Should animal welfare charities be banned?

Question

Is it reasonable for people to give money to animals which have been mistreated by their owners, when so many people in the world desperately need help? Maybe we should use the force of the law more than relying on the RSPCA and such charities.

Answer 1

animal welfare charities should never be banned but the governments should do more on prosecuting animal/pet owners who don't take care or mistreat their animals it's not the animals fault that they are mistreated its the owners who should be punnished........it's always the innocent that suffer...................................................................................

Answer 2

Of course they shouldn't be banned. Animals need our help more than ever for the very reason that many people view them as less important than people. Non-human animals should have a right to life, health, and happiness just like us. People would probably view them differently if they could speak our language and tell us their feelings. Animals feel too, you know. Yes, people are in desperate need of help too, but I wouldn't worry about the animal charities taking away from the human charities. And you do realize that animal welfare organizations do a lot more than help individidual animals that have been mistreated by their "owners" ("guardians" is a more appropriate term). Animals share our world and should be looked after with care and respect. We are all connected, and we must take care of each other if we are to survive. Animal welfare is directly linked to human welfare and the viability of this planet. Please don't separate the two and cast animals into a lower category. To do so would harm the human rights movement and human welfare in general, which you seem to care much about. Humans need to realize that they are not the only life form on this planet, although they are clearly the most destructive.

"The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated." --Gandhi

Answer 3

I see your point there. I know people who would rather give money to animal charities than children's charities. I think people should be more concerned about other people than about animals and yes laws should be enforced. I find it disgusting that you can be imprisoned for mistreating a dog but if you mistreat your own child, you just get a social worker trying to "make everything ok". It's all very well giving money to animal charities, but as you say, there are people who need help. I'm sure if the money being sent to look after animals went to people, there could easily be a lot less poverty.

Saying all that though, I don't think animal charities should be banned, they just shouldn't be made to seem more important than people.

Answer 4

Animal charities such as the RSPCA need donations to bring owners of mistreat animals to justice.If there wasn't any animal charities and it was left to the police, taxes would go up,overall its up to the individual where they want to donate there money.

Answer 5

No, animals are just as worthy to recieve charity and protection as we are, even more, I think. Because people CAN go out and get a job, no matter how much they say they can't, even homeless people, I feel bad for them but if they really set their mind to it, the resourses are available for them to get a job and work. Animals DO NOT have that option, they can't work (lmao obviously) and have to depend on humans to eat live and thrive and if they fall ill or get hurt they deserve to at least have a chance. However, allot of house animals who are just looking for a shelter or food become pets and are mistreated and they don't deerve it, they deserve a chance, there here for a reason (lol, and I'm not even religious, so it has nothing to do with "god" ). All life is prescious and should be treated equally, no matter if we even are "the surperb species). lol, just my opinion, but I do know where you're coming from, humans are important, but animals deserve a chance, is all I'm trying to say. I'm not saying they should have have a right to an education, lmao, but you know what I mean,lol

Answer 6

nope, too many people in the world to care for all of them. The animals looked after by these charities are usually ones that humans have f#cked around with, so its only right that other (more caring) humans have the decency to look after such animals.

A better point would have been do you think its right that the Uk spends something like over £10million on non essential pet products each year and even more on human personal toiletires.

Answer 7

I think animals have right to some charity, especially after they've been mistreated by a human. What gives anyone the right to say an old lady can't leave her money to a cats home! People who mistreat animals do get prosecuted in civilised countries.

Answer 8

Yes it is reasonable. People earn their own money and have the freedom to spend it how they will. How would you feel if, as a consumer, someone told you you could only buy a certain brand of bread or shop in only 3 different types of shop etc. Miffed, I suspect, as would I.

Charity starts where Government stops, in virtually all areas. Personally I think the amoumt of money some "human" charities have is obscene - take Guide Dogs For The Blind. They have millions of pounds in their reserves. How many Guide Dogs do they actually train each year? No more than a couple of hundred. Yet do they give their money away to other more deserving causes? No. They actively campaign and advertise to increase the amount of money they have. Now that's obscene!

Answer 9

There are a lot of things that need help and even if you banned animal charities there would still be starvation, poverty, AIDS etc so why not help the poor little animals who can't defend themselves against people? It's only after the animal gets abused/killed that the law can step in sao that's pretty useless.

Answer 10

Yay for combating animal cruelty! The solutions above are sturdy solutions aside from the single approximately ingesting the animals and not irritating approximately them anymore....it rather is in basic terms impolite. i think of which you may pass right down to the closest animal look after and pass to the animals. in basic terms like people animals can become bored. additionally sustain some money climate it rather is from a lemonade stand to a storage sale, donate that money to an animal look after or rescue middle. no count how plenty money you donate, it will make a distinction. if your mum and dad provide help to, pass to the animal look after and volunteer with your mum and dad. additionally keep finding for small animal rescue places to help out, via fact in case you help the small rescue places advance, greater animals would be saved. :)

Answer 11

no. if the owners are going to abuse them and get the animals taken away, I say we charge the owners for the room and board of these animals until home are found for them. Until ppl start being responsible and taking care of their pets, instead of dumping them when they don't want them anymore, we need animal charities to care for them.