Actually that’s not 100% true about Hynde.
When he first started using the song, she was asked about it, and said, (paraphrase) She wasn’t a fan of Rush, and wasn’t real happy about it, but her parents were, and as long as he was paying ASCAP for the rights, she wasn’t going to interfere with it.
Additionally, Rush supported PETA in their lawsuit against the EPA. Hynde donates the money Rush pays to use her song as his bumper music to PETA.