So what? They can't put all they have into a business to better their position? That seems pretty American to me. I have brought more than one business out of the ground by the bootstraps, and believe me, it takes all you have to fire it up and get it's lungs working.
The fact they are specific they "want" enough money to buy a new van for "for the children"..."new and various technological appliances", a "home built" and various other items most of us have to work for....this in light of this renovation they've been spending their money on for dogs gives me great pause.
That could just as easy be telegraphing the demands of CPS to get their kids back... And what they are asking for is a piddling bit, when it comes to construction anyway. A septic system and well will be 5-10k.
I think they believe people need to help them out of the pickle they got themselves in...
I think that's the other way around - They didn't consider themselves to be in a pickle until CPS came and took their kids from them. I would point out that the loan for finishing the business was already in place.
I won't donate because I do feel this is an attempt by the father for the public to finish setting his wife up in business so he can remain unemployed..or mr. stay at home dad.
So in your mind, he orchestrated getting his kids taken away? Really?
Having a good, deep well drilled out here costs a bare minimum of 10-11K-it means drilling through solid limestone, and casing the entire well shaft-you can easily be near 18-20k by the time you are done.
A regular septic system with a tank and drain field starts at about 5k, with an aerobic system costing about 2-4K more, and an ultra-fancy evapo-transpiration system costing up to 18k.