Does anyone donate £2 a month to charity?

Me, I don't give ****, but I rescue dogs when I have space. I stopped giving money to charities for the same reason as divosuk. The only way you'd get me to donate to PETA is if you stole my identity, other animal charities I don't give to. I'd rather give a dog a good home than pay to keep them in kennels.
 
Hatter The Mad said:
What did you expect them to do? Only vets can euthanase animals, RSPCA bods cannot.
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Nobody knew it was dying at that time. It was possible it could have been saved and yet they still turned me away without batting a eyelid. It's not like the place wasn't staffed and couldn't deal with the animal.

I then had to transport a distressed cat to the vets on the other side of the city.

The damn RSPCA advert that says "We never let an animal down" makes me so mad I have to change the channel.
 
LordSplodge said:
Nobody knew it was dying at that time. It was possible it could have been saved and yet they still turned me away without batting a eyelid.

I then had to transport a distressed cat to the vets on the other side of the city.

The damn RSPCA advert that says "We never let an animal down" makes me so mad I have to change the channel.
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The RSPCA deal with rooting out and putting a stop of animal abuse (people, farms, illegal fur), or where animals are in need of attention and receiving none - they bring about prosecution, take animals into care. You were giving the animal attention - the RSPCA had no job to fill in your case (I read your thread).

The PDSA is the organisation that "never lets an animal down" in the sense that you can take a sick or dying animal and they will take it off you and treat or put it down. The PDSA run their own vets and hospitals, or pay other vets to treat sick animals (i.e. if people can't afford it).

Well done and respect++ for trying, though.
 
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I usually put a few quid in a collection bucket in shops, or one of those things at tills etc, provided it's for a good cause like cancer research or something along those lines.

I will, however, flat out refuse to donate any money to charities that try to pull at your heart strings and try to make you feel terrible for not donating. Especially the African aid ones. No matter how much money you give the Africans their situation will NEVER improve. Never.
 
As per one of the above posts, some charities can be quite pushy. I would wager that the drive to gain donations will increase what with there being a potential decrease in income where people are tightening the purse strings and are in fear of, or actually losing their jobs.

I gave quite a large one-off donation to Barnardo's about a year ago because a friend died who was a Barnardo's child. They haven't stopped harassing me since, despite a phone call asking them to stop it. I'm sure they must have spent the donation I sent them by now on admin, paper + postage required to send me begging letters :(

They just go straight in the paper recycling now.
 
I think some charities are doing themselves more harm than good in the way they go about soliciting donations, the heart-string tugging TV ads can be bad enough but the one that really gets me is where they have people strung out along the main shopping areas of towns so you are basically harassed from one end to the other.
 
Id be inclined to give more had the charities not got there 'top staff' on huge salaries per year.

I think im right in assuming bill gates's charity is the ONLY charity that 100% of the proceeds go to the people who need it, the rest is funded out of gates's own pocket, and is why he set it up, the only 'true' charity in the purest sense of the word.
 
Another who wouldn't pee on the RSPCA if it was on fire, here. Bunch of scum. I'm not referring to many on the ground as it were, who are genuine animal lovers, but rather most of the self proclaimed "inspectors" and those making a million on the backs of "animal rights".

As for the RSPCA not being able to put animals down?! HAHA! They gas and otherwise put down a hell of a lot of healthy dogs and cats each year. They spend millions on headquarters and salaries, and leaked documents show they'd rather kill a few dozen animals than pay a couple of grand on an extra kennel or two.

The RSPCA's written aim is to abolish pet ownership entirely; it's in their constitution! They pick on the weak and vulnerable in society with their non-CPS vetted prosecutions in the civil courts, all the while poncing around pretending to be officers of the crown; which they're not. The general tactic is to harass, break and enter, steal animals and then put them down before the owner can get to court to defend themselves. Scum.

The guy above who gives his own time to a local shelter, and coaches rugby for free, has the right idea. I'm the same way. Charity = giving time to help others, not chucking £2 a month on a direct debit to some multi-million corporation to ease one's conscience. All IMHO of course ;)
 
Rainmaker said:
The RSPCA's written aim is to abolish pet ownership entirely; it's in their constitution!
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Source? I know PETA are against all pet ownership and kill most of the animals in their care, but it's the first I've heard the RSPCA doing it. The USPCA have been doing great work here over the past few years in cracking down on dog fighting and puppy farms (people might remember the panorama program on dog fighting).
 
No.

I get Taxed enough as it is.Why should i give my money away that i earn to a company that put 1% of what i give them into actually helping people or pets.
 
Can someone post some links to some unbiased, respectable articles on the RSPCA to back up all the badmouthing that's going on here?

If any of that's true, I'll switch my RSPCA donation to the PDSA, or at least split it between the two.
 
The Self Help Group for Farmers and Pet Owners (and other victims of the RSPCA) managed to get hold of it. It's on their site somewhere. The RSPCA is a political money-making machine today, and has little care for the actual welfare of animals. That's from personal experience.

They have criminal convictions including perverting the course of justice (!) and more than one judge has found them to be acting illegally and lying in court etc. The front put on to get donations and bequests doesn't tally to what goes on behind the scenes.
 
I have a small amount deducted at source from my pay every fortnight.

From which, I donate to :-

The Fire Services Benevolent Fund ( Now called the Firefighters Charity ) - £5 per fortnight.

http://www.firefighterscharity.org.uk/

Strathcarron Hospice specialist palliative care - £5 per fortnight.

http://www.strathcarronhospice.org/

The FSBF because I'm a serving firefighter and I've seen just how much this brilliant organisation can do for injured members of the service.

The people at Strathcarron are simply incredible. A couple of close relatives have been there and those folk at the hospice are priceless.
 
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£10 a month to the WWF Save the Tiger appeal and couple individual donations a year to the Royal British Legion.
other charities as and when - i.e work colleagues wanting sponsorship etc.

Andrew
 
Rainmaker said:
The Self Help Group for Farmers and Pet Owners (and other victims of the RSPCA) managed to get hold of it. It's on their site somewhere. The RSPCA is a political money-making machine today, and has little care for the actual welfare of animals. That's from personal experience.

They have criminal convictions including perverting the course of justice (!) and more than one judge has found them to be acting illegally and lying in court etc. The front put on to get donations and bequests doesn't tally to what goes on behind the scenes.
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Have you anything else a little less biased and slighty easier to navigate? All I can determine from that site is someones angry because they think the RSPCA is becoming the "animal police", which I don't see as a problem. The police care very little about animal matters unless some kid gets mauled, then they'll raid a couple places for "fighting" dogs with the RSPCA in tow for a bit of PR to show they're actively enforcing animal laws. If you have your animal taken from you, it must be for good reason. If the RSPCA were so interested in generating revenue, then it doesn't make sense to confiscate animals, pay for their housing and feeding and eventually euthanasia and correct disposal (it's not like you can bury tens of carcasses on any old land).

But I only have experience with the USPCA, who have been absolutely fantastic.
 
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