Every thread has a different set of comments, and nobody ever checks the original thread for updates. ![]() It has probably been emailed to me 5 times by 10 a.m., the shelter has probably already called me themselves to ask for my help, and I do check all the shelter pages myself.Īnother issue I have with rampant cross-posting is that it scatters the information to the wind. That’s my Facebook page! For me! Plus, chances are, I already know about the dog if it’s the type of dog I rescue. Why? Because I really don’t want to get 50 notifications a day from you, tagging my name on pictures and sharing dogs on my wall. If your Facebook name includes “Cross-poster” or “X-poster” or anything similar, don’t request to be my friend. That, my friends, is the wrong way.Īnd below, I explain this in more detail, as well as things you can do to actually help your local shelter dogs and rescues. ![]() They have a purpose in life, even if it’s just sitting on their couch tagging everyone in kingdom come in a shelter dog’s picture. Unfortunately, many people have come to see social media as a way to feel needed and important. There is a right and a wrong way to use social media for the benefit of everyone - rescues and dogs alike. There were no pictures of me - just dogs! Dogs, dogs, dogs! Not even my dogs, but dogs of every make and model all across the country that somebody, somewhere thought I needed to be aware of.įortunately for me, I do have a social life and employers, and I would rather them see pretty little ol’ me on my Facebook page, not some hound dog in Florida. Many rescuers, myself included, have started avoiding social media due to the pandemonium it creates.Īt one point (I’ve worked hard to rectify this situation), you could look at my personal Facebook page and legitimately think I was a dog. What was once a blessing has turned into chaos and frustration. ![]() Facebook is wonderful Facebook users, not always so. I know I’m looking a gift horse in the mouth. and folks really jumped on the bandwagon to help the animals. Groups were formed for transport coordination, breed rescues, etc. Suddenly, low-budget shelters with no ability to share photos and information of the dogs in their facilities gained a free platform to spread the word about their strays and adoptables.Īnimals started finding rescues and adopters from all over, just because somebody saw their picture on Facebook and decided to help. Facebook - social media in general, really - is responsible for the lives of thousands of animals that would have never made it out of the shelter alive.
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