Correction & Statement of Regret

From ANIMAL PEOPLE,  June 2003:

Via e-mails,  telephone calls,  articles and our web site the
impression may have been created that Bruce Eberle and his company,
Fund Raising Strategies (FRS) operate with less than integrity.
It was stated:
1)  That Eberle was involved in the distribution of a fake
photo of an American POW in Laos.  We accept the sworn statement by
Mr. Eberle that he had “Nothing whatsoever to do with the staging,
printing,  or distribution of the fake photo of an American POW.”
Our previous statements to the contrary are incorrect.

2)  It was stated that FRS charges a “percentage” or
“commission” for its services–although the FRS denial was published
in ANIMAL PEOPLE [and the] Watchdog Report.  As the actual contracts
affirm,  Fund Raising Strategies is paid a flat fee (not a
“percentage” or a commission”) for its services. Our previous
statements to the contrary are incorrect.
3)  It was stated that FRS retains the “lion’s share” of
funds raised for its clients.  Eberle states that,  according to a
review by an independent Certified Public Accounting firm,  he and
his companies have collected fees averaging 12% of the total sum
raised by FRS for all of its animal sanctuary clients.  Accordingly,
FRS does not receive the lion’s share of funds raised for its
clients.  We accept the statement by Mr. Eberle.  Our previous
statements to the contrary are incorrect.
The editor,  Merritt Clifton,  the publisher Kim Bartlett,
and ANIMAL PEOPLE regret the publication of these erroneous
statements and any harm they may have caused to Mr. Eberle and Fund
Raising Strategies.