Nicole Wesley Cater

Unemployment is on the rise, foreclosures are abundant, and prices continue to increase. We get it, times are hard! Luckily we have been able to maintain our standard of living through this recession. We have a beautiful home in which to raise our family and we healthy, high-quality foods. When I get phone calls from charities requesting a donation, I am generally open to give. Often it is a plea to help the homeless, or individuals in need of food, or even children looking to get coats for the winter.

While watching a TV comedy, here comes this sad song followed by all these sickly looking, sad teary eyed dogs and cats looking for a place to call home. Some have been beaten and all look in need of love.. After about 2 minutes of this Katherine Heigl is urging us to give a donation to help animals find a home. Now I am not the biggest animal lover around but am I the only one questioning our priorities?

Seriously though, here we are with adults and children living on the streets, no food to eat and no shoes on their feet, yet you expect me to donate towards a Cat! I thought humans were at the top of the chain. How can we sacrifice the well being of our own species to save another, especially in these hard times? I know that the sad song in the background and such miserable animals being shown through the screen is supposed to appeal to my emotional sense of obligation, some may say it’s wrong of me, but before I donate a dime to helping animals find a home I will donate to helping those kids living on the street find a home and a family to call their own.

Are animal charities siphoning money away from organizations that help people?

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