If you’ve read my book Always a Next One, you know that I’m a huge supporter of our LOCAL Humane Societies because they help homeless animals find new homes.
Typically I do NOT provide any sort of financial support national organizations such as the Humane Society of the United States because they are nothing more than professional fund-raisers, and they are raising money to pay six-figure executive salaries, not for helping animals in need in your local community. I also refuse to donate any money to PETA because the people in that organization can’t even tell the difference between a dog, a rat, and a pig. I do make an exception for and donate to the ASPCA, because even though they are a national organization, the ASPCA operate the animal shelters in New York City and rescue abused and homeless animals.
The reason I adamantly support our local Humane Societies over national organizations because THEY SAVE LIVES. Wonderful dogs like Ralphie the beagle would not be alive today if an organization like Angels Among Us didn’t exist, with a small army of volunteers to provide temporary refuge when shelters are overcrowded. What could get any better than saving the life of a dog about to be euthanized, and finding him or her a perfect forever home?
How about saving two lives for the price of one?
That’s exactly what the program K9s for Warriors does–they rescue dogs from animal shelters, train them to become service animals, and then place them with military veterans suffering from battlefield injuries and post traumatic stress disorder.
If there is any special interest group that can get my support faster than an animal rescue organization, it would have to be a veteran’s support group. The men and women who have served in our military and sacrificed to defend our freedom deserve the very best our nation has to offer. Talk about a win/win scenario, this is like a dream come true for a guy like me, who loves dogs and strongly supports our military heroes, especially those in need of help after their return from the battlefield.
Quite frankly, it doesn’t get any better than this.
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