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For every person that donates to animal charities there are 9 who refuse to because "people should come first".
That was exactly my experience. "Don't you think that money should have gone to help humans?" Why no, you callous son of a bitch, I don't.
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For every person that donates to animal charities there are 9 who refuse to because "people should come first".
That was exactly my experience. "Don't you think that money should have gone to help humans?" Why no, you callous son of a bitch, I don't.
Wasn't there a Prudie letter recently about someone whose partner would only donate money to help animals and not people after hurricane Harvey? The LW was like "surely people need that money more, even if they did vote for Trump?" And Prudie was like "helping animals is cool but it's still cruel to put a stipulation on helping people because of their political stance".
Bitch no! How many animals got left behind to die because of people who didn't care enough to bring their furry family members when they evacuated?
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Re: CF/CL woman donates $22M to zoo in Germany September 08, 2017 | Registered: 14 years ago Posts: 12,456 |
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I think there is also a 'No pets allowed' at many evacuation centers. It might be that it isn't a case of callous people leaving their pets behind, but more of one where they can't take them with them, no matter how much they might. Thete are people fighting to overturn this, but in some places it might take a while.
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It's a difficult problem, though, not as simple as changing rules and making all centers pet-friendly. There are people with genuine allergies to animals, and there are also poorly socialized pets (could be crummy owners, could be rescue animals) that present a danger to other animals.
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It's a difficult problem, though, not as simple as changing rules and making all centers pet-friendly. There are people with genuine allergies to animals, and there are also poorly socialized pets (could be crummy owners, could be rescue animals) that present a danger to other animals.
Poorly socialized pets aren't a problem if they're crated. As for allergies, well, I feel the same way about that as I do about people demanding that airlines restrict what food is served because some precious genetic defect might have a peanut allergy. If your allergies are severe enough to threaten your life, then carry whatever medications you might need in an emergency with you. If they don't threaten your life, then don't make some family lose their cat or dog because you're gonna sneeze around it.
Re: CF/CL woman donates $22M to zoo in Germany September 09, 2017 | Registered: 11 years ago Posts: 344 |
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I think there is also a 'No pets allowed' at many evacuation centers. It might be that it isn't a case of callous people leaving their pets behind, but more of one where they can't take them with them, no matter how much they might. Thete are people fighting to overturn this, but in some places it might take a while.
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I understand that it sometimes isn't possible to take your pets with you, but some of these animals are being chained to trees and fences and left to drown. It's one thing to have to leave your pet behind because of evacuation center rules, it's quite another to leave the animal with no means of escape from danger.
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Normally I would say that it is best for people with allergies to try to avoid situations where they will be exposed to things they're allergic to, since medicines are not a solution for all allergies. However, in the case of an emergency evacuation, people can't exactly choose to avoid the situation.