The Toronto Humane Society says it has not received a cent from the $9,595 raised by well-intentioned cat lovers to take care of a kitten named Pedro. The creature was said to be rescued from Highway 427 last month by a passerby, Mandi Howard. She said the animal was thrown out of a car. She brought the injured kitten to the Toronto Humane Society’s River Street facility where it has been treated and recovered. All costs, totalling about $1,000, were paid for by the society The money was raised on the crowdsourcing website Indiegogo but the program is now closed. Some reports said the collection was the subject of a fraud investigation but the police deny this. Police say they are not investigating Howard. In the statement, the humane society also said that Howard remains first in line to adopt the kitten – currently being cared for in a foster home. The society says it is concerned only about Indiegogo campaign and the campaign administrator, who remains unnamed. The case points out the ease with which money can be raised for animals and other causes without very much control over where it goes. Television campaigns for both animals and children’s charities engage in advertising featuring intense assessment of guilt as a means to make people part with their money. Money collected for kitten remains un-given
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The Toronto Humane Society says it has not received a cent from the $9,595 raised by well-intentioned cat lovers to take care of a kitten named Pedro. The creature was said to be rescued from Highway 427 last month by a passerby, Mandi Howard. She said the animal was thrown out of a car. She brought the injured kitten to the Toronto Humane Society’s River Street facility where it has been treated and recovered. All costs, totalling about $1,000, were paid for by the society The money was raised on the crowdsourcing website Indiegogo but the program is now closed. Some reports said the collection was the subject of a fraud investigation but the police deny this. Police say they are not investigating Howard. In the statement, the humane society also said that Howard remains first in line to adopt the kitten – currently being cared for in a foster home. The society says it is concerned only about Indiegogo campaign and the campaign administrator, who remains unnamed. The case points out the ease with which money can be raised for animals and other causes without very much control over where it goes. Television campaigns for both animals and children’s charities engage in advertising featuring intense assessment of guilt as a means to make people part with their money. 