Where the money goes

New York officials say telemarketers keep an average 60 cents of every dollar they raise for charity in the state.
Attorney General Andrew Cuomo says some charities across New York received even less than 39 cents of each dollar. He’s introducing a new tool on his Web site so donors can check where their money goes.
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Leona Helmsley, billionaire real estate investor who died in 2007, left most of her fortune "to a charitable trust to be administered by close friends and relatives for 'purposes related to the provision of care for dogs.'"
However, "when the trust started doling out her cash earlier this year, only $1 million of the first $136 million in grants went to canine causes.
The ASPCA, the Humane Society and Maddie's Fund filed suit in Surrogate's Court in August, charging the trustees had turned up their noses at Helmsley's directions. Read more: http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/leona_kin_crew_the_pooch_suit_ruFOFNsJaABmtyyWFuUeGM#ixzz0XC4L5uMc

Speaking about animals and money, the song in the video below is about a duck who doesn't have any money.
CAUTION: The punchline to the song might make you "quack" up.