[Normal]

Time and time again viewers get bombarded with the ASPCA commercials with animals freezing and sad music playing while begging for money to warm the sad animal pictures on the television ad. I am an animal lover, but the ads go beyond absurdity. The deception is major.

What is the salary of the CEO of ASPCA? By Zippia Expert - Dec. 17, 2022 The salary of the CEO of ASPCA is $852,231 per year. They are also entitled to $276,00 in bonuses and benefits in the amount of $47,859.

What bothers me most is older folks get their heart strings pulled on to donate to a CEO that makes more than they might make in their entire lifetimes. Be aware if you donate to charities, check out the administration fees and expenses.

Know which CEOs are giving BMWs to their children with bows on them for Christmas and which one’s actually work for their charities prosperity.

[daniel200]

Hmm. You are being too generous to ASPCA. Every year they must file IRS Form 900. Anyone can google it and see their financials. From their 2021 Form 900:

Contributions: $351 million
Salaries: $114 million
Fund raising expenses: $59 million

So 49% of the contribution are going to wages and fund raising expenses.

That dog you are donating to lives in a Miami mansion and has some retired Villagers as servants.

[jebartle]

Originally Posted by daniel200

Hmm. You are being too generous to ASPCA. Every year they must file IRS Form 900. Anyone can google it and see their financials. From their 2021 Form 900:

Contributions: $351 million
Salaries: $114 million
Fund raising expenses: $59 million

So 49% of the contribution are going to wages and fund raising expenses.

That dog you are donating to lives in a Miami mansion and has some retired Villagers as servants.

Kinda reminds you of how government works!!!!!

[golfing eagles]

Originally Posted by jebartle

Kinda reminds you of how government works!!!!!

Except contributions to the ASPCA are VOLUNTARY

[LuvNH]

OP, I am glad you opened this conversation. We are animal lovers and my husband gets very emotional when they show these miserable ads. For years I have been telling him it's a basic scam to get money out of people like him. I think these despicable people find the most neglected dogs in the worst situations and use them on their ads so that people like my husband feel guilt.

[golfing eagles]

Originally Posted by LuvNH

OP, I am glad you opened this conversation. We are animal lovers and my husband gets very emotional when they show these miserable ads. For years I have been telling him it's a basic scam to get money out of people like him. I think these despicable people find the most neglected dogs in the worst situations and use them on their ads so that people like my husband feel guilt.

Since you are not one of those people abusing the animals, you have no reason to feel guilty.

[OrangeBlossomBaby]

Always check Charity Navigator when you're thinking about donating to a charity.
Charity Ratings and Donor Resources | Charity Navigator

My mom used to donate thousands to dozens of "charities" every year, because she was put on a list after donating to a single "charity". Once they got her money the first time, they knew she was good for a lot more, and her name/address was sold to listing services.

"Oh but OBB daughter-dear, look, they sent me these greeting cards that they make by hand! The money is going to benefit children at St. Joseph's Indian School!"

No mom - it isn't. St. Joseph's is a tiny 200-student Catholic boarding school that gets around $51 million PER YEAR from donations. The children depicted in the letters you get don't exist, and the crappy cards you buy are mass-produced in another state in a big print-shop on sub-standard semi-matte card stock. The dream-catchers they give you are made in China.

These "save the puppies" and "save the poor Indians" and "save the starving kids in 3rd world countries" organizations are mostly what's known as "poverty porn." It is very carefully produced and created to tug on the heart strings of well-meaning but easily-fooled people.

If you want to really help unwanted animals, go to the local shelter and volunteer, or buy some pet food and save your newspapers and bring it all over to them. They need those never-read sections of the Daily sun to line the cages.

[golfing eagles]

Originally Posted by OrangeBlossomBaby

Always check Charity Navigator when you're thinking about donating to a charity.
Charity Ratings and Donor Resources | Charity Navigator

My mom used to donate thousands to dozens of "charities" every year, because she was put on a list after donating to a single "charity". Once they got her money the first time, they knew she was good for a lot more, and her name/address was sold to listing services.

"Oh but OBB daughter-dear, look, they sent me these greeting cards that they make by hand! The money is going to benefit children at St. Joseph's Indian School!"

No mom - it isn't. St. Joseph's is a tiny 200-student Catholic boarding school that gets around $51 million PER YEAR from donations. The children depicted in the letters you get don't exist, and the crappy cards you buy are mass-produced in another state in a big print-shop on sub-standard semi-matte card stock. The dream-catchers they give you are made in China.

These "save the puppies" and "save the poor Indians" and "save the starving kids in 3rd world countries" organizations are mostly what's known as "poverty porn." It is very carefully produced and created to tug on the heart strings of well-meaning but easily-fooled people.

If you want to really help unwanted animals, go to the local shelter and volunteer, or buy some pet food and save your newspapers and bring it all over to them. They need those never-read sections of the Daily sun to line the cages.

Couldn't agree more. OMG, did I just write that? Maybe the world is coming to an end.

[LuvNH]

[QUOTE=OrangeBlossomBaby;2177739]Always check Charity Navigator when you're thinking about donating to a charity.
Charity Ratings and Donor Resources | Charity Navigator

Great post. A while back I wanted to get rid of some old bed linens and towels, all in pretty good condition. I mentioned it to a friend who told me about a Veterinary Clinic on Wedgwood Lane that takes in items such as that for rescue organizations.

Also a neighbor of mine had waterproof bed pads etc., left when her husband passed and she took them to this Clinic.

[Aces4]

Originally Posted by Normal

Time and time again viewers get bombarded with the ASPCA commercials with animals freezing and sad music playing while begging for money to warm the sad animal pictures on the television ad. I am an animal lover, but the ads go beyond absurdity. The deception is major.

What is the salary of the CEO of ASPCA? By Zippia Expert - Dec. 17, 2022 The salary of the CEO of ASPCA is $852,231 per year. They are also entitled to $276,00 in bonuses and benefits in the amount of $47,859.

What bothers me most is older folks get their heart strings pulled on to donate to a CEO that makes more than they might make in their entire lifetimes. Be aware if you donate to charities, check out the administration fees and expenses.

Know which CEOs are giving BMWs to their children with bows on them for Christmas and which one’s actually work for their charities prosperity.

I find those ads nauseating and despicable. They make me want to starve a dog. (JUST KIDDING!)

We turn the channel promptly.

[villagetinker]

OR you can do what we did, and we now have 2 wonderful kittens from a shelter, and they now have 2 dedicated servants (cat owners will completely understand).

[Djean1981]

We mute all begging commercials.

[heron848]

Originally Posted by villagetinker

OR you can do what we did, and we now have 2 wonderful kittens from a shelter, and they now have 2 dedicated servants (cat owners will completely understand).

Reminds me of a friend’s favorite saying:
Dogs have owners. Cats have staff.

[Ele201]

Originally Posted by villagetinker

OR you can do what we did, and we now have 2 wonderful kittens from a shelter, and they now have 2 dedicated servants (cat owners will completely understand).

Best advice ever for helping abandoned animals!

[Ele201]

Originally Posted by OrangeBlossomBaby

Always check Charity Navigator when you're thinking about donating to a charity.
Charity Ratings and Donor Resources | Charity Navigator

My mom used to donate thousands to dozens of "charities" every year, because she was put on a list after donating to a single "charity". Once they got her money the first time, they knew she was good for a lot more, and her name/address was sold to listing services.

"Oh but OBB daughter-dear, look, they sent me these greeting cards that they make by hand! The money is going to benefit children at St. Joseph's Indian School!"

No mom - it isn't. St. Joseph's is a tiny 200-student Catholic boarding school that gets around $51 million PER YEAR from donations. The children depicted in the letters you get don't exist, and the crappy cards you buy are mass-produced in another state in a big print-shop on sub-standard semi-matte card stock. The dream-catchers they give you are made in China.

These "save the puppies" and "save the poor Indians" and "save the starving kids in 3rd world countries" organizations are mostly what's known as "poverty porn." It is very carefully produced and created to tug on the heart strings of well-meaning but easily-fooled people.

If you want to really help unwanted animals, go to the local shelter and volunteer, or buy some pet food and save your newspapers and bring it all over to them. They need those never-read sections of the Daily sun to line the cages.

I just went on Charity Navigator and in less than 30 seconds signage popped up, asking me to donate to Them!