There seems to be some misunderstanding of what SOS is. It is not a wealthy foundation that is lucky enough to jump whenever and wherever there is need. Instead it is composed of dedicated people who try year after year to get enough donations to help shelters. They do a good job of it. Supporting that work are donors, volunteers, and people who make products to raffle. They also do fine work. The people there can only give what SOS has to give and in recent years many shelters have had increased needs, with shelter operators having reduced incomes and increased intakes. We have all read shelters talking about those things time and again on the FML. People in this world do what they can. Sometimes what they can do is not what the recipients and their moral supporters would optimally want, but that does not make any gift sent less valuable or less a gift from the heart. Nor does it mean that regrets are not sincere when there simply are not available funds to do more. It instead means that the supporters of those who need more need to find other ways to manage that goal on their own. I am not in SOS but have followed their work which has helped so many through the years. When people want them to be able to do an extra lot the only way to achieve that is by making sure that they have the funds to reach such a lofty goal. Sukie [Posted in FML 7130]