I am one of those people that can't watch suffering, be it animals, or starving under-privileged children.
I know abuse, neglect, and suffering exists. I do not ignore it. I just can't watch it.
I am currently or have in the past, been personally involved with four separate child care projects in Africa. I donate money to the cause, I sit on the BoD, I fundraise.
People know what starving, emaciated children look like.
In our fundraising efforts, we show them the RESULTS of their donations. We illustrate how much food $50 will buy. We show the kind of house that rents for $45 for six months, to get a widowed mom and her five kids off the streets.
I know tugging at the heart strings for some people makes them open their wallets. For me, it forces me to change the channel.
Plus, I can't stand Sarah McLachlan.