I know there are many times I would love to do anything and everything I can for animals, but I too am a mother of 3 (like others above me have posted). First and foremost comes my family, anything after that I will do what I can. I wouldn't buy an animal from a breeder or from a pet store. Adoption from shelters is the only way to go in my opinion, why wouldn't I save an animal that is on a very short list compared to those special breeds... It makes me sad to think about the pets in shelters that need love. I would love to volunteer at a shelter but I think I would end up being the "crazy cat lady" if I did, and probably "dog lady" too.
I do have a strong belief that people come before animals though, so no matter how much I want to save them all I would probably put my money towards helping people before helping animals if I were in her situation. I do think it's admirable of her to do what she's doing though. Perhaps you can tell her that a stranger on the internet thinks she is an awesome person, because I really do.
