Sigh�another Fraud Attempt?

A friend just alerted me to the fact that she overheard someone saying she will be applying for our funds to spay her dog, but it’s not a rescued dog and it’s actually a pet. The someone said she will lie to say it’s a rescued animal just to get our funds.

I rest my case, folks.

I’m GLAD we have stopped doing full sponsorship (even for sob-story cases) and we only have a subsidy scheme now.

I do not have adequate resources to investigate the background of every case, on whether the animal meets our criteria or not, so I will only do as much as I can. I am well aware that anyone can concoct a story, especially when it’s a one-off case.

“20% of all charity will be abused by people”, our Chief Reverend told me. “Never mind, let them, you’re helping the animals.”

If these humans lie, it’s their karma, not mine.

I’ll do my best to find out as much as I can, not because I don’t want to help the poor animal, but because I need to be accountable to our donors and uphold our policies.

Meanwhile, on the other end of the spectrum, I have encountered rescuers/requesters who are SO honest that after they have read our policies, they withdraw their application saying that they or their animals do not qualify for the subsidy/sponsorship.

There was a case of a spaying of a cat in early pregnancy because the vet could not detect the embryos until it was too late. The rescuer felt bad since it’s our policy that we do not sponsor the spaying of any pregnant animal, and despite the fact that I assured her it was nobody’s fault and we would still pay (since it was unintentional), she decided not to claim.

Now, that’s acting with an honest-to-goodness conscience.

There had also been several cases of rescuers writing back to say their animals have passed the 6 months – 1 year deadline and they don’t qualify anymore.

And there are those who would tell the truth and ask if their animals still qualify.

You know, I appreciate honesty so much…because it’s a dying virtue these days.

Despite the few bad apples, I am still optimistic that we can nurture a community of honest and responsible rescuers and caregivers.

I’m positive we can…

We just need to set the example. Some people would just need a longer time to learn.

Source: http://myanimalcare.org/2012/01/06/sigh-another-fraud-attempt/

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