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Originally posted by Cowperson
Going back to the premise as outlined in the post starting this thread, do you object to people giving money to animal charities instead of charities for, say, the human homeless, effectively prioritizing animals over humans?
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Abandoning the "dog vs. man in a burning building" debate and returning to this one, a simple answer:
Nope.
People may feel more comfortable donating to a charity for animals because they think animals will appreciate it more, as insane as that sounds. Obviously a dog doesn't appreciate the work required to make him a meal that magically arrives day after day...a dog doesn't have the intelligence (or does it, Homer?) Still,
some of the evidence on TV indicates that many humans are also incapable of appreciating the help offered...shooting at rescuers, stealing TVs, etc, refusing to evacuate, etc. People might begin to prioritize "human" charities if people wagged their tails when they were helped out, or just said freakin' "thanks."