Pets and people
Sir, — The old ploy of the cold-hearted animal hater: as soon as anyone spends money on a beloved pet’s upkeep or on an animal welfare organisation, he discovers his humane concern. This money would have fed a starving child in Bangladesh or in India or wherever — the farther awav the better. Honestly now how many of these people have ever
sponsored a starving child? I fear that most of those without sympathy for animal needs express their concern for human suffering in words, not money. I was impressed by the honesty of Derrick Mansbridge’s warm-hearted but unsentimental article in your paper last Saturday (December 11): “She was my dog: apologies to none.” He should ask his “cruel” friend who wished to deny him his grief at his dog’s death: “How many starving children in Bangladesh have you helped?” The honest answer would probably be: “None.” — Yours, etc..
MARGARI F MAYER December 16, 1976.
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