I appreciate the perspective, but I think that tech solutions like this have plenty of opportunities to bootstrap and apply for various grants and funds (which we are doing). I'd rather see more money go towards non-tech solutions and direct care for animals. Shelters are notoriously underfunded and understaffed, and the number of pets people have adopted and given up has boomed since the pandemic. Not to mention the number of shady animal mills out there exacerbating the issue. Tech can't solve that problem, but more volunteers and outreach can.

The tech community is doing just fine in terms of money at the moment.

indeed, though i was thinking more in terms of actual investment with an expected return on growth rather than just patronage. it sounded valuable and worth investing in.