David MacNeil, who is the CEO of Weather Tech, bought an ad for the University of Wisconsin School of Veterinary Medicine.
The ad will be played during this year’s Super Bowl. But why would David MacNeil do that?
His beloved dog, Scout, was diagnosed with cancer.
“There he was in this little room, standing in the corner… and he’s wagging his tail at me. I’m like, ‘I’m not putting that dog down. There’s just absolutely no way,” David MacNeil said after receiving this horrific news.
The ad ends with a call to action that asks people to donate to the University of Wisconsin School of Veterinary Medicine. It is a great way to thank the university and help many dogs in the near future.
All of the money that is going to be raised through this ad via the WeatherTech link will go to fund the school’s medical research.
However, some people believe that David MacNeil could have done have created a fund for other people’s dogs.
Many people say that it is David MacNeil’s money; that he should do whatever he wants. Others criticize such big gestures and believe that something bigger and more effective could have been achieved with that much money.
This is a dilemma that gets thrown at public figures whenever they donate or contribute a lot of money for a specific cause or institution.