Support animal rescue - Charity Weekly Support Post

Hi guys, thanks for all that helped supporting charity cases and people in need during the last two weeks. In Week 3 of Charity Weekly I would like to help @rhondak - Rhonda is a beautiful soul from the US - from Central Appalachia. Apart from being a great writer she is driving initiatives for animal rescue and animal rights! All liquid SBDs this posts generates will be transferred to Rhonda.

Check out her profile and donate to her or consider at least some Upvotes or Resteems. Here is a bit info from one of her posts - hope I get not killed by cheetah on that one (The following is a quote summary):

"I live in Central Appalachia, one of the most downtrodden regions of the U.S. In many ways, it’s like a third-world country. In fact, missionaries from less privileged nations have actually come to this region trying to offer help. In addition to the abject poverty, drug abuse, and other social issues we face in Central Appalachia, there’s an overwhelming tendency toward animal neglect and abuse. This problem is so rampant that even county officials take part in it with complete immunity. Needless to say, approaching officials for help in Southwest Virginia is not an option. It is far more likely to land any whistleblower on the wrong side of the law themselves. People who might otherwise be persuaded to get involved with animal causes are typically too frightened to become associated with any organization that presents a conflict with the Mountain Mafia, like my rescue Tazewell ARC."

"So how does this involve Steemit? Well—what if Steemit manages to accomplish what all the major animal welfare groups in the U.S have failed to accomplish in Central Appalachia, and that is to empower a grass roots movement that changes the animal welfare landscape here forever? We’ll never defeat the current system if we take it on head-to-head. The political corruption is too deep, the stakes too high for local officials who’ve used county jobs and taxpayer monies for their own gain for far too many generations. I have operated and can continue to operate as a non-profit animal rescue as long as I am adequately funded. Steemit seems to provide the perfect platform to raise this kind of money. Not even from handouts and donations, but from the existing system of upvotes and earning potential. I think we just need to rally some animal lovers to brainstorm initiatives to help the cause. I can offer land and housing for up to thirty dogs. I have rescue partners in New England states willing to take our dogs and place them for adoption in no-kill zip codes, but this costs money. I have the ability to offer sanctuary and rehabilitation to dogs who need a little extra work before going into homes. And I can offer sanctuary to those with medical conditions or certain behavior issues that make adoption very unlikely. I just need regular funding."

What is CharityWeekly again?

It is just a little new tag and initiative I try to handle every week - we are just beginning. Hope to get the big guns behind this tag like @pharesim or @nextgencrypto who both showed their support recently already - THANKS! I only donated a bit but some some great votes and reactions especially from minnows!

Suggest others I can support for Week 3 and later of #charityweekly

For now we could donate and support @papilloncharity @sergiomendes @travelwithus - check their profiles for more and help directly. Still for payout is the current support post for @charityproject - of you do not mind check it out here:

https://steemit.com/charityweekly/@uwelang/sun-thursday-contest-earn-for-yourself-and-charity

I am sure a lot other charity initiatives are here we can help - or people in need. Let me know proven cases in the comments. I will check them before promoting or donating. I have already two more I will write about later this week!