No Lottery funds for animal welfare next year

[schumi]

The National Lotteries Commission (NLC) has made the “tough decision” to drop animal welfare as a focus area for funding in 2022/2023, a decision which some organisations say is ignorant and unfair. Others say that the application for NLC funding is laborious and simply not worth applying for.

In its latest call for applications, the NLC excluded animal welfare as a funding priority. The decision was “tough”, according to NLC spokesperson Ndivhuho Mafela. The NLC said funding priorities for the charities sector in 2022/2023 are: 35% towards early childhood development, 30% towards the fight against gender-based violence, and 35% towards protection of the vulnerable.

Mafela said the “demand for funding far outstrips the supply every year” and this means the NLC has to make difficult decisions about what to fund. He said that animal welfare will be considered for future funding cycles “if it is possible to include it among many urgent and competing priorities”.

During 2020/2021, Mafela said, 21 animal welfare organisations applied and nine were funded to the value of about R2.8-million. In 2021/2022, 50 animal welfare organisations applied for NLC funding, and ten organisations were funded to the value of R4.6-million.

Allan Perrins, spokesperson of the Animal Welfare Society of South Africa, said they had applied in the past but had stopped. The application process was too laborious, he said, and funding sometimes came years later, even for urgent projects. “I don’t know whether the pain’s worth the gain,” said Perrins.

GroundUp previously reported on the NLC dropping funding for animal welfare for the years 2016/2017, a move which caused the SPCA (Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals) to reduce its free services to animal owners.

More at: https://www.groundup.org.za/article/no-lotteries-funds-for-animal-welfare-next-year/

 

[Mephisto_Helix]

Typical

 

[alwaysthankful]

They don't even care about people, why would they give money to animals? They will steal it first.

 

[Thugscub]

Stolen nothing new.

 

[mojoman]

Terrible... Country is a mess for animals as it is.

 

[mojoman]

They don't even care about people, why would they give money to animals? They will steal it first. Nidoubt there.

No doubt there. As sure as the sun rises in the east...

 

[friedpiggy]

Cant be expected to care about animals when some board members still have to drive around in last years German sedan.

 

[konfab]

35% towards early childhood development, 30% towards the fight against gender-based violence, and 35% towards protection of the vulnerable.

The police have a huge budget, which if they used properly instead of buying hats for Bheki Cele, would end GBV immediately.

Ditto for childhood development and vulnerable people. There are huge taxpayer funded government depts that do this.

But no, animal welfare is getting too much.

 

[Hemi300c]

The funds haven't been used as promised for years now and why because of criminal BEE and cadre deployment into positions and the first thing they fill is their families pockets because criminality is in their culture and blood.

"my time to eat"

It's seen everywhere and if you ask for proof take your head out the sand and look.

 

[mojoman]

The funds haven't been used as promised for years now and why because of criminal BEE and cadre deployment into positions and the first thing they fill is their families pockets because criminality is in their culture and blood.

"my time to eat"

It's seen everywhere and if you ask for proof take your head out the sand and look.

Like locusts....till it's all gone...

 

[Mekon]

Typical African mentality. More to steal I guess. They give less than fukkall about people and way less than fukkall for animals and their welfare. Well done you vile fukks.

 

[TelkomUseless]

Not surprised. Have to feed the gravy train.

 

[ToxicBunny]

More at: https://www.groundup.org.za/article/no-lotteries-funds-for-animal-welfare-next-year/

So I'll play devils advocate to some degree on this.. as much as them deciding to not fund Animal Welfare next year from Lotto funds absolutely infuriates me, it is understandable given the challenges in this country and how the money could be used for much better things.

In saying that though "30% towards the fight against gender-based violence" is a total and unutterable waste of fscking money. That 30% should be used to fund more child hood development things, or provide soup kitchens or something of actual value to the poor in this country.

 

[BBSA]

How about spending money on human population control?

 

[Hemps]

"Mahatma Gandhi acutely observed that "the greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated." To seek to reduce the suffering of those who are completely under one's domination, and unable to fight back, is truly a mark of a civilized society."

 

[mojoman]

"Mahatma Gandhi acutely observed that "the greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated." To seek to reduce the suffering of those who are completely under one's domination, and unable to fight back, is truly a mark of a civilized society."

Nothing to judge with the cANCer.... Shite is shite...

 

[Wrath of Khan]

but they'll gladly fund recreational and sports clubs!
you can guarantee the board members don't have a pet... they don't see them as pets but as a cheap security guard, that's it!

this country is disgusting

 

[nulkoel]

The decision was “tough”, according to NLC spokesperson Ndivhuho Mafela.

Sure

He said that animal welfare will be considered for future funding cycles “if it is possible to include it among many urgent and competing priorities”.

For some reason I really doubt that and can just imagine everyone in the room laughing when it is up for discussion next time...

 

[Fulcrum29]

he NLC said funding priorities for the charities sector in 2022/2023 are: 35% towards early childhood development, 30% towards the fight against gender-based violence, and 35% towards protection of the vulnerable.

How much is prioritised towards lining their own and connected pockets?

 

[noxibox]

If they really wanted to fight domestic violence, and violence in general, they'd put money into preventing child abuse and neglect, which is perpetrated by both males and females, and education. But that's a long term project rather than a headline grabbing, but ultimately useless, quick fix.