OT: dogs being killed at the Sochi games. What we can do to help them

[freakhappy]

Originally Posted by autograf

My wife and I have two adopted daughters from China....this reminds me somewhat of some of the jackwads who will say 'why didn't you adopt from the US?'. My response is 'what have you done?'. Bottom line.....humans or animals, local or far away. just. do. something.

+1...good point, Tom. Doesn't matter where any human or animal is, if you can help, I'm sure it will go a long way.

Also wanted to thank Bill for starting this thread because I'm positive that because of his efforts, donations have been made that otherwise would not have been...and for that, we know some animals are getting care that is much needed.

[the 'stache]

Originally Posted by freakhappy

Also wanted to thank Bill for starting this thread because I'm positive that because of his efforts, donations have been made that otherwise would not have been...and for that, we know some animals are getting care that is much needed.

Ultimately, that's all I care about. This is happening right now, and there's not a lot of coverage about it in the news. And that's just tragic. These poor creatures need somebody to speak out for them, so I've done it everywhere I can think of. And if we've helped to even save a few dogs, then it is worthwhile to me. Thank you to everybody that has helped to spread the word, and has reached into their pockets to help those that are on the ground working to save these beautiful dogs. We are all God's creatures, and should be treated with kindness.

[Runscott]

Thanks, Bill. Amazingly (this is a true story), I have been able to adopt dogs and also to help homeless people. Weird, but true. I'm glad I didn't have to choose.

[the 'stache]

Originally Posted by Runscott

Thanks, Bill. Amazingly (this is a true story), I have been able to adopt dogs and also to help homeless people. Weird, but true. I'm glad I didn't have to choose.

Good for you, Scott. If everybody just did a little bit to help out those in need, be it animals, or people, the world would be a much better place. I agree with Tom. Just do something to make a difference. We don't all need to be philanthropists on the level of a Bill Gates. Sometimes kindnesses that might seem insignificant at first glance have a way of snowballing for the greater good. The people here on Net 54 are salt of the Earth, and I knew coming here appealing to everybody's humanity would do some good. So, again, to those of you that donated, or raised awareness, I thank you. People like you all made a difference, and it's being reported that Russia has stopped the killing of the dogs. What they're doing to help them going forward I do not know, but with this senseless murdering now a thing of the past, the people that want to help them can now get in without the threat of some random deadline.

I for one will sleep better tonight.

[Josh Wolf]

Looks like this story really has a happy ending. Great article on efforts by U.S. Olympian Gus Kenworthy and Russian billionaire Oleg Deripaska to help save these dogs.

http://www.eonline.com/news/510338/o...-dogs-in-sochi

Bill, thanks again for bringing this topic to light. It's voices like yours that helped turn a tragedy into possibly the feel-good story of the year.

Josh

[darwinbulldog]

A happy ending indeed. I am aware that most of you will probably not watch this video, but I think it is the best and most important response to the question that ended up being debated in this thread, that of choosing among various worthy charities. And it's heartening to see that there is enough charitable intent among my fellow collectors that such an issue would be discussed here. Please take a look.

http://www.ted.com/talks/peter_singe..._altruism.html