HSUS cuts workers amid ‘restructuring'

AUdio - An advocacy group critical of the Humane Society of the United States claims HSUS has laid off 55 staffers to cope with a $20 million shortfall. The Center for Consumer Freedom says the problems show the public is turning against the organization.  HSUS President and CEO Wayne Pacelle, without confirming details of the cutback, acknowledged in an email to Agri-Pulse that HSUS is restructuring to focus on strategic priorities and eliminating several dozen positions. Pacelle says HSUS is expanding in several areas, including farm animal protection.  Pacelle says he expects HSUS to be back in the black next year.