Guest guest Posted February 15, 2006 Report Share Posted February 15, 2006 We have been annoyed about the Oxfam site where you can just click on an animal, donate your money and an animal gets sent to a 'suitable' area. On the radio news someone (don't know who as I didn't catch the beginning of the article) was arguing against it saying that supplying goats and sheep to these areas was causing further desertification. The Oxfam representative seemed to be a little 'taken back' and hadn't even thought about that aspect. I hope a lot of people heard the article and think more seriously about it. Jo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 6, 2006 Report Share Posted March 6, 2006 oxfam? sounds familiar. Isn't that the website that sells animals? someone in my mommies groups was promoting it as great gift for christmas and saying it was a good charity thing. my ass! slavery is slavery is slavery. an animal cannot consent/or object to being used by a family for their purpose. Its pupose is to feed a human family? well what about the animals own family. Sorry but that milk is for their own calf/kid. humans, go get your own darn milk. I really think that their are other ways that we can help poor families in Africa. If they haven't got food to eat what's the animal gonna eat? One day People will see this website and view it the same way. that people of today see the advertisement of selling a negro girl for slavery hundreds of years ago. In the same Horror. The add usually reads. good strong girl, no diseases, great help for the family, good price. The add for oxfam probably reads. good strong goat, no diseases, great help for a family, good price. or something like that. -anouk , " jo " <jo.heartwork wrote: > > We have been annoyed about the Oxfam site where you can just click on an > animal, donate your money and an animal gets sent to a 'suitable' area. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 6, 2006 Report Share Posted March 6, 2006 A couple of weeks ago there was an article on Radio 4 with one chap saying that this scheme was not a good idea, because sheep and goats cause rampant desertification and would seriously add to the problems of the areas they were sent. The person from Oxfam hadn't even thought of that and could give no good defence - you could tell it was new to them. Jo , " Anouk Sickler " <zurumato wrote: > > oxfam? > sounds familiar. Isn't that the website that sells animals? > > someone in my mommies groups was promoting it as great gift > for christmas and saying it was a good charity thing. > > my ass! > slavery is slavery is slavery. > > an animal cannot consent/or object to being used by a family > for their purpose. > > Its pupose is to feed a human family? well what about the animals > own family. Sorry but that milk is for their own calf/kid. > > humans, go get your own darn milk. > I really think that their are other ways that we can help > poor families in Africa. > If they haven't got food to eat > what's the animal gonna eat? > > One day People will see this website and view it the same way. > that people of today see the advertisement of selling a negro > girl for slavery hundreds of years ago. In the same Horror. > > > The add usually reads. > good strong girl, no diseases, great help for the family, good price. > > The add for oxfam probably reads. > good strong goat, no diseases, great help for a family, good price. > > or something like that. > > -anouk > > > > > , " jo " <jo.heartwork@> wrote: > > > > We have been annoyed about the Oxfam site where you can just click on an > > animal, donate your money and an animal gets sent to a 'suitable' area. > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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