I pay enough taxes to feed plenty of welfare receipients. I will give my donation money to whatever cause I want, and that would be for animal welfare.
I like animals better than people anyway. At least they are grateful for what they get
Thanks for the supportive post.
It seems that there is a group of Freepers who have a knee-jerk reaction to any program of help. I am very conservative myself and I do not agree with the food stamp program as constituted and administered, but I “go off the reservation” when the matter of helpless pets is concerned. I would not object to government help here. Some of these people such as the lady you referenced have heart-wrenching decisions to make when, with a little temporary help, they could keep their beloved dogs.
Then you have people like CSM, who took a cheap shot at me, and I responded in kind. That was the first time that I have used a vulgarity towards anyone on FR but I think he deserved it.
Sometimes dogs are very superior to the people you run across.