Contributing to the Common Good
Thursday, February 2nd, 2012There’s an ongoing debate about whether corporations are people. We could debate this but at the Belted Cow Company we prefer to leave the debate to others and simply try to contribute to the common good in a meaningful way. We also try to make it personal and typically focus our attention on those local organizations where we have personal knowledge of its mission and commitment. Check out our “Beltie For a Cause” designs for links to these organizations.
Sometimes a particularly thoughtful non-local request catches our attention too. A chance meeting on a flight to Los Angeles with Cynthia Karsten, an energetic veterinarian from the Koret Shelter Medicine Program turned into an opportunity for the Belted Cow to help quite a distance away from our Maine home. Dr. Karsten volunteers at a week-long spay/neuter clinic in the Bahamas to prevent the birth of hundreds of unwanted litters of uncared for animals. If you check out the video from the last clinic, you will see that this is not exactly a “sun & fun” week in the Bahamas but it is a wonderful example of how small acts of kindness can make a big difference. The organizations were looking for collars and leashes to help identify cared-for animals so that they will not be picked up by animal control and “removed.” We were impressed with the thoughtfulness of her request and mission and decided to help.
So, while we didn’t go to the Bahamas, our collars and leashes did and we thank Dr. Karsten for the opportunity to help out. Here’s a photo of a Belted Cow dog collar taking a worthwhile (and permanent) Bahamas vacation!
