and anyone who works for or with animals and defends him is as much of a piece of garbage as Vick is! The NFL,Goddell, and the Eagles should be ashamed of themselves! So should Wayne Pacelle! How ignorant!
I also read an article where Vick went to a high school to talk and one of the kids asked him if he didn't get caught would he still be doing it?(dog fighting)..Vick said probably!! Using the "whoopi Goldberg defense" that he came from the south and that he was poor and that dog fighting is not unusual there blah,blah blah is a smack in the face for all the good people in the south! Disgusting!

Dear Ellen,
Thank you for having Wayne Pacelle on your show. I hope his new book will turn the tide of cruelty toward animals. It's already on the New York Times best seller list.
I don't know why people criticize HSUS. They can't support the thousands of animal shelters in the country. They handle the really big catastrophes like Katrina and prosecuting animal abusers.
Thanks for all you do for the animals too.
Sincerely, Val

Ellen,
I am so disappointed in learning you are a supporter of the Wayne Pacelle HSUS group. I am a life long lover of animals and I live in Missouri. We raise cattle, dogs and horses and am sick to my stomache of all the propaganda of the HSUS and can not believe you are also judging all farmers and kennel owners into one group. People have absolutely NO idea what it takes or entails to care for animals, I would invite anyone to come live with my family and walk our footsteps for just one month, it is a 24/7 job... If you do not take care of them, you should not own them. The information that Wayne Pacelle tried to pull over on the Missouri people, was not fair, it did not tell the whole story.

Tell me WHY HSUS puts less than 1% of its total billion dollar industry into the care of animals???

Tell me WHY HSUS does not operate a single shelter???

Tell me WHY HSUS keeps taking all of this money from true shelters and rescues that are needing money to help these animals???

Tell me WHY they excluded themselves from this new law, do not ALL animals need to be treated the same????

This new law - will NOT prevent animal cruelty, it is designed to put reputable breeders out of business- DO YOU WANT TO BE A PART OF destroying legit family owned business's? Do you want to be a part of families loosing their homes? Do you want to be a part of many animals being put to death?

I tell my children that everyone is different, that because someone believes differently than you, does not mean they are bad people. Just like you and your choice to be a Vegan, I do not hold that against you, that is what I love about America, we can have choices. WHY are you trying to FORCE people to become VEGANS??? WHY are you trying to force families out of business???

I have NO problem with you being involved with an organization that is truly about ANIMAL WELFARE, not HSUS, because if you do your research you will see they truly have a hidden agenda.

Again, I am very disappointed in your representation of HSUS, all we ask is that you give reputable respected breeders, farmers the same consideration that we give you.

I actually enjoyed watching your show, even though your preference is to be a lesbian, I do not believe that this is a Christian way of life... But who am I to judge you, that would not be right, so please give me the same consideration and DO NOT judge me or group me with others. The celebrities and people who do not even know me, have all but destroyed my business, a person who has a wonderful loving family of 7, just trying to make enough money to support my family and animals, on a farm that is a wonderful way to raise children. My children are not involved in gangs, drugs, alcohol, they have learned how to work hard and do it honestly. We teach them respect, morals, values and to treat people the way you want to be treated. Not to live on government money...

You tell me HOW to tell my children, that everything we have taught them is not good enough, because now we are loosing our home.

Pacelle backing Vick is so transparent: MONEY
Vick's motivation for involvement with HSUS is also very clear...his people trying to polish up his image. Being a devoted animal welfare activist, the final straw for me was when Pacelle made Vick a spokesperson for HSUS. Vick doesn't deter young kids from dog fighting...but rather is a shining example of how to get away it, provided you are a over-glorified football star. He has never shown remorse and the court documents state an undercover agent testified that Vick "delighted" in torture and killing of his dogs. Pacelle also supports Vick owning another dog now. Not to mention the astronomical salary Pacelle commands and the insulting "less than %1" funding the HSUS doles out to local shelters. HSUS misleads the public into believing that their dontations go towards shelter animals. It DOES NOT. Their financial statements are public. Look it up. Better yet, check out humanewatch.org
With that being said, I can't find the link for Gov. Nixon. Prop B must be vetoed! Thank you HSUS for bringing attention to this issue. Too bad you have become a multi-million dollar marketing machine that has lost its way...

Hi Ellen,
THANK YOU for having Wayne Pacelle on your show. The animals need Wayne and The HSUS. There isn't anything 'radical' about them; they are an animal rights/welfare organization.
The problem IS with RADICAL lobby groups like "The Center For Consumer Freedom" who makes tons of money from factory farms, restaurants, etc. They use their money and power to discredit-spread LIES-about groups like The HSUS and PETA. (even groups like "MADD") Some of the comments here come from propaganda spewed from the CCF and Rick Berman; do some research people-you are being duped!!


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