Humane Society board members resign over CEO

Seven members of the Humane Society of the U.S.'s (HSUS) board of directors resigned Thursday after the organization closed an investigation into sexual harassment claims surrounding the group's CEO. The outgoing members confirmed their decision in an email to The Hill, saying it was directly in response to the organization's decision to keep CEO Wayne Pacelle after allegations of sexual misconduct. The news comes after a Washington Post report found that senior women in the organization warned Pacelle about his behavior toward subordinates, donors and volunteers and said that his behavior threatened the group's work. He is accused by multiple women of sexual harassment, including asking one woman to watch him masturbate and threatening her career if she reported the incident, the Post reported. Pacelle denied those allegations and denied receiving any warnings about his behavior in a statement to the Post earlier this week...more