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08-10-2016, 12:41 PM
How social media helps bring shelter animals out of the shadows
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While social media may often be more chore than reward for some people, it's changed the lives of thousands of animals.
As the internet has definitively proven, a photo of a kitten or a puppy is irresistible to humans, and animal rescue organisations are using Facebook, Twitter and Instagram to exploit our addiction for good.
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According to Claire Garth of the Sydney Dogs and Cats Home (http://sydneydogsandcatshome.org/), the average time an animal spends in their shelter is currently just 10 days — something she attributes in part to the centre's use of platforms like Instagram and Facebook.* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/08/10/social-media-shelter-animals/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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While social media may often be more chore than reward for some people, it's changed the lives of thousands of animals.
As the internet has definitively proven, a photo of a kitten or a puppy is irresistible to humans, and animal rescue organisations are using Facebook, Twitter and Instagram to exploit our addiction for good.
SEE ALSO: Online gaming may boost school scores. Social media? **t so much. (http://mashable.com/2016/08/08/online-gaming-school-scores/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
According to Claire Garth of the Sydney Dogs and Cats Home (http://sydneydogsandcatshome.org/), the average time an animal spends in their shelter is currently just 10 days — something she attributes in part to the centre's use of platforms like Instagram and Facebook.* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/08/10/social-media-shelter-animals/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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