Animal lovers beware: Some of the biggest charities in the biz are more than happy to bite the hand that feeds them.

At least, that's the contention of one Washington, D.C.-based watchdog.

'While these groups sit in Manhattan and Washington collecting a combined $550 million a year, they only throw scraps to local shelters.'

If you’ve ever worried about where your charitable dollars go, you’re not alone. The holidays are the busiest giving season of the year, with Americans donating roughly $3.1 billion in 2023 . About 30% of all annual giving happens in December, with the Tuesday after Thanksgiving now known nationwide as “Giving Tuesday.”

Yet Americans’ growing distrust of institutions is starting to affect their willingness to give. A recent study found that 57% of Americans hav

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