With large corporations and foundations plowing over $1 billion in untraceable dark money each year into front groups that deny climate change, it was inevitable that PR con man Rick Berman would want a piece of that pie. Continue reading
The deceptively named Humane Society for Shelter Pets (HSSP) has filed for dissolution, signaling the death of yet another one of Richard Berman’s schemes to line his pockets while undermining animal welfare. HSSP was founded by Berman to attack the Humane Society of the United States, part of his ongoing … Continue reading
Recently an agriculture industry trade journal called Beef Producer, which supplies content to 18 state publications for Farm Progress agriculture information service, ran an opinion piece that drew all its talking points from one source: Rick Berman. Under the headline “HSUS Shows Continued Pattern Of Dishonest Behavior,” editor Alan Newport … Continue reading
During December, the “season of giving,” many people donate to charitable causes like the Humane Society of the United States. It’s no surprise then that Rick Berman — Washington DC’s best-known PR hit man — has purchased a slew of December attack ads smearing the HSUS and its president, Wayne … Continue reading
Organizations like HumaneWatch avoid direct statements (which are legally actionable) and hide their false accusations behind sly winks and innuendo (which are not). Continue reading
