In Memory of Tristan

[rusty_armour]

My mom's cat had to be put down today. After performing a biopsy, the vet discovered that poor Trissy had cancer, so my mom decided to have him put to sleep rather than prolong his suffering. Although he was only ten, I think Tris had a good life. He was certainly loved and filled a special place in all our hearts. I know my whole family is going to miss him terribly.

In memory of Tristan, I'd like to post a link I've been meaning to post for weeks. I first saw it on mangst's LJ and wanted to include it among my other links. The Animal Rescue Site provides food to animal shelters throughout the States. By clicking on the purple "Fund Food for Animals" button, you can help fund this program. Each click is tallied by the site servers. When you reach the "Thank You" page (after clicking on the purple button), you are shown some ads from the site sponsors. That's all there is to it. So, in memory of Tristan (or any pet you may have lost), click that purple button!

Now, I realize that some of the more cynical people on my flist probably think this is a scam, but, as far as I can tell, it's legit. In any case, I'm going to include the URL with my links. I'll probably also post the link for The Literacy Site, as literacy is an issue that's close to my heart. Oh, and at some point, I'll try to dig up some Canadian equivalents for these sites.

Comments

[mangst.livejournal.com]

My condolences on the loss of Tristan. *hugs* Promoting the Rescue Site seems a wonderful way to remember him. I'll click today in his honor.

As for the Rescue Site, I'm sure it's possible that it is a scam, but I doubt it. They do not ask for any personal information, and I have not got any spam emails that I could link back to them. And I have bought items from their sponsors without any problems (it is not necessary to purchase anything, I rarely do). As far as I can tell they get sponsors to donate food and such in return for advertising space and a countable audience for those ads (us).

[rusty-armour.livejournal.com]

My condolences on the loss of Tristan. *hugs* Promoting the Rescue Site seems a wonderful way to remember him. I'll click today in his honor.

Thanks, mangst. I'm glad you agree. :-) I had been meaning to promote the site ever since reading your own LJ entry on the subject, so when I found out about Tris it suddenly became a priority instead of something in my pile of "things to do".

As for the Rescue Site, I'm sure it's possible that it is a scam, but I doubt it. They do not ask for any personal information, and I have not got any spam emails that I could link back to them. And I have bought items from their sponsors without any problems (it is not necessary to purchase anything, I rarely do). As far as I can tell they get sponsors to donate food and such in return for advertising space and a countable audience for those ads (us).

I don't think it's a scam either. However, I know many people become wary when they're told to click buttons on strange websites -- even if said websites are recommended by friends. In any case, I'm glad to hear that you haven't received any spams that could be linked back to them and that you've been able to purchase items from the sponsors without any trouble. I think you're probably right about it simply being a matter of the sponsors wanting to have a countable audience for their ads in return for donated food. :-)