Yearly PeTA rant

[draggonlaady]

It's that time again, folks. This year's begging/self-aggrandizing from PeTA:

Last year, PETA provided more than 400 sturdy doghouses, thanks to generous "Angel for Animals" sponsors. With many more dogs in urgent need and temperatures dropping fast, we want to top that number this year, and I hope that we can count on your support. There are so many ways that you can help, including the following:

* Your "Angel for Animals" sponsorship gift of $265 can provide a doghouse to one needy dog.

* Your "Angel for Animals" sponsorship gift of $530 can provide doghouses to two neglected dogs.

* Your "Angel for Animals" sponsorship gift of $1,325 can provide doghouses to five lonely outdoor dogs.

So I called down to the local feed store, and looked on Amazon. It seems I can get a small dogloo for less than $80, or a large one for about $90. So for $265, shouldn't they be able to supply 3 small or 2 large dog houses? Why only 1? and it GETS WORSE as the amount gets bigger! For $1,325, I could buy FOURTEEN large dogloos. FOURTEEN! Why can their esteemed volunteers only acquire and distribute five?
So unless I totally fail at math, PeTA received over $100,000 through this drive last year. And managed to use half again my entire yearly salary to get a mere 400 dog houses. And they're PROUD of it. What is WRONG with these people?

Moral of the story: Don't send them your money. Buy three doghouses with it instead, and take them to the food pantry or local humane society to give them to the needy. They are equally as tax-deductible that way, and you've helped out three times as many dogs, and not funded the psycho bullshit that PeTA pulls.

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[brainweevil.livejournal.com]

Or, you could donate to Wayward Creatures Relief Agency, I hear they're on the web (www.petfinder.com/shelters/wa388), and also tax-deductible.