Before my mother retired, she sponsored children in Uganda through a well-known charity. Eventually, fortunately, the little boy grew up and my mother (who had a fixed income at the time) decided not to take on another child.
Today, more than a decade later, she still receives emails from that charity begging for donations. It contains a pamphlet with the message that the gift of such an animal can provide food to hungry people in faraway places and give them the hope they so desperately need. I’m here.
My mother is a caring but almost 70 year old pragmatist and adding another being to take care of her already eats, waters and cares for herself. He says he doesn’t understand how he can help people who are struggling with
She’s not the only one worried.
Although captive animal gifting programs have grown in popularity over the past two decades, they are not without criticism. In 2006, the late Andrew Tyler, then-director of British Animal He Aid, urged the public to “boycott animal donation schemes”, citing concerns about the availability of food, water and shelter. , covered The Independent. Take care of talented animals.
That same year, the World Land Trust issued a statement describing the giving of livestock as “environmentally unsound and economically disastrous.”
Since then, Jane Goodall has continued to battle these nagging programs. Last year’s animal save her movement stop her animal her gift her campaign video
She also said that “animal gifting programs exacerbate the climate crisis, reduce food insecurity, undermine sustainable development, fuel animal suffering and promote unhealthy Western diets.” and cause health effects,” he said.
On the ground, some animal advocates are seeing the impact of these programs firsthand. Dash Meisler of the Podolska Foundation, a vegan organization working in Uganda, told Sentient Media:
“Some people get their own animals and release them in their neighborhoods because they can’t afford to care for them,” Meisler said. “There are many animals sleeping outside during the cold season.”
I’m also skeptical about the price of these glossy, compelling campaign materials. A Well Fed World, an international hunger relief and food security organization, has “12 reasons to say NO to livestock as a ‘gift'” on its site. This includes “concerns about the priority and proper use of donations.” Your donation will help pay for “luxury buildings and expensive glossy catalogues. Just like my mom.”
This holiday season, my mom says she will support A Well Fed World’s Plants-4-Hunger gift giving program.
Sounds like a thoughtful and pragmatic choice.