Controversy and Criticism
Brian Davies received a payout of about 2.5 million Canadian dollars, payable over 7 years, on leaving IFAW in 1997. This was to enable IFAW to continue to use his name and image in their fundraising after he had left. Through the Brian Davies Foundation, IFAW invested money in organizations that carry out animal experiments, such as Bausch & Lomb, US Surgicals, Glaxo, Merck, Abbot, Upjohn, Philip Morris and McDonald's. This, and Davies' payout, sparked allegations that Davies, and IFAW, saw money as more important than helping animals.
In 2005, the National Film Board of Canada documentary My Ancestors Were Rogues and Murderers levelled accusations of hypocrisy against Davies and the IFAW for their campaign against the seal hunt.
Read more about this topic: International Fund For Animal Welfare
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