Losing Control?

The rationale: They were raising the public’s consciousness about the plight of African elephants. This was bogus, since the plight of African elephants was all over the media like a cheap suit. If a donor gave money to one of these ersatz elephant savers one day and then received a mailing from one of the legitimate charities the next day, it would go in the circular file. “But I just gave to the elephants yesterday” would be the rationale.