I had no intention of going there
I think the pitch from ASPCA is to solicit donations of food to shelters -- which IMO is a decent and reasonable thing. As part of that plea they included that one statement that I found somewhat odd (and frankly distracting). Probably could have just let it pass without comment.
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"There are animals who have no idea where their next meal will come from."
-- Hokie Fiji
Jan 11, 2026 at 09:16 PM ET
Hokie Fiji
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01/11/26 09:16 PM ET
The head-of-the-food-chain seems to have it figured out . . .**
-- MikeVT85
Jan 12, 2026 at 12:43 PM ET
MikeVT85
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01/12/26 12:43 PM ET
^^I heard this in the voice of Cliff Clavin.
-- KCHokie2
Jan 11, 2026 at 10:46 PM ET
KCHokie2
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01/11/26 10:46 PM ET
it does seem weird considering all the birds, squirrels, etc are wild...
-- MrBayAreaHokie
Jan 11, 2026 at 10:12 PM ET
MrBayAreaHokie
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01/11/26 10:12 PM ET
It does feel a bit disingenuous to say "animals" as opposed to pets
-- Tafkam Hokie
Jan 12, 2026 at 10:55 AM ET
Tafkam Hokie
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01/12/26 10:55 AM ET
Abuse of people & animals is horrible. People who abuse animals when they
-- 7Hokie1
Jan 11, 2026 at 10:11 PM ET
7Hokie1
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01/11/26 10:11 PM ET
Don't get me wrong - I love animals, but when I see those commercials...
-- MP4VT2004
Jan 11, 2026 at 09:47 PM ET
MP4VT2004
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01/11/26 09:47 PM ET
It doesn't help that people (in a general sense) seem to be getting worse
-- AbsolutVT03
Jan 12, 2026 at 03:00 PM ET
AbsolutVT03
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01/12/26 03:00 PM ET
I had no intention of going there
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-- Hokie Fiji
Jan 12, 2026 at 08:17 AM ET
Hokie Fiji
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01/12/26 08:17 AM ET
I always hear about food insecurity
-- turkeywinghokie
Jan 12, 2026 at 08:07 AM ET
turkeywinghokie
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01/12/26 08:07 AM ET
So because there are hungry you don’t think an animal abuse charity should
-- BG Hokie
Jan 12, 2026 at 06:09 AM ET
BG Hokie
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01/12/26 06:09 AM ET