Kill a Cat, Save a Child

At the risk of alienating all of you cat lovers out there i thought i might put human life into perspective. Last year (07) Americans spent approximately 1Billion dollars on pets. Not farm animals and livestock. Cats, dogs, snakes, hampsters, rabbits, etc. As i dog lover and owner of two great dogs, the word Billion hit me between the eyes. Why did it hit me? Because in the time of one day that elapsed as i considered this blog, several thousand children died of preventable disease or were orphaned by parents with HIV/Aids. Using World Visions latest statistics, Africa will have 25 million orphans by the year 2010. $36 a month to sponsor a child gets close to $400 a year. This $400 a year saves a life through food and clean water, provides basic medical and dental care. Grade school education is also provided. For $400! If we kill every domestic pet today, a year from now that 1Billion dollars that we spent on pets would assure the food, clothing, care, and schooling for.... are you ready... 2,500,000 kids. That means that you litterally exchange the lives of your pets for 2.5 million human lives. I challenge you to figure out what your monthly budget holds for pets. For $36 a month you could save a childs life. Dont want to kill your cat? Could you sacrifice something else in your budget to make that amount available? Lower your cable package, Cell phone package, starbucks budget, clothes, etc. How could you spend less on your pets? Once the ones you have head off to the big zoo in the sky, consider not replacing your pet and commit the funds to saving human lives. If you are interested in saving a real human life today. Go to www.worldvision.org.