[SeekAndFind]

Better to be a dog in America than a kid in Somalia.

[throwback]

Yeah, I will answer for my priorities. I have sponsored a child through World Vision for 15 years, and give to Shared Hope International every month, but I see your point.

[discostu]

Kids in Somalia aren’t my responsibility, I didn’t put them there, I didn’t screw up their country. Pets in my home are my responsibility, I put them there, I try not to let it get screwed up.

[AnotherUnixGeek]

Better to be a dog in America than a kid in Somalia.

Certainly it's easier to check that the money you allocate for your dog in America is actually spent on your dog in America. Send your money to some charity which advertises help for starving children in Somalia and take your chances on how much actually gets to a child after running the gauntlet of charity administration costs, overhead and bribes in Somalia. And while I do donate to such charities, it's always necessary to remember that those donations do nothing to fix the real problem, which is corrupt, dysfunctional governments in Somalia and elsewhere.