This article is an attempt to outline
the benefits of TEAMWORK
as opposed to the present means of segregation,
divisiveness
and ego-driven efforts. We are encouraging animal
protectionists
to join 'THE TEAM"
(Today's Humane Education. To Educate And Motivate")
This article could be
viewed as 'pointing fingers' or suggesting ignorance.
Rather it is more of an attempt to simply alert others -
a calling for all who truly have the improved and
extended lives of animals at hand, to become more aware
of the entire movement in order to be able to see the
whole picture.
Now, come on. Certainly a
majority of you have realized how long this movement has
been active, the man hours logged and the exorbitant
amounts of money donated annually and asked 'WHY' or
'WHY NOT"! Haven't you? Any thinking person would
have to contemplate this for a time.
Do we honestly believe that
in a world where Ben and Jennifer's broken engagement
was literally known by the masses in less than 24 hours,
that we cannot distribute the information required to
stop all the unnecessary killing of so many innocent
animals?
It's not that the media is
uncaring or callous to the story, but we've had
countless opportunities over the years to provide the
media with a precise picture that included a solution,
but have failed miserably to speak with any resemblance
of a unified voice and to properly execute a plan for
success.
Americans are simply not prepared or truly willing to
correct the animal abuse problems or stop the
overpopulation. In order to solve a problem, everyone
knows you have to be properly informed. You must know
the causes. You have to be very acutely aware of the
past stumbling blocks and failed attempts so as not to
duplicate failed efforts. You also have to be very aware
of WHY they failed so as to incorporate new ideas into
your plans. You must do studies and research projects
throughout all aspects of the situation being attacked.
Americans have not begun to do this. First of all 90% of
all those who diligently place themselves into the
battle of trying to fight for animal rights, animal
welfare and animal protection don't step back to see the
whole picture - a painfully obvious step that needs to
be taken by everyone - certainly one everyone needs to
take when planning a good solid strategy for any
battleplan.
The entire movement, noble as it's attempts are, is just
fluttering along and nobody wants to admit that it is
truly failing and that the steps we've taken have not
come close to bringing a solution. If all those who are
placing their lives on hold and truly want to see these
problems solved would just stand back and check out the
other movements, they would clearly see the whole
picture, giving them a better overview of what is
actually happening vs. what needs to still happen. See
<http://www.21stcenturycares.org/eyes/index.html>
I'd like for everyone to sit back and ask themselves
this question. HOW FAR DO WE THINK NASA WOULD BE BY NOW,
HAD THEY SEGREGATED, DIVERSIFIED SEPARATED AND WORKED
AGAINST ALL THE OTHER ENTITIES FOCUSED ON THE SAME
RESULTS? Trust me, the results and successes we've all
marveled at over the years would be quite different -
considerably lessened - had they managed their efforts
similar to ours.
PETA, ASPCA AND HSUS,are not in this to help animals.
They are in this to make money.
They purposely spend 90 cents of every dollar on
salaries and business expenses - SIMPLY TO KEEP
THEMSELVES IN BUSINESS. The year of the terror attacks,
when everyone suffered so much in non profits, the HSUS
still brought in a record amount for the year - far more
than in other years. Of this, $11 million went to the
top 100 executives there. The annual PRINTING budget for
HSUS is well over $20 million!!! They HAVE to spend that
much money so they can make more money. The director Mr.
Irwin is NOT hired for animals, he's hired to run a
successful non profit org. PERIOD. That is not a
detrimental remark. It is a fact of business and how
tax exempts operate.
I'm not spouting gossip or anger. All these figures are
available to the public by looking at their tax forms
each year. Most people trust the widely recognized watch
dog effort 'ANIMAL PEOPLE NEWS' to gain their
information on such issues.
www.animalpeoplenews.org/
The larger national animal
protection organizations actually survive off the
failures or the projects we pay them to solve. Think
about that. This is, after, America. They could take a
problem, like overpopulation and solve it in just a
YEARS TIME. But then they couldn't send out pictures of
little puppies and get lots of donations. They see the
response a given story brings with donations and will
focus on that particular topic to increase their
income. Now, if that 'entity' is one of their largest
money making sources, it would be suicide to solve the
problem, as this would dissolve a sizable portion of
their present income.
They 'claim' to be
providing humane education around the country, but
making this information available over the Internet or
via mailings to selected schools across the country is
not even close to the implementation of a substantive
and informative program. How successful would our
present education system be if we allowed everyone who
is seeking a high school diploma, to access the Internet
and only take what they felt like in order to graduate?
Remember just like our
religious fanatics and minority leaders, absent crimes
and imaginary situations against their people and
teachings, these organizations disappear -- this means
jobs. If the HSUS really solved one of these problems,
they would have to lay off a large portion of their
employees.
Is the American public is too damn stupid to recognize
that?
FACT: Since 1983, Americans have spent $1 billion
annually on community animal control efforts.
FACT: Since 1983 Americans have also donated
approximately $1 billion annually to their favorite
animal protection organizations.
FACT: With more than 3,000 non profit organizations in
the United States dedicated to this cause and the
countless millions of man hours put into this effort in
addition to the incredible figures of $40 billion since
1983 have not lead to one single solution. We still see
dog pounds in every community across the nation
scrambling to make room for the increasing numbers of
dogs and cats.
"This is not rocket science - we just need folks to
recognize change is necessary. We put a man on the moon;
we can cure a new disease in record time; we even win
wars in 100 days or less. Americans have the
sophisticated technology and successful marketing
prowess to make miraculous changes in the human race, on
a global scale, yet, we can’t seem to successfully
convey the reality of our behavior and the subsequent
consequences when it comes to how we view and care for
our companion animals
People could work smart instead of hard. That would be
the single greatest step this movement could take to see
improvements. Improvements that have been brought to
the public's eye by the national groups, but in diluted
form.
Again, I will end this with
the fact that our world is much better off with these
organizations and their efforts, than it would be
without them. However, it is now time for them to
strive for a much better report card in the future.
Afterall, 'TO WHOM MUCH IS GIVEN, MUCH IS EXPECTED." |