Comments on: Are our first world country pets more important than third world starving children?

By: Childfree Wolf

Childfree Wolf — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 17:27:04 +0000

Yes, my dog is more important to me than any kids in the third world, and that is true for deveral very good reasons.

First of all those companies that advertise on TV pay their CEO’s 300K a year. Only about 1/4 of the money you send ever reaches that country. After it gets there it lines the pockets of the rich. Only a few pennies of that $50 will buy anything for the child.

Secondly, when you give money, you only make the situation worse. You take away their reason to work for themselves. I have seen that in the USA many times. My friends that grew up with everything can hardly function as adults. I had barely food to eat when I grew up. I managed to work my way through college on my own.

Thirdly, the government’s of those countries are making a fortune off people, like you, sending money. They have a vested interest in keeping the children poor so that they can keep photographing them and suckering you into sending money. Keep in mind that for some of those countries their biggest export is photographs of starving children. The government officials have palaces and drive expensive cars thanks to people like yourself.

By: Pam

Pam — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 16:08:38 +0000

I am an animal lover as well. You do make a point, the behavior and expenses of some people towards there pet sis over exajurated…i mean you buy your dog a diamond neckless the same day thousand of people are starving from hunger.

COME ON PEOPLE!!!!!!!

By: cnralph

cnralph — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 05:08:01 +0000

The only agreement I have is that Americans, particularly Californian’s, spend way too much on pets. I remember having to pay for pet insurance on my car while I lived there. What a load of crap. Don’t let your animal roam free and I won’t hit it.

But realistically your question should say that 3rd world people don’t get treated like idiot American’s pets. Children aren’t treated any different than adults in those places.