Proposed closure of The Fund for Animals office at Fort Mason Center

[Guest guest]

April 2, 2005

 

ALERT! PLEASE DISPERSE AS YOU SEE FIT.

 

As you know, the HSUS/Fund for Animals merger has resulted in the

proposed closure of the San Francisco office of The Fund for Animals at

Fort Mason, scheduled for May 1. Bad idea, most would agree. Not only

would the closure negatively impact the important work that Virginia

Handley does, it would wipe out the most important meeting

place/resource center for Bay Area animal activists. And it would put

Elisabeth Keller, long-time staff member, out of a job.

 

Perhaps if Wayne Pacelle and Mike Markarian heard from enough of us,

they might change their minds. And ask for a response, something more

forthcoming than the slick " corporate down-sizing " explanation I've seen

from Mr. Markarian. (Copy available upon request.) Can't be the

money--monthly rental at Fort Mason is only $360, plus expenses, and

HSUS/Fund together have nearly $100 million in assets.

 

HAVE YOU WRITTEN YOUR SUPPORT LETTER YET IN FAVOR OF KEEPING THAT OFFICE

OPEN/ IF SO, PLEASE SEND ME A COPY. IF NOT, PLEASE DO SO IMMEDIATELY.

TIME IS SHORT. I NEED THESE LETTERS ASAP FOR THIS CAMPAIGN. DON'T LET

VIRGINIA, ELISABETH, THE ANIMALS AND THE ACTIVISTS DOWN!

 

PLEASE CONTACT:

 

Wayne Pacelle, President

Mike Markarian, V.P. (formerly Fund for Animals President)

HUMANE SOCIETY OF THE U.S.

2100 L Street, NW

Washington, DC 20037

tel. 301/258-3070 (Wayne) - e-mail - wpacelle;

fax - 301/258-3080

tel. 202/452-1100 (Mike) - e-mail - mmarkarian;

fax - 302/258-3077

 

Thanks for your help. We need to win this one.

 

Sincerely,

 

Eric Mills, coordinator

ACTION FOR ANIMALS

P.O. Box 20184

Oakland, CA 94620

tel. 510/652-5603

fax 510/654-7432

e-mail - afa