Now that the Free Fur All spergery has finally died down a bit, some minor news happened earlier today.
Remember Fur the 'More that took place in Arlington, VA? They had their first in-person con this year since 2020, and to save you a lot of trouble,
it was an absolute shitshow.
But just when you think the bad news was over, it isn't.
Because, you see, this year the con board insisted on being more woke than prior years, and rather than go with the tried and true
Frisky's Wildlife Sanctuary or the
ALS Association as they had in the past, they chose
Casa Ruby. Here's their blog post on the decision (now deleted):
Their website
still lists Casa Ruby as their charity of choice for 2022:
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Why is this significant? Fur the 'More
proudly shared that they donated over $5600 to Casa Ruby at the end of their convention.
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And now we get to the real kicker. Last month,
The Washington Post published
a bombshell report on Casa Ruby, which alleges that the charity misappropriated funds, didn't pay staffers that were owed pay, and that the charity quietly closed their operations.
Now the DC Government is launching an investigation on Casa Ruby's founder, Ruby Corado, and the Attorney General is moving to freeze Casa Ruby's accounts, as they claim that Corado took the money and fled the country, to her home country of El Salvador.
You can read more about it in the following:
DCist Article/
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WJLA Article/
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This is embarrassing for Fur the 'More on so many levels. Bear in mind, prior to this, the convention had no issues with their charities, and both Frisky's and the ALS Association are well-established charity causes. But because of perceived "trans-specific hate" that they won't elaborate further on, they went with this charity that even last year showed signs of not being very legitimate. The decision was made to switch to Casa Ruby as the charity of choice for 2022 without even a hint of research prior to show that the money donated will go to people who need it most. Or will do some good at all.
It's quite likely that the $5600 the con raised is helping Ruby Corado enjoy a nice vacation in El Salvador until she gets extradited, or until the funds stop flowing. Oh well, go woke, go broke.