Drama at Noah’s Wish

Since I started my blog, I’ve maintained a link to Noah’s Wish in the sidebar under my list of “favourite websites”.  I’ve been donating to them ever since I first read Terri Crisp’s book, ”Out of Harm’s Way”, quite a few years ago.  I guess I’ve been really distracted by the pet food recall, because I completely missing reading news that Crisp was dismissed as the head of Noah’s Wish last month, and that the charity is in limbo while under investigation by the California Attorney General’s office.  Apparently there were bookkeeping and reporting problems related to hurricane Katrina donations.  The group was used to receiving less than $100K per year in donations, but suddenly received millions in donations as they worked in pet recovery efforts after the hurricane.  Not all the donated money has been accounted for, hence the investigation.  I personally don’t fear that any fraud has occurred… I really just think the group wasn’t organized enough to deal with so much money, and probably had lousy record-keeping to keep track of everything received.  I really liked and respected Terri Crisp for her hands-on approach to rescue, and her book was an inspiration to me.  I wish her the best, wherever she ends up, and hope Noah’s Wish will soon get back to the task of saving animals in disasters.

Posted by Leigh-Ann on 04/23 at 01:55 AM

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