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Man Gets Drunk On New Year’s Eve And Adopts A Baby Kangaroo, Realizes It Months Later
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Man Gets Drunk On New Year’s Eve And Adopts A Baby Kangaroo, Realizes It Months Later

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Most people have probably purchased something they certainly didn’t intend to while being royally drunk at least once. A crazy expensive Balenciaga bag you definitely cannot afford? Yes. Some ridiculous master class you would’ve never ever purchased sober? Sold. An Apple pen? Sure, why not. An abandoned house that you can reach only by going 5 miles on foot? Yes, please. And all the while, it’s definitely not necessary to go so overboard, the point remains that most drunken purchases are something unnecessary and most of the time batshit crazy. But this young man from Minneapolis, Minnesota, really thought out of the box with this one. Turns out, he got so drunk on New Year’s Eve, he drunkenly adopted a baby kangaroo and only realized it months after.

Peyton Haag made the most wholesome drunk decision ever – he adopted a kangaroo

Even though Peyton adopted Poppy on New Year’s Eve, he was oblivious to the fact up until few months into 2020. “Every week since 2 January, I was having $5 automatically deducted from my checking account. This was also around the same time I had renewed a bunch of services I normally use that require monthly payments (Spotify, Amazon, Netflix, etc) so I really didn’t think too much of it for a while as I thought it was just some fee or tax or something.”

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The catch is, he only understood it months later after multiple $5 donations

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But after doing some digging and connecting the dots with the note he had put in his phone on the big night, he found out he’d adopted a baby kangaroo. “This was until a few days ago when I noticed that it was happening weekly instead of monthly which is not normal at all for subscription services so I tried looking into it and found that it was a wildlife and environmental group.”

He then realized the place he adopted Poppy from uses most of his donations towards their website and not the actual kangaroo he adopted

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“After A TON of digging, I found a receipt in my student email that said ‘Thank you for your donation! Your sponsorship will go towards all kinds of animals in need, including this injured joey named Poppy.'”

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After realizing his mistake, he still didn’t want to abandon the idea completely and therefore now sponsors two kangaroo joeys via another foundation

“I assume I was inspired to adopt a kangaroo that night as this was also around the time of the Australian wildfires were very bad and having studied abroad in Adelaide for five months, I am very attached to the country!”

He said his drunk decision was probably based on his fondness for Australia since he studied there for a year

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Sadly, it turns out the organization he drunkenly chose wasn’t sending all his donations towards the animals. Therefore, he decided to stop his donations. But he didn’t have the heart to stop it completely, so now, he’ll be donating to another foundation where he’ll be sponsoring two different joeys.

“I assume I was inspired to adopt a kangaroo that night as this was also around the time when the Australian wildfires were very bad,” he said

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If anyone feels like donating as well, after loads of research Peyton recommends donating to these organizations:
https://kangaroohavenwildliferescue.com.au/
https://kanyanawildlife.org.au/
https://cooberriepark.com.au/

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It could be worse... A friend of mine once bought $500 dollars worth of cheese whiz while drunk lol

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Maybe the WWF wasn't the best choice . However, people always seem to think 100% of the donation to a nonprofit organization can go to programs, where really the organization should spend some of it on their support staff like accountants and web designers and human resources. If you want an organization to truly achieve their mission a small percentage needs to go to actually running it.

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

His experience is a good lesson for everyone. The big charities that advertise a lot may not be the best ones to donate to. Charity Navigator is a good website for investigating charities' administrative practices and what percentage of donations goes to helping the needy people / animals. Charity Navigator has given WWF “a Moderate Concern Advisory due to an open or pending investigation regarding allegations of possible illegal activity, improper conduct, organizational mismanagement, or other matters of concern.” The site also has many general tips for donors. https://www.charitynavigator.org/

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

If anyone wants to donate, you can donate directly to the Steve Irwin Wildlife Warriors foundation. They have helped literally tens of thousands of animals affected by the fires. https://wildlifewarriors.org.au/?_ga=2.266732046.184826500.1583624588-1063356167.1583624588

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Dorothy Parker
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Oh, so much better to have beer automatic bank withdrawal than beer goggles. You get joeys instead of STDs or pregnancies.

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

In early 2019, I decided to do some research into WWF Canada. For years I had sent them a cheque because of my love of animals. Was shocked how little went to the animals. Found another charity with fewer "administration" costs.

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Fantastic! Drunk you helps to save 'roos! It's got a 'The Lorax' vibe to it! :-D

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My mom did that once FOR A HUMAN CHILD and I was convinced he was going to move with us and be our brother

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The worst thing I've ever purchased while drunk is a kebab. Feeling quite proud of my self-control now!

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

How can the WWF say that the money goes to animals when it really isn't? That's false advertising. I think someone should look into that little scam....

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Thank you so much Jenny for showing just how horrible these circuses are. I hate them with a passion. You are so great for highlighting them in all their deplorable nastiness. Animals especially wild ones should be free and roaming in their natural habitats, not jumping through hoops to a crowd of onlookers. There are a million different ways people can be entertained without exploiting animals of any kind in this way. God bless you Jenny for all that you do. Please keep up the the great work that you do. You are so generous with the way you use your art to educate. And please disregard any hate mail you get from uneducated trolls. Rise above it and just keep doing your beautiful and wonderful work. Even if it does make us cry

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Kangaroos are cool! Although he's a Wallaby (who doesn't know'em: small kangaroo with a cute and tired-looking face), tehy always remind me of Rock's Modern Life - which was one of the best shows on TV that ever aired! However, this drunk-decision is about the best one he could have made - maybe he should start doing this regularly...

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Michelle Muirhead
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Well done mate. I donated directly to the Port MacQuarie Koala Hospital. All money goes to the animals as it is ran by volunteers. We have been there and seen their wonderful work.

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Thanks for the names of the organizations. I think WWF is a great organization (the original donation) too.

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It could be worse... A friend of mine once bought $500 dollars worth of cheese whiz while drunk lol

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Maybe the WWF wasn't the best choice . However, people always seem to think 100% of the donation to a nonprofit organization can go to programs, where really the organization should spend some of it on their support staff like accountants and web designers and human resources. If you want an organization to truly achieve their mission a small percentage needs to go to actually running it.

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

His experience is a good lesson for everyone. The big charities that advertise a lot may not be the best ones to donate to. Charity Navigator is a good website for investigating charities' administrative practices and what percentage of donations goes to helping the needy people / animals. Charity Navigator has given WWF “a Moderate Concern Advisory due to an open or pending investigation regarding allegations of possible illegal activity, improper conduct, organizational mismanagement, or other matters of concern.” The site also has many general tips for donors. https://www.charitynavigator.org/

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

If anyone wants to donate, you can donate directly to the Steve Irwin Wildlife Warriors foundation. They have helped literally tens of thousands of animals affected by the fires. https://wildlifewarriors.org.au/?_ga=2.266732046.184826500.1583624588-1063356167.1583624588

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Oh, so much better to have beer automatic bank withdrawal than beer goggles. You get joeys instead of STDs or pregnancies.

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

In early 2019, I decided to do some research into WWF Canada. For years I had sent them a cheque because of my love of animals. Was shocked how little went to the animals. Found another charity with fewer "administration" costs.

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Fantastic! Drunk you helps to save 'roos! It's got a 'The Lorax' vibe to it! :-D

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My mom did that once FOR A HUMAN CHILD and I was convinced he was going to move with us and be our brother

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The worst thing I've ever purchased while drunk is a kebab. Feeling quite proud of my self-control now!

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How can the WWF say that the money goes to animals when it really isn't? That's false advertising. I think someone should look into that little scam....

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Thank you so much Jenny for showing just how horrible these circuses are. I hate them with a passion. You are so great for highlighting them in all their deplorable nastiness. Animals especially wild ones should be free and roaming in their natural habitats, not jumping through hoops to a crowd of onlookers. There are a million different ways people can be entertained without exploiting animals of any kind in this way. God bless you Jenny for all that you do. Please keep up the the great work that you do. You are so generous with the way you use your art to educate. And please disregard any hate mail you get from uneducated trolls. Rise above it and just keep doing your beautiful and wonderful work. Even if it does make us cry

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Kangaroos are cool! Although he's a Wallaby (who doesn't know'em: small kangaroo with a cute and tired-looking face), tehy always remind me of Rock's Modern Life - which was one of the best shows on TV that ever aired! However, this drunk-decision is about the best one he could have made - maybe he should start doing this regularly...

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Well done mate. I donated directly to the Port MacQuarie Koala Hospital. All money goes to the animals as it is ran by volunteers. We have been there and seen their wonderful work.

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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