Jeremy,
dear if your argument resolves to a statement "the public will never" you are sadly misinformed. The "public" just destroyed the strongest healthcare system in the world and blink through confused eyes as to what is happening to them. The public usually doesn't quite understand whats happened until its to late to change it.
You can't be so blind to think that the core values and directives of any organization will not eventually become the realized goal. You can't regulate behavior, you have to educate and model values. Our government was never designed to provide governing regulations but to protect personal freedoms. As non-profit organizations the purpose is to provide a service that is needed while supporting itself. Hiding behind a 501c3 and using the tragedies of some careless, criminal or ignorant people to rack in multi millions of dollars is just a simple crime and should not be sorted by the fact that they sometimes do something right. Serial killers sometimes do right! The point is these multi billion dollar groups have long since lost thier focus despite the intention when they were formed which is evidenced simply by the fact that the problem still presents itself as strong or stronger than when it started. If a fraction of the money spent to lobby or even on advertisements in this country we would have the greatest animal support system in the world.
Summary: Don't send your money to outside sources instead donate to your local shelter and animal control! Volunteers are also greatly appreciated
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