OOC Rant: Animal Abuse Image
Apologies in advance for this long rant.
Okay this has been irritating me for a while now, you know that image of a dog that has been brutally beaten up and there is blood all over the floor and it is clearly bleeding from the dogs mouth.
This:
http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_luq515yNlh1qeuuwso1_500.jpg
Not because I'm freaked out by blood or because the thought of anyone even so much as hitting an animal makes me lose all faith in humanity.
But because it's pointless!
Do you think you sitting at your computer and posting this shit on your Tumblr is going to help that poor dog or any other animals that will probably suffer the same fate because of the sick twisted retarded minds of humanity?
Just reblogging this isn't going to help these kinds of scenarios in any way whatsoever. I'll tell you who you are helping, the person who originally posted this become more popular on tumblr by feeding their attention seeking behaviour.
(By the way, do look at their blog, they seem to specialize in posts that will more than likely be reblogged thousands of times over.)
Quote: Reblog this if you care. I’m against animal abuse.
I'm not going to reblog it, but I DO care and if you guys also REALLY care too, here are some practical ways you can prevent this.
1) Donate to the respective charities for one thing that specialise in preventing this, the RSPCA for example, here I've got a small list of charities that you can possibly donate to, to help.
http://www.giveusahome.co.uk/charities.htm
A small contribution helps ensure that either this shit doesn't happen or the animals that do get abused are looked after treated and if possible are then given to a loving and caring home.
2) You can also try and donate your time to help out at animal shelters if possible
3) You can keep an eye out in your neighbourhood and report any sign of abuse to an animal to the local authorities or the RSPCA or whatever variant of animal services you have in your location.
Just saying you care isn't enough you lazy fucks, DO something about it.
P.S. If you are going to respond to me with "But my reblogging this post is helping bring awareness" to which I respond with:
UNLESS YOU LIVE UNDER A ROCK, YOU SHOULD ALREADY BE AWARE THAT ANIMAL ABUSE OF THIS MAGNITUDE AND EVEN WORSE HAPPENS ON A REGULAR BASIS, DON'T FEIGN IGNORANCE! ACTUALLY DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT IF YOU REALLY CARE!
(though honestly I wouldn't let this bother me so much if they were suggesting a charity to donate to along side with the disturbing image, but the whole thing comes across as shallow and "Pay attention to me Tumblr!")
Edit: As Lugia pointed out if you do choose to donate to an organization be mindful about how much money goes to the actual cause, so do your research before donating.