Charities :Leena

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---Thanks for the great idea!! ~Danielle

 

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> Yes, what I do is donate to a cruelty-free charity that is about the same

> " cause. " So for example, some friends of mine did a walk for Breast cancer,

> and it was for a charity that funds animal research, which is not only cruel

> but far less effective. So I donated, in honor of my friends, to 2 other

> breast cancer charities that DO NOT fund animal research. One friend was

> very receptive, and said she had never even thought about it before, so it

> was good I pointed it out to her, and the other friend was more like,

> " whatever. I appreciate whatever you want to do towards finding a cure. " But

> either way, now you look like you still care about people and want to

> donate, but want your money to be used ethically and for the most good, not

> wasted on animal research.

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> This is the website I use to find out which charities are bad and which are

> good:

> http://www.humaneseal.org/

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> Monday, March 16, 2009 7:52 PM

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> Hi there,

> Not sure if this is the place to bring this up, but thought might be Ok by

> some of the past topics. Anyway, I have lots of friends who like to

> participate in fundraising walk and runs etc, that unfortunatley almost

> always support groups that fund animal research. This is something that I am

> personally not able to support. How do you think this is best handled?

> Usually I just don't contribute, and sometimes will explain why but I always

> get response like I am crazy. Even from my own husband when I refused to go

> to one with him that his work was doing. Has any one else had to deal with

> this isssue??

> Thanks ~Danielle

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