Animal lovers do they go too far?

Question

It really drives me crazy when I read in the paper that someone rich has died and left all their fortune to the cat society or a dog home somewhere.
Yes I love animals I have a dog and cat at home but isn't it a waste? there are far more important things in the world to donate money too, children being the main one abused children abandoned children, I dont know of any cat that cries itself to sleep at night because its mother has abandoned it.
shouldnt we be investing money into the future and children are the future afterall, failing that leaving money to a research company would be the next best thing (cancer, aids etc) Im all for sorting out the curelty to animals issues but maybe if we sort the people in this world out first the rest will follow, do you agree?

my point has obviously come across, what I mean is Humans should come first before animals

Answer 1

While I understand your concern, I don't get very upset about this. So few people do this. Now if you were upset about the millions and millions of dollars that the federal government wastes or the way people spend their disposable income on frivolities while children starve, I could get upset. We all have the right to leave our money to whatever cause, person, we want. And I applaud that. That is a right that everybody should be free to exercise. I get more upset about pollution, child pornography, the wealthy who have to have fifteen cars, twelve mansions, and designer clothes that they wear once while doing next to nothing for charity. and there are plenty of them. There are people in this world who have amassed millions yet do close to nothing to benefit their fellow man. That I find truly upsetting. When I hold that up to few people who leave their money to a cat or a dog, the animal lovers don't even figure in. And frankly, I have a dog and am disabled. As a result of my disability, I don't have as much contact with the outside world that I need. There are times in life when the presence of that little dog has kept me alive. Nobody is going to tell me what that dog has meant to me or whether or not I can make provisions for him in the event of my death.

Answer 2

If we all thought like that, we'd have a few select causes that got loads of money and attention, and all others would be neglected.

Everyone has to choose the causes they will support- it doesn't mean they don't care about the others, but some will invoke a little more emotion. Some people raise money for breast cancer research- well that doesn't help men does it? Some people give money to Alzheimers research- well what about people with heart disease? If we all decided to focus on people instead of animals, the animals of the world would be screwed. I personally wouldn't want to see that.

We can't just rank charities in order of importance and give all our time and money to those which top the list, at the expense of those deemed "less important". If we want to make the world a nicer place, everyone has to be doing different things. A few of us need to be thinking of the little guy while the majority tackle the bigger causes.

Answer 3

Their money, their decision. If I were rich, would I leave my money to animal societies? Yes, I probably would leave some, as I think we have a responsibility to our non-human animal companions, but I would also leave money to support medical research that will benefit my fellow humans.

You raise an interesting question, though. Are human animals of greater value than non-human ones? This is often debated in Humanist circles. Some feel it's speciesism to say that humans are more important than other species. Others say that we have a right, perhaps even a duty, to look out for our own species first, though that's not to say that we should be wantonly cruel and neglectful to others.

Answer 4

Well not all rich people donate their entire fortune to the cat/dog society. From my own opinion, I think that donating their fortune to any society is already a good deed.
I believe many people had the same concept that donating money to the children society etc. would be better.
But if think in the other way. if all rich people donate their money to the children society, what will the animals beocme?
if there ain't anyone who are willing to donate to the animal society, there will not be shelter for the animals and they will be everywhere in the world.
so i think that rich people should donate half of their fortune to the animals society and half of their other fortune to the children society.
haha. so it will be fair

:)

Answer 5

Ye been an animal lover since i was a pup.
Watched TV program and this women had bought twenty
grands worth of accessory's for her Yorky.
This to me is way way over the top
Give summat for poor kids or other worthy causes,but leaving
and spending fortunes on dogs is just not on
In other words I gree with your sentiments.

Answer 6

Negative.

Helping the cats of the world is far more important than all the excess humans. Humans are far too common, and it wouldn't be a significant loss to drop a few thousand of them... Your ignorance toward the plight of homeless felines in a human-made world is all too apparent from your description there.

However, the means used are impractical. Naturally, a cat isn't in a position to use human currency for herself / himself .... and thus it is best to try and put that money to good use beforehand in order to better serve the needs of said feline later on .... like setting up a sanctuary for homeless cats...... or even just donating to the RSPCA (or local equivalent) ....

Glory be to the Feline Masters.

Answer 7

All living things feel in different ways. What you are saying is that human suffering outweighs animal suffering.

All suffering is wrong and shouldn't be allowed.

The human race causes more suffering than any other race of beings on the planet: pollution, war, disease, abuse, extinction.

The human you save today may turn out to be the instignator of armageddon tomorow.

But the animal you save today will wag it's tail in gratefullness and be your friend for life.

Answer 8

I don't have any children, nor do I want any. I don't like other peoples children either, so can you explain to me why I should donate MY money to something I don't like instead of something I do (ie animals)?

Don't get me wrong, I wouldn't wish any harm on children and I think child cruelty and neglect are appalling but at the end of the day if I choose to give money to something that means something to me then isn't that my business?

Answer 9

Everyone has a right to leave their money to whomever they wish or whatever organization they wish. I personally do not have any family and my money will go partially to my own estate to pay off any bills, another portion will go to my favorite charity and a small portion goes to an animal rescue organization.

Answer 10

i have just witnessed a really silly thing today when i was trying to do some christmas shopping. an old lady asked the assistant if they sold xmas cards for pets for a 'dear old friends dog'.i laughed and said maybe she should try a card pet shop! she laughed out loud and said that was just the tonic she needed and her friends dog could go and whistle for his blooming xmas card this year!