We have a finite amount of time and resources. A dollar spent in one place is a dollar that could no be spent somewhere else. It is extremely immoral for individuals to be giving any money whatsoever, let alone millions, to animal shelters when there are human being that need shelter and human beings that need food. What you are doing is quite literally the moral equivalent of feeding a stray dog instead of a homeless person.
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Whenever you tug on one of these behavior euth discussions on social media, the thread unravels a whole lot more. Like this.
10/8/20 Bella Reed Pit Bull Rescue FB
Stay tuned! We are busting 1-year-old River (formerly Chance) out of Philly ACCT tomorrow evening!
10/16/20
Meet River! (formerly Chance at Philly ACCT) River is an approximate 1-year-old handsome brindle guy who came to the shelter as a stray after a witness saw someone take him out of the car and drive away at the park. River does pull pretty strongly on the leash but will learn training while in foster care. River had a good dog meet at the shelter and we always do dog meets with potential adopters and their resident dogs. He also met quite a few dogs through the fence while at the shelter and was loose, excited, and wiggly. Due to us not knowing River's history with cats and not living with any in foster care, we recommend a home that is kitty-free. We also recommend a home with no kids under 18 as River can be mouthy when he plays.
10/29/20
River is headed to board and train this coming Saturday with Prims Proper K9 Training! He's super excited to learn how to be his best self. He will be there for 4-6 weeks and we have a fundraiser setup to help us offset this unexpected cost!
10/31/20
Our boy River heads to his 4-6 week board and train today with Prims Proper K9 Training! We are super excited to follow his journey at becoming the best boy he can be. We have a fundraiser setup to offset the unexpected expense for his training needs/travel. Please consider making a tax-deductible donation to his care! And stay tuned for updates as we get them from his trainer Rachel!
11/10/20
River at his board and train*
10/31/20 from PPK9T’s FB
River is officially here to train! All the way from Bella-Reed Pit Bull Rescue, Philly, PA. We will be working on setting boundaries, impulse control, and teaching manners to make River more adoptable! So excited to train with this guy!
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I do not trust them. These videos are INSANELY lucrative and easy to fake. People intentionally put animals in dangerous situations to make themselves look like big-time heroes and make a ton of money. I'm sick of seeing people sharing these videos. There are channels on YouTube saving the same animals multiple times, and the situations get more and more ridiculous. These channels all follow trends that get the most views and it's so gross. I wouldn't support these even if I knew they were legit. They aren't wholesome. It's exploitative nonsense that people should stop giving ad revenue to.
Thankfully, it seems more people are catching on.
Hey all, I am trying to figure out what animals can match all these criteria at the same time:
- can be pets
- don't eat meat
- can be bought or rescued from shelters/farms, meaning they are not specifically bred to be sold as pets
I think that can be a good deed for someone who is vegan and wants to rescue an animal and make it their pet as well.
Please post all your ideas about these, or if you have experience rescuing such an animal for yourself, please do share. (I'd love to volunteer at some vegan sanctuary, but unfortunately I don't have any nearby, so I will have to be a one man show. I was thinking about a cow actually, but I don't know how expensive it is to own one).
Thank you so much, namaste
My dog needs dental cleaning and local vets are quoting $800-1200.
I found a directory of local rescues in my state and asked who they used. Found a vet with good reviews and costs half.
I found this channel that really distressed me. There was a video of ticks being removed from a cat that obviously looked staged (they intentionally put dead/live ticks on the animal and then 'removed' them). When I looked at the other videos this channel posted, the SAME kitten and a few others appeared in numerous videos covered in ticks in different areas. The user sometimes asks for donations in comments and all the videos have something like [CUTE CAT] in the title and shows a poor little cat that they keep abusing for views and entertainment. The videos are all monetized and have tonnes of ads. I reported the user but I am so so mad. It is unacceptable and youtube pushes this content with no consideration of what the channel is doing or promoting. Please report if you can. The channel is VRescue Animal Life and they have 34k subscribers. If you go to the channel, click about, there is a flag to report the channel. This disgusting weirdos have to be stopped; they keep opening new channels each showing how they are clearly staging injuries on animals and its the same kittens or cats except every few months they add a new one.
