A recent animal cruelty case made the hair on the back of my neck stand up. The headlines read: \"200+ Animals Seized from Dog & Bird Mill.\" I have personal knowledge of this place and don\'t dispute that it truly needed to be shut down. But HSUS somehow got to running the show as opposed to local animal control, and it was obvious in TV interviews they were rating the \"living conditions\" of the birds by the same scale as that of the dogs (which, btw, only made up 25 of the 200+ \"animals\" seized - the rest were poultry). Again, this place fell far below what any reasonable person would consider the minimum standard, and I\'m by no means defending them. But, as if we didn\'t already know HSUS\'s agenda, the term \"bird mill\" being applied to raising poultry left little doubt. Has anyone else noticed a trend with local law enforcement inviting in outside agencies like HSUS/SPCA? They have no actual jurisdiction, but seem to be showing up more and more, perhaps because they are better funded and can offer resources cash-strapped local governments need? Scary...