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Carrie Underwood Bestows 200 Grand on HSUS

For sportsmen, Carrie Underwood’s retread of the classic Motley Crue song “Home Sweet Home” is anything but sweet.  Proceeds from her song have now found their way into the bank account of the nation’s leading anti-hunting group, the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS).

The Underwood song was a major hit after it was designated the official song to be used by the television show American Idol when contestants were voted off.  When the song was chosen, Underwood indicated that part of the sales generated during the first week of the song’s release on iTunes would go to HSUS.

The USSA reported on this arrangement and rallied sportsmen to express their displeasure to Underwood.  That apparently fell on deaf ears.

Recently, Underwood, along with a group of executives from her record label, Sony Nashville, made good on the pledge.  They gave a check in the amount of $200,000 to HSUS in an act that is particularly difficult for many sportsmen to swallow given how many of them make up Underwood’s fan base.

“It is sad that Ms. Underwood has used her current celebrity status to aid the group that has done more to end the traditions embraced by many of her fans than any other group,” said Bud Pidgeon, U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance (USSA) president and CEO.  “Hopefully, when hunters, trappers and fisherman consider buying her next album, they’ll remember how she does not support them or their outdoor heritage.”