to not like the RSPCA and turn over when their adverts come on TV.

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I will get flamed no doubt and I'm probably lighting the blue touch paper and then going off for some quality time with DH and leaving people to go demented but here's the crack:

I hate all these begging for money adverts on TV, for animals.

I want to give my money to abused children, great ormond street, breast cancer, other cancers etc.

I want to help poorly children, save daughters and mothers, sons, siblings, fathers, grandparents from diseases and death.

I do not want to house a rabbit or any other kind of animal.

I'm no animal lover as you may have gathered and that doesn't make me a bad person but I just think these people need to gain some perspective.

I hate reading about people who have left thousands of pounds to some animal charity. There are people, family members, dying out there. People are worrying for their children's lives for crying out loud.

Surely these are more worth while charities? I don't want to be guilted into giving however many pounds a month to dogs or hamsters in this 'difficult climate'.

I want to give hope and aid research into saving lives.

I am an animal lover, and I sort of agree with you.
If people were more responsible with their animals, there would be less need for these charities, as it is, I truly believe that the people responsible for dumping their pets/not having cats neutered/spayed etc should not be allowed to keep animals full stop.
2 days ago, I found 2 kittens that had been dumped near my smallholding - very rural, no houses for miles. These kittens are about 6 weeks old, litter trained etc so obviously not feral, and some cruel bastard has left them to starve. People like that should have to pay these animal charities to care for them.
I do believe, though, that charity begins at home, and pet charities have as much right to be in existence as the other charities that you mentioned. If it's not your cup of tea, you don't have to donate to them, but each to their own - everyone can and should support whoever they choose to

YABU.If you don't like them then don't donate but there's nothing wrong with others doing so.

I donate to both animal and human charities.

YABU. I wouldn't trust you were a nice person with that attitude. How do you feel about animals having the fuck kicked out of them? I can't believe anyone wouldn't feel compassionate about that. Animals are loyal loving and innocent. A lot of people are nasty and evil.
It's not about housing animals, that's the least of it. Think about where beaten animals would be without kind people thinking of them. Honestly, I don't believe you are that cold.

What I find gob-smackingly stupid is that people who don't like animal charities always assume that those of us who do don't also give to human charities.

OP, like you I care about abused children and suffering families. Unlike you I also care about abused and suffering animals.

And guess what again ... lots of CHILDREN and CANCER PATIENTS also like animals.

I would give my money to animal charity in a heatbeat.

i agree with junglist1.

If you search anyway there is a recent thread (possibly two) with very disappointing experiences on, we certainly found them no help when needed recently- they were more worried about 'not doing dogs' than the injured dog we had found and the fact that our tenancy bans dogs.

I wuld give to an animal chairty, but no way wuld I ever donate to the RSPCA again.

OTOH we are also a family with disabled children on a low income and know that in the pasyt charities such as BIBIC, the NAS, NewsTraid and Cerebra have saved our bacon.... and I have worked for Macmilland and HomeStart and know what they do.

It's a balancing act I guess; we all head towards the charities that affect those we lone, and how we balance the rest depends on our own priorities.

I ahve housed abandoned kittens including very sick ones in the past and would again in a heartbeat if asked, for me I find that'smore significant than donating in my last few quid.

I have never given to the RSCPA but I have given to the NSPCC. Its not that I dont like the RSPCA and if I had enough money I would give to both but I feel that the childrens charities are higher in my personal priorities than animals.
I have two cats who are rescue cats and used to have dogs so thats as much as I can do for animals at the moment!

sophie

Slightly off-track here, but I was irritated recently by a door-to-door charity collector who was trying to get me to set up a direct debit to the RSPCA.
a) I don't like them knocking on my door for this (even though I recognise the difficulties of enlisting donors these days)
b) it hacked me off that he asked if I like animals. So if I reply 'yes' it then seems churlish then to say that I'm not prepared to donate to their welfare. So, I'm a little to admit that I said "not particularly." (which is untrue. I do like animals, I'm just very allergic to most of them)
c) he pointed out that most of my neighbours had contributed, so I obviously lived in a caring and generous area. WTF? So, if I don't contribute, the inference is that I'm not caring and generous.
d) he said tha he was "only" asking for a small amount a week, which he was sure I could spare out of my budget!!! Well, that clinched it. How dare he suggest what I can and cannot afford out of my budget?

I'm afraid I sent him on his way. And I think the RSPCA are doing their cause more harm than good by employing those sorts of sales tactics.

Or AIBU?

Clam - definitely not BU for that. We got caught by a heart charity with exactly the same tactics. However, it wouldn't put me off donating to heart charities in future so YABU if it puts you off animal charities.

Clam, all charities do that.

Op, yabu. If you don't like them, don't donate. Simples.

i don't think they should do door to door as it puts people on the spot, but i give to animal charity's, i love animals but not everyone feels the same.

RSPCA i do not give too, as they put animals down after a certain amount of time

or recent one, is a RSPCA worker called to a address and the owner had passed away she had, i think? 10 GSD's and they shot the lot!! as they did'nt think they could rehome them!!!!

YANBU, it's your money, do what you want with it.

We have a blanket no-animal-charities rule in the house, on the grounds that they have an easier time getting funds anyway, with the ads you mention above etc. God knows there are enough human charitiess to give to. We try to find 'unsexy' ones IYKWIM, that probably find it harder to get funds.

Thesunshine, all animal charities put animals to sleep. The ones who say they don't close their doors once they're full so other charities (ie the RSPCA) get to do their dirty work.

On a related note - sort of - I happened to see some of that BBC1 daytime-fill-up-the-time-with-crap programme about animal welfare and there was this huge segment about caring for and releasing into the wild a couple of shrews. Now, I hate rodents in all forms which may affect my view but the voiceover was commenting on the fact that there are 42 million shrews in Britain. Why did there need to be any time/money spent on rehabilitating these ones

Did I mention I hate rodents??

rspca adverts are not as bad as the blood dogs trust!

sponsor a dog and 'he will write to you'!!!???

WTF!!!

Mavis as there are over 6 billion people in the world I guess we could use the same argument as why we spend time and money treating humans too - but may not go down too well!!!!

Some rather nasty responses to the OP I think, bit defensive animal lovers?

I have no problem with animal charities, but I won't give them any of my money,and the tone of some of the ads really bugs me.
"Blueys owner abused him and then dumped him..please give 10 pounds a month to help rehouse him" Why isn't Blueys ex owner being fined and the money being used to help the dog?

Poo. Because the fine wouldn't cover a week in food and kennelling.

Who's been nasty?

Give to what you want to, in a considered manner not as a result of any pressure. We have a Dogs Trust sponsorship for my DD (she likes the letters ) and a standing order to the NSPCC.

I pay no attention to any TV ads but would sooner see one trying to alleviate any sort of suffering than all the rest trying to flog stuff, which breed envy and debt.

Mice - I can see my argument was on dodgy ground, you could take it to all sorts of nasty logical conclusions - and I can see why you'd be particularly defensive However there is a big difference between Mice and Men (see what I did there).

Anyway, I just hate rodents

I think they do good work but I wish they'd be a little clearer about the fact that they are not a UK charity and do no work in Scotland.

The SSPCA really struggles as it certainly doesn't have the funds to advertise on tv and is often confused in people's minds in Scotland with the RSPCA.

We have had two lovely rescued cats from the SSPCA and I would far rather the charity existed than unwanted animals were left to stray/die.

OP, how can you not like animals? It seems a bizarre attitude.

I will never give to the RSPCA because they used so much money for an anti-hunting political campaign, plus they are shite at rescuing animals that really need help but happy to spend loads of money rescuing and releasing back into the wild feral pigeons and grey squirrels and other nuisance animals. But then I wouldn't give to the NSPCC either. They get far too much money from the government and I hate their bullying 'everyone is a paedophile' adverts. My charities of choice are ones that help very poor people while helping the environment at the same time.

YABU

and what junglist said