Guide dogs for the blind

[jackal]

yep, next time you pick a charity to give to

leave this one well out the schedule folks

now I know dogs are nice and cuddly, man's best friend and all that spiel

but with well over 150 million in assets, other groups might just be a bit more needy

HTH

[ianash]

How many dogs could they train for that 150 million. I don't suppose there are enough blind people needing guide dogs.

[ShadownINja]

They'll have to resort to making people blind to soak up the supply.

[jackal]

ianash said:

How many dogs could they train for that 150 million. I don't suppose there are enough blind people needing guide dogs.

about 4285

[ianash]

jackal said:

ianash said:

How many dogs could they train for that 150 million. I don't suppose there are enough blind people needing guide dogs.

about 4285

That's 35 grand a dog. You could buy a great set of wheels for that.

[Simpo Two]

jackal said:

over 150 million in assets

They ought to give some to charity...

[Jasandjules]

They do a cracking job though.... A friend of mine raises the pups, brave soul...

[ShadownINja]

ianash said:

jackal said:

ianash said:

How many dogs could they train for that 150 million. I don't suppose there are enough blind people needing guide dogs.

about 4285

That's 35 grand a dog. You could buy a great set of wheels for that.

They're blind, though. And dogs can't drive.

[Oakey]

ShadownINja said:

ianash said:

jackal said:

ianash said:

How many dogs could they train for that 150 million. I don't suppose there are enough blind people needing guide dogs.

about 4285

That's 35 grand a dog. You could buy a great set of wheels for that.

They're blind, though. And dogs can't drive.

they can, I've seen it on TV!

[moleamol]

jackal said:

yep, next time you pick a charity to give to

leave this one well out the schedule folks

now I know dogs are nice and cuddly, man's best friend and all that spiel

but with well over 150 million in assets, other groups might just be a bit more needy

HTH

Are you slowly losing your mind? Everything you post seems to be the ramblings of a genuine bona fide mentalist.

[crmcatee]

Complete misunderstanding of assets and the work they do. eejit.

[sa_20v]

crmcatee said:

Complete misunderstanding of assets and the work they do. eejit.

Quite, they are a very worthy cause IMHO.

[crmcatee]

I know - and tell me about it when I've got 70K's worth of dogs on my floor.


Meet Opal and Simon.

[Mobile Chicane]

Cancer Research UK is another charity which doesn't need your money - they receive £150 million a year from legacies alone.

There simply aren't enough cancer research projects ongoing to soak up that amount of income - what isn't spent goes into the charity's reserves.

[jackal]

parakitaMol. said:

moleamol said:

jackal said:

yep, next time you pick a charity to give to

leave this one well out the schedule folks

now I know dogs are nice and cuddly, man's best friend and all that spiel

but with well over 150 million in assets, other groups might just be a bit more needy

HTH

Are you slowly losing your mind? Everything you post seems to be the ramblings of a genuine bona fide mentalist.

A simpleton's understanding of how having 'those assets' provides a viable base to an organisation and the work it does. Zero knowledge of of what that organisation does in addition to simply 'training guide dogs' including eye research and campaigning.

Perhaps they should spend all their cash, sell all their assets and stop making such a fantastic contribution to eye health, equal rights and access for partially sighted people and of course the dogs.

Idiot.

all fine and dandy

but there are some charities where the primary function is not financially supported enough... let alone any secondary benefits/activities. Its a question of balance.

[Gretchen]

jackal said:

yep, next time you pick a charity to give to

leave this one well out the schedule folks

now I know dogs are nice and cuddly, man's best friend and all that spiel

but with well over 150 million in assets, other groups might just be a bit more needy

HTH

This is because they're allowed in shopping centres isn't it?

[jackal]

parakitaMol. said:

jackal said:

parakitaMol. said:

moleamol said:

jackal said:

yep, next time you pick a charity to give to

leave this one well out the schedule folks

now I know dogs are nice and cuddly, man's best friend and all that spiel

but with well over 150 million in assets, other groups might just be a bit more needy

HTH

Are you slowly losing your mind? Everything you post seems to be the ramblings of a genuine bona fide mentalist.

A simpleton's understanding of how having 'those assets' provides a viable base to an organisation and the work it does. Zero knowledge of of what that organisation does in addition to simply 'training guide dogs' including eye research and campaigning.

Perhaps they should spend all their cash, sell all their assets and stop making such a fantastic contribution to eye health, equal rights and access for partially sighted people and of course the dogs.

Idiot.

all fine and dandy

but there are some charities where the primary function is not financially supported enough... let alone any secondary benefits/activities. Its a question of balance.

Idiotic non-point. You weren't talking vaguely about 'some' charity . You were being specific about Guide Dogs for the Blind. And demonstrating your complete lack of understanding about anything at all, including the organisation. Spend half an hour reading about them and how funding works before you come out with statements like that.

Perhaps they should run their organisation down to the bone and be completely incapable of surviving a downturn of donations and interest rates like now?

To most people that would be ridiculously incompetent.

you have a point to make and i'm willing to listen to find out more and parhaps gain a more educated view of the situation

but hey, you're coming across so aggressive... simmer down a bit will you. Stop throwing insults around, it only devalues your contribution.

No one is suggesting that they should have these assets eroded or the benefits of those assets in some way removed. The point was that if you're giving to charity there are probably other organisations that need the money a bit more just to fund their primary purpose. Do you disagree with that ?

[moleamol]

jackal said:

No one is suggesting that they should have these assets eroded or the benefits of those assets in some way removed. The point was that if you're giving to charity there are probably other organisations that need the money a bit more just to fund their primary purpose. Do you disagree with that ?

Maybe they need the money more because they are not being run well, unlike the guide dogs charity. Maybe they would just waste the money because they are clueless.

[GTIR]

"Sausages"

[Stedman]

Jackal i find it strange that you have posted something negative like this about a legitimate charity that does a lot of good work for a variety of people. Did a guide dog piss up your leg today?

Do you know how much it costs to just run G.D.F.T.B a year?

Edited by Stedman on Wednesday 11th February 19:58