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Originally posted by Winsor_Pilates@Sep 8 2005, 10:45 PM
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@Sep 8 2005, 06:42 PM
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?
Cowperson
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I do object.
If people give to both charities, that's great, but humans should be first priority. Especially since this scenario eliminates the personal/family variable that many posters have used as reason to save their pets first.
In this case, it would likely be stranger animals, and stranger people, so people should definately be first.
Even if viewed from a completely selfish standpoint that some posters here seem to have, the human charity would be a better bet.
By eliminating, homelessness, poverty, diseases etc. you also elimate burdens on our social welfare systems and help prevent the rising of other issues such as violence stemed from poverty.
In the end this results in less taxes and safer, healthier lives for everyone.
Saving a dog, does little more than save a dog.
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Well, when Mrs. Cowperson and I kick the bucket - hopefully later rather than sooner - the entire she-bang estate will be going to animal charities and zero to human charities.
Although we are probably 50/50 right now on what we donate.
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Giving to any charity is good, IMO. It's your money so you get to do with it what you want. It's better than giving it to you grandkids or nephew to blow on gin and hookers.
We've sort of gone off on two tangents here. Giving to an animal charity is good, even if it means you won't be giving to a human-benefiting charity (come to think of it, donating to an animal charity does benefit humans anyway).
Believing a pet is more "valuable" than a human being is bad.