If people and governments have money to spend on animals and the humane treatment of animals, they will. But in Mexico and a lot of other countries, that's sometimes not an option.

In general, our stance is that the greatest threat to a depressed person is to receive no treatment at all.

I plan to keep on doing the things they've taught me at Drug Treatment Court. I plan to stay away from drugs and the people I used to hang around with. I don't have time for that now. I got three beautiful boys to focus on.

Most young people and their families will go to wherever the treatment is based. But it does create enormous challenges particularly for anyone who is on a low income or is perhaps a single parent . . . If you are going to centralise you need to support people to cope with journeys and overnight stays.

The money raised will cover the food for more than 500 animals for almost two months. We average about 1,100 pets a year including those that are adopted out.

For years I've been trying to understand why people who keep these animals are prepared to invest so much money, time and emotional resources. Superficially, there's no apparent gain from it.