EL's Blog

      World hunger is a major problem. We are trying to reach the global goal of zero hunger by 2030. There are many problems causing world hunger, but, there are also solutions that can help.  Poverty is actually a huge problem that is not helping zero hunger. An effect of poverty is little or no money which means scarce food.There are so many people that are in poverty, in 2013 it was estimated that 767 million people were living below the international poverty line living on $1.90 if they were lucky. We can help this problem by donating food to charities that give food to the homeless. Also if people could provide food for themselves sustainably that would be a very powerful solution. Weak economies and conflict in areas are both a problem in world hunger. Food insecurity has cost a lot of money. In 2010 $19.20 billion was lost because of food insecurity, charities, doctor visits because of illness from hunger etc. This makes economies very weak which l...

      Animal shelters need money for various reasons. They need money for food, water, crates, beds and medicine if the dog has an illness. Animal shelters could have to kill the animals if they do not have enough money for all the animals. Animals have no voice of their own and are mistreated and killed way more than you would like to think.   Did you know that about 7.6 million companion pets are surrendered to animal shelters every year? It's true, and that is one of the reasons animal shelters don't have a lot of room and might have to kill the animals. Some people have to surrender their pets because of illness, and the shelters need money to take care of the animals. Others might have to surrender their pets because of landlord rules, allergies and moving. People also find injured or sick wild animals and give them to animal shelters.    My next reason is that the animal shelters overflow. When the shelters overflow some animals have to...