On Saturday, we received a check for $1,293.37.
This was an "out of the blue" windfall we never anticipated or expected. A class action law suite "refund" for a bad investment we'd made many many years ago, and had more or less forgotten about/written off.
It was as close to "free money" as possible outside winning the lottery.
So my wife and I figured we may as well donate it. But we couldn't agree who to give it to. Basically, it came down to 1) donate to animals- my preference (Humane Society, Animal Defense League, etc) or Humans (the wife's preference- most likely the local Food Bank).
We donate to both regularly, but her argument was that donations to Food Banks are low in the late summer/early fall because people wait until the Holidays to donate (which is true, I think).
My argument was that puppies are cuter than humans, so they should get preference.
So, what do you think. Humans or animals?
Both are good (and efficient) charities, I'm just curious as to how most folks here think. My wife loves animals, but thinks I'm weird for favoring dogs over humans.
I don't want to sway your opinion, but if you choose humans, you may be signing a death warrant for this guy:
I only used that unfair bit of propaganda because I think most humans would naturally tend to side with my wife. :)