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(dog) food for thought
Published Nov 15, 2007Views: 99
I remember watching an episode of 20/20 in December of last year that explored the charitable contributions of several wealthy individuals such as Warren Buffet, Bill Gates, Ted Turner and SAS founder Jim Goodnight, among others. In the episode, host John Stossel cited Goodnight’s monetary worth, acknowledged the millions of dollars he had donated to various efforts, and went on to point out that despite these contributions he was not on the list of most generous philanthropists. He continued with the interpretively antagonistic question, “Shouldn’t you give more?” Goodnight’s response: “I think I give enough.”
I thought back to this interview when reading about the ground breaking of the new 15,000 square foot animal hospital to be built off of Hillsborough Street. The animal hospital will be funded in part by a $20 million dollar private contribution from the R.B. Terry Jr. Charitable Foundation.
I don’t think it was just to question Goodnight’s generosity nor that of the Terry Foundation, but I’ll admit that I caught myself selfishly considering other ways that money could be spent–mainly on humans. So, in Stossel-esque fashion I ask: “Is a contribution of that size best served on a hospital that will treat animals?”
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