Wellcat Food Collection Bins Scrapped at Sainsburys


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2015-04-25 12:23

I am shocked to discover that Sainsburys Head Office has decided that after 15 years of allowing animal food donation bins in stores nationwide; that this will no longer be possible! I am also disgusted that Sainsburys have advised the local self funded charities that need these donations, that they can have fund raising days instead!  Small charities do not have time or volunteers to host a fund raising day. When asked by Wellcat the reason behind Sainsburys decision they were told it was 'begging'!!!!!!!!!! How is allowing folk to willingly donate food into a bin that doesn't require a person in store begging ? Fundraising in store is begging; waving a tin in folks faces asking for money is begging. Sainsburys you do not make sense and I believe  this decision is false and just an excuse! You are also losing money from the stores where folk buy the food for the donation bins! so why in this day and age would you instigate something which is going to lose your stores income ?

 

A lot of charities will close because of this stupid decision, 80% of Wellcats' food comes from public donations. Bigger charities like the RSPCA and PDSA etc are well funded and have paid workers; lesser  known charities rely on the good will of folk who work for NOTHING in providing a better qualitiy of life for abused animals.I support and foster for Wellcat in Quinton Birmingham and I will never shop in Sainsburys again. I have started a petition and I am using social media as well as news media to make this a public issue. Sainsburys you do not make sense.

 

 

I will make it my mission to shame you along with other folks who support charities like Wellcat, they too are boycotting your stores!

 

Miss Mitchell