I find it interesting you are bothered by this and at the same time equally bothered by a loving family that chooses to have lot's of children and raise them in a safe and nourishing environment. Strikes me as quite odd.

Let me assure you, I donate thousands a year but why I should state that here should be my own privilege, do i think I can make a difference? No. Realistically we won't. There's more self serving people out there than those who want to change this world it's the way humanity is as a whole. And this 2% your pulling out from where? I think you'll find that is being a little generous and the % is far lower than what your stating. Show me those statistics?

Assuming people sit on their asses because they have a different outlook to a problem is being a little presumptuous? Like I stated, Realistic thinking and actions will wield better results in the long run. If that repulses you that is your privilege.

And so you should be. Proud that is. It's a nice gesture, But with that donation, How much % of that goes to employees working for this organization you donated to?

My blood boils for a lot of things. I personally wouldn't torment an animal like that and think it's kind of abysmal, but at the same time I realize I'm splitting hairs while I sit here and eat the chicken I just fried yesterday afternoon. I don't think it's right, but somehow, I can't get as worked up over this as I can, say, about things like these:

http://www.savedarfur.org/pages/background/
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/28/wo...8zimbabwe.html
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/cvict_v.htm

Keep in mind, I'm not trying to belittle the point. I think it's abysmal. Just trying to offer a little perspective as to why this wouldn't move everyone in the same way.

You're about 3 years too late - it's another internet hoax based on an isolated occurrence and given way too much attention:

http://www.snopes.com/critters/crusader/sharkbait.asp

Put Snopes in your bookmarks :rolleyes:.

Okay, I never actually looked at the pictures. There's no way a dog would stay attached to a hook like that through his snout dangling from a boat. That dog was tangled in a fish hook accidentally.

i brought the band aid record and done my bit :) - only kidding course it bothered me but not enough to affect my everyday life.(I do like the sad music on the adverts though :) )
People give money but where is the aid going because i remember 20 yrs ago when this was going on and nothing changed to this day.They still starving while us in the west have a massive obese problem.Go figure.
Would you have a kid knowing that there was no food to support it - yet these people do so education is proberly the way forward.Teach them the basics such as birth control so no more children have to endure what there parents go though.