In Defense Of All Things Humane
Hello, hello--hello!
Well, Summer doesn't officially begin for a couple of weeks now, but for many of us kids (and our teachers alike), Summer vacation couldn't get here soon enough. The sun can't get here soon enough, either. Yeah, I know that other parts of this country are experiencing extreme heat waves right about now, but in Southern California, my neck of the woods, the weather have been mimicking early Spring instead of early Summer. The sun has been playing hide-and-seek with us here, and it's been heavily overcast and very windy this past week. Yeah, as far as the weather is concerned, it seems like it's early April instead of early June (and, this past April felt more like last December). Yeah, it seems that, lately, we all have been having some pretty freaky weather. Gee, I wonder why? Could it be because of the climate changes and global warming that everyone's been talking about?
Well, anyway. This past week, an ad came out in the Times which shocked many animal supporters. In it, was three very surprised dogs and an equally surprising announcement that American Humane Society only shares one percent of donations with local animal shelters (It certainly surprised me. I thought it was way more). Turns out that, even though it was true, it was also misleading. Even though the Humane Society doesn not help fund local animal shelters (they are funded by private donors and tax payers) it does tremendous work on behalf of abused, neglected and exploited animals. Turns out that this particular ad was put out by HumaneWatch.org, which felt it was their duty to inform the public that the Humane Society "is not the local animal shelter." Fine, good for them, but it also should be brought out that this particular organization is supported by restaurants and food companies, for whom Humane Society-backed legislations have proven to be very costly. So, as you can see, there are two sides to every story.
Well, that's all the time we have for this week. Until next time, be well, stay well, and don't forget to help the disaster survivors!
Sincerely,
Marley Sue
Well, Summer doesn't officially begin for a couple of weeks now, but for many of us kids (and our teachers alike), Summer vacation couldn't get here soon enough. The sun can't get here soon enough, either. Yeah, I know that other parts of this country are experiencing extreme heat waves right about now, but in Southern California, my neck of the woods, the weather have been mimicking early Spring instead of early Summer. The sun has been playing hide-and-seek with us here, and it's been heavily overcast and very windy this past week. Yeah, as far as the weather is concerned, it seems like it's early April instead of early June (and, this past April felt more like last December). Yeah, it seems that, lately, we all have been having some pretty freaky weather. Gee, I wonder why? Could it be because of the climate changes and global warming that everyone's been talking about?
Well, anyway. This past week, an ad came out in the Times which shocked many animal supporters. In it, was three very surprised dogs and an equally surprising announcement that American Humane Society only shares one percent of donations with local animal shelters (It certainly surprised me. I thought it was way more). Turns out that, even though it was true, it was also misleading. Even though the Humane Society doesn not help fund local animal shelters (they are funded by private donors and tax payers) it does tremendous work on behalf of abused, neglected and exploited animals. Turns out that this particular ad was put out by HumaneWatch.org, which felt it was their duty to inform the public that the Humane Society "is not the local animal shelter." Fine, good for them, but it also should be brought out that this particular organization is supported by restaurants and food companies, for whom Humane Society-backed legislations have proven to be very costly. So, as you can see, there are two sides to every story.
Well, that's all the time we have for this week. Until next time, be well, stay well, and don't forget to help the disaster survivors!
Sincerely,
Marley Sue
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