JustGiving to Millionaires?

[YouOKHun]

I've just been told IABU and a bit uptight about this so I'm interested to see if I'm the only one who thinks this is out of order.

I've just been sent a Justgiving request on FB which has been widely shared in my area and beyond. It's a request from a local family to raise £3k so that their family dog can get a life saving/prolonging operation. So far they've raised £360 and clearly people who don't have much money but love animals have given £10 or £20 to help out. I know a couple of the contributors as patients and I know they don't have money to spare.

All well and good but I know this family and they have three children in expensive public schools, horses and a property worth well over £1m with an attached cottage rented out at a rate that would cover the vets fees in under a month. Oh, and an attitude towards 'the little people' that isn't very nice (the 'little people' being exactly the kind of people who are generously contributing what they can).

Shouldn't they pick up their own tab at the vets😡 Or am I BU?!

That's how the rich get rich ....they spend other people's money.

I shared a just giving post last night - for an former workmate whose wheelchair broke. He explains on the page that the NHSh have replaced it but it's very big and bulky to get in and out of his car (he works fulltime) compared with his previous one and he is looking to upgrade. For me that's far more worthy to help someone who is helping themselves (I've never known him to ask for help or play the disabled card) I know which I'd prefer to donate to but no doubt there are dog lovers who will contribute for the treatment too - hopefully it isn't someone going short themselves to pay this well off family's bill. Yuck.