Originally Posted by Ivor_hardon:
“Not a chance,until they change their policy on only treating animals that have owners that are on benefits. There are lots of people who are on low wages or who cannot afford to pay for treatment. So for that reason animals suffer,so Pdsa are you a charity for the welfare of animals or the people who they live with?”
When I was a child they helped my family with the pet dog as I told them my father was unemployed. A donation was all that was needed.
When I was teenager and on benefits (what is now called Jobseekers Allowance) I received help for my cats. I had to prove I was on the benefit and a suggested minimum donation was requested to bridge the gap between the average donation and the average cost per treatment.
When I asked for help a few years later as I was on the sick, I was told that proof of income related benefits was not enough. You now had to prove you were a HOUSEHOLDER on benefits. This meant you had to be on Council Tax Benefit, Housing Benefit, Local Housing Allowance or receiving help towards mortgage interest through Income Support, Income Based Jobseekers Allowance or Pension Credit.
It seems that as time goes on they have to ever focus their limited resources on those most in need.
I do. however, appreciate that some people are on a low income and work for a living. Perhaps some sort of means test is the answer, though that would take more resources in administration.
An organisation like this can, I guess, only apply the most crudest form of means tested targeting.
In the meantime, clicking on this site will help animals, the most important point of all of this.
