Source: HUMANE WATCH, 10/15/20

We have a new document leak we can reveal in relation to the ongoing defamation lawsuit surrounding HSUS. The suit was filed by a former employee of HSUS’s lobbying arm, and it accuses the special assistant to then CEO Wayne Pacelle of inventing allegations that got the plaintiff fired after he raised concerns about Pacelle’s alleged sexism. The suit alleges this happened in 2017–just months before allegations against Pacelle were the subject of an internal investigation at HSUS. At the time, the investigation was leaked to the Washington Post, and Pacelle resigned in early 2018. The question the lawsuit raises is whether there was a cover up at HSUS.

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