Is it normal to think people are bad for giving to animal charities

Giving to animal charities and giving to human charities are not mutually exclusive. People can give some money to animal charities and still give some to human charities.

If you are not giving absolutely all of the money you don't need for necessities to "worthy" charities then you are a hypocrite. How can you buy things for yourself when the money could be stopping cruelty to a child?

If you're bothered by what other people are doing with their money, just give more of yours to the charities you deem worthy to make up for it.

It is pretty normal that there are charities you think people shouldn't give money to, though. Everyone feels that way about some charities--I'm sure there are people in the world who believe that giving to your favourite charity is morally wrong too.

Why do you feel humans are more deserving of your, and others donations than animals?

Animals are the only true innocent in my opinion.

I DONT agree.
For most of the animal charities, the animals ended up where they are because of HUMANS.
Animal cruelty only exists because of ignorant, unresponsible, humans.

Most species breed to be pets only exist because of humans and most couldnt survive on their own. Therefore, its humans responsibility to care for these animals.

Activities such as dogfighting, bull fighting, sport hunting, fur hunting, poaching, ect. Are all selfish, brutal, despicable acts done by humans. Animal Charitues are to help Stop these acts.

Im not against other charities, some others are very important too.

But please understand WHY people are giving to a cause before disowning it.

i have no problem with people donating to animal charities, in fact i do it myself. After all what makes you think that humans are so inherently better than animals? Smarter maybe but not better or any more worthy necessarily.

I agree with the original post. I work with animals everyday in my job, but I always give money to my church or children's organizations first. My church feeds lots of local families each month. Needy children break my heart. I would like to see animals not living in shelters anymore, but it just isn't a reality that money can fix. Fix all the idiots who let the animals breed. Then animal suffering will decrease.

I feel that both humans and animals in need deserve any/all the help they can get. Their needs are equally important,which is why I give whatever I can to both an animal and human charity as I feel just about every living being/creature needs any generosity now a days.

Personally, I don't give to ANY charity. I don't believe that any money actually goes to the people the charity is supposed to help. However, I do prefer animals to human beings, so if I did give to a charity, it would be to an animal-related one (not PETA, though. PETA is horrible.)

the show 'whale wars' infuriates me for exactly this reason

There are many government aid programs for people. I know, not enough, but they're there. The government will continue to provide for these programs (however inadequately), but without charitable donations from people, organizations like the SPCA and other non-profit animal relief funds would cease to exist completely. Animals are helpless, and if they are in distress, it's because humans put them in that position by not being responsible owners or abandoning them. I donate to animal shelters because that's where my passion lies, simple as that. I'll admit that I do tend to care for animals more than humans. Maybe that's wrong but hey, I feel that way for a reason. Animals are innocent. They aren't greedy, manipulative, or corrupt. Maybe that's not even that valid of a point, but it's how I feel.

I donate to animal shelters and charities all the time. Animals can't speak for themselves!! It's not their fault their owners couldn't take care of them.

Yes the other charities are important too... but the animals are just as important to me.

Just one argument... It's the humans fault that there are humans who need help from humans and that there are animals who need help from humans so it's much more fair to spend to animal charities cuz it's not there fault to be in trouble but the humans fault!!!

I only donate to animal charitys..I think people have too much help..and then theres way too many people in the world :l

im the opposite to u if ppl r looking for donation i only give to animal charites a fair bit of money i never donate to anything else i guess if its not for animals its not something i care about i know that sounds harsh but eh i dont really care about people

humans and animals should be equal, both are living creatures, more animals are homeless and abused that humans. But since we also have to eat if they kill them it should be quick and painless.

i get this feeling too. but then i remember that everything happens for a reason, most of the time for a good reason, your ok to have this feeling, its normal

pain and suffering is not exclusive to humans and children. and while the debate about which holds higher value, people or animals, will continue without resolve, giving to any charity that stops abuse is something that should never be frowned upon.

Something else to consider, is that people tend to give to charities that mean something to them, usually because of a past experience. For example, many people don't start donating to organizations that work to find a cure for breast cancer, until someone they know and love has either been diagnosed with it, or dies from it.

People that give to animal charities often have a closer bond to animals, for one reason or another. It doesn't make them a bad person. It takes all kinds.

Just because animals don't have the same kind of mouths to communicate in our language, doesn't mean that they don't feel pain or have thoughts. The fact that animals are generally so innocent and just try to survive is probably the reason that there are so many animal lovers. Many humans are cruel and they hurt and enjoy seeing others in pain. Anyway, I'd say it's normal to feel this way. You're a people person.

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I think people should be able to give their surplus income to whomever and whatever they want as long as it is not harming someone or something.

To say that it's not right for people to give their money to animals instead of humans is a bit fascist.

You should be happy that people are trying to help the world be a better place, whether it's through their local animal shelter or giving aid to people on the other side of the planet.

I can understand your frustration that poverty still exists and has always existed, despite all of the organizations that exist to help it.

Besides, I highly doubt that if we took all of the money that is donated to animal-related causes and instead donated it to human-related causes, it would actually solve those issues.
It's like putting a little band-aid on a near-fatal wound. What is truly needed is effective political, social and cultural change in our communities and countries.

well, i happen to like a lot of animals more than most people.... but i DO donate to the aclu and the innocence project. in general though, i only donate to local animal rescue organizations that i've been to (i've been to a lot.... i was looking for a new cat several months ago).

there are a couple of reasons i'm less likely to give to human charities; one is the fact that so many of them are scams, or are at least not very efficient with the funds donated (every rescue that i donate to is staffed by volunteers who spend quite a bit of their own money and time on the animals). the second reason is that there are a lot of government agencies that will help humans. there are not so many that will help animals.

we are both animals
yes we are animals!

Some people have been repeatedly screwed over by other people. It's easy to be able to ignore people when you realize what shit stains people really are (and I don't mean anyone in particular, I mean *everyone* of us is an ass in some way).

So yeah, animals are pretty much innocent. People, (a lot of the time in the US anyway) got themselves in the position they're in.

Of course, I can admit that I'm a hypocrite and I'd probably want a charity to help me if I needed the help. That's another thing... we're all hypocrites.

People suck, and I can say that, as I'm a person.

That being said, donate to what you want to and stfu about what everyone else does. Your priorities should not have to be everyone else's priorities too.

I don't like people and I love animals ,especially dogs.

I couldn't care less what happens to people,especially people who are cruel to animals.

I'd much prefer giving all my money to save the animals that any human. Why do you think you're somehow superior?

Animals are living, breathing creatures too! Explain to me why they don't deserve to have just as good a life as us? What makes us so superior??? Don't be so full of yourself. Animals are every bit as important as us. Without animals, our whole ecosystem would fall apart, and we would die. So don't go spouting off about how animals aren't important!

100% with you on this one to who ever created this post!!! So true !! People first, animals second...

i think it's normal that you feel that way but i believe that people have the rigth of giving to wathever they want! i mean why do human beings deserve more than animals?? and if you think about it with the same amount of money you help more animals than humans because animals only need food wather and health care, and they live less while humans need food , health care, cloth, places to live, and they live much more... and SOMEtimes the people brougth that shit on themeselves or even if they didn't in SOME cases they can get out of that shity situations by themselves (animals can't) besides animals in need are victims of our progress. now, i'm not saying that giving to animals is better but i am saying that there are perfectly good reasons to give to animals and/or humans

To me you have a right to your opinion.
I came across this question and I had to put my 2 cents in! My thoughts are humans are in no way shape or form superior to animals. Animals are intelligent and have feelings. It was humans who domesticated dogs and cats to begin with. Wild animals can take care of themselves (as long as they are not being hunted and pushed into extinction by humans.) One day humans will run there course on this planet and eventually die off and mother earth will return to her natural state. You know I'm always reminded of the Matrix scene where the agent says to morphius, humans are like viruses......Humans have upset the order of things and that is when overpopulation occurs.

But that is the reality we live in.

No, animals were here before we were. It's for the whole world's benifit to protect them, first. Humans will never go extinct. Animals can. If humans used effective birthcontrol and curbed their greed, we wouldn't have as many problems.

I cant believe how many people on here are of the opinion that we are "superior" and that animals are "unimportant". To be claiming that what sets us apart and makes us so special or important is our intelligence, and yet have this arrogant idea of superiority is just about the most unintelligent thing i've read on this site yet. What sets us apart is that we have the ability to control what happens around us, and like stanley_fedoraless said (in slightly different words) The ability to accept those that are very different from us, including those that could be considered inferior, and to make the decision to help them anyway. People and animals alike.

@jameilicious
you're so incredibly narrow-minded its disgusting.

I tried getting a puppy from an animal shelter one time and they wanted to charge me $900 for it I was like WTF u can get purebreds cheaper then that outta the paper. Don't fuckin donate they make plenty as is.

Uhm, are you stupid? Most animal charities are for endangered species and if they die out, we eventually die out too.

Animals are way more important than humans.

I'm not going to rant about pain and suffering that I have personally witnessed in puppy mills && abuse cases (of course, caused by an irresponsible/careless human) . . . I don't give to charities. That is a waste of money, I'm sorry to say that, I'm a compassionate person by nature, but by the time the money actually reaches the cause, it's usually not half of the donation itself. So, I volunteer at the Humane Society and local shelters. That's actually making an improvment in the quality of your community

we cant live without animals. animals can live without us. not to mention much better. think about it.

I agree with Tweetebird! I mean who said humans were more important than animals, a charity should be to help the vunrable and needy often animals. Just because humans are more intelligent it doesn't nessasarily make us better. I mean, by that logic a person with learning difficultie's life is less valuable than others? Personally, I'd give to a human charity but if people want to give to animals then so be it!

i agree too. id rather save a person than a dog, but some people just rather give to an animal charity if they dont know any ill people or what its like to be ill.

Look, when it comes to people the first thing you need to understand is they usually don't think. They react. Most people see things on TV and they donate accordingly. They intend to do well but don't actually want to do anything.

People are entitled to do what they want. But if you want to harbor anger at someone, pick on the rich. I'm talking people who pay six hundred dollars for a single plate of food and make a million or more a year and then make a donation of a couple thousand to their friends charities just so they can go to the parties.

This is when Koko the gorilla learned her kitten All Ball died.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PZG0MgCSZ2g

No emotions there. Might as well kill her right?

I have made some pertinent, albeit risqué posts here over the years. but this is the only one less than 50% normal. So I see the majority think Christians are complete idiots and fat people should try harder... But nothing polarises (polarizes for Americans) people like this debate.

I think the negatives are mostly vegetarians (I eat cow, pig, veal, horse, lamb, pigeon, kangaroo... etc so:)

Also this is the argument where I feel the opponents are most wrong, even deer and other "herbivores" occasionally eat meat such as birds, mainly for calcium. Also as an omnivore you eat and you live fine, as a vegetarian you are constantly thinking of vitamins and protein intake... natural???

Charities get all the damn breaks.

definitely true

humans ≠ animals

it's just so obvious

but some people care about animals more...

weirdos

Yes, it is normal, and I agree. You see, GOD gave humans dominion over animals. They (animals) are overshadowed by the need to help other humans.