Yea, saving a stray dog is a good thing. But spending a precious $3,000, using resources to ship that dog to the U.S., using the valuable bureaucrat's time, and using the good natures of other people to help him adopt a dog is just SORT OF makes this a bad thing. Ya' know? I see this as something done with good intentions but through a really bad process.
Yea, he adopted a stray- good on him, I'm really glad he did and had the heart to. But why adopt a stray in another country for $3000 and bring it to ours, where many, many more strays readily available for adoption at around $100?
I see dogs as dogs and Iraqis as people, maybe you're having trouble distinguishing stupid whims from practicality?
I find it incredibly sad and depressing that he could raise 3k in a few days for..... a dog. In another country. That he isn't supposed to have. That he can't take care of until he's released from duty. That is just one of countless abused animals available for adoption. AND on top of it all, he battled bureaucrats to get this done.
How many people would go through this much trouble to help out a charity?
"Dennis started an email campaign to save Nubs that raised three thousand dollars within a couple of days, and battled bureaucratic difficulties to get the dog out of Iraq across the Jordanian border." It's not his own money, he had a lot of help from other people. The soldier's decision to serve in the war is his own self-less choice to help 'protect us from terrorists and ensure peace by participating in a war (ie, fighting for peace = f'ing for virginity)- but what that serviceman did was rather selfish and offensive, in my view.
I agree with Vonskippy also. How many bananas could be bought with $3000 to feed starving kids in third-world countries (especially if it's done through organizations like World Vision where your contribution is multiplied many times)? And how many pets are euthanized each year in shelters because there are simply too many of them that need a loving home? I'm an artist and an animal lover- yet I see the banana wall art and the shipping of this dog to the U.S. as a complete waste of resources that could be put to better use. Get real...don't be a hypocrite.
This is absolutely ridiculous- in a day and age where we're wiping out various species and continually destroying natural habitats at breakneck speed, you're more likely off dying from heart attack (one of the leading causes of death). I laugh at the one who stops midway when they've spotted a squirrel (definitely rabid!) while crossing a street and gets run over by a car. Pansy.
Yea, he adopted a stray- good on him, I'm really glad he did and had the heart to. But why adopt a stray in another country for $3000 and bring it to ours, where many, many more strays readily available for adoption at around $100?
I see dogs as dogs and Iraqis as people, maybe you're having trouble distinguishing stupid whims from practicality?
How many people would go through this much trouble to help out a charity?
"Dennis started an email campaign to save Nubs that raised three thousand dollars within a couple of days, and battled bureaucratic difficulties to get the dog out of Iraq across the Jordanian border."
It's not his own money, he had a lot of help from other people. The soldier's decision to serve in the war is his own self-less choice to help 'protect us from terrorists and ensure peace by participating in a war (ie, fighting for peace = f'ing for virginity)- but what that serviceman did was rather selfish and offensive, in my view.
This is absolutely ridiculous- in a day and age where we're wiping out various species and continually destroying natural habitats at breakneck speed, you're more likely off dying from heart attack (one of the leading causes of death). I laugh at the one who stops midway when they've spotted a squirrel (definitely rabid!) while crossing a street and gets run over by a car. Pansy.