Kitten attacked by a dog, rehomed within hours via Facebook

Scared, frightened kitten waiting to saved

Scared, frightened kitten waiting to be saved.

RESCUED ATTACKED BY A DOG. Floyd AC is FULL. Must have Adoption or Rescue commitment by 6pm today!!!! Pledge, Adopt, Rescue, Share! ID 0524

This scared, frightened kitten in a cage at Floyd County Animal Control had been attacked by a dog and picked up but Floyd AC was full so someone at animal control told the army of alert, willing and able Facebook cat rescuers about this vulnerable cat, so deserving of help and voila…things happened. He/she was taken in by Furkids which is a well run shelter in Atlanta and Georgia’s largest no-kill animal shelter.

So he was saved via Facebook in double-quick time. What impresses me is the alertness and commitment of the army of mainly women involved in animal rescue who scour the Facebook animal rescue pages and dive into action when asked.

Some typical comments under the request for help:

Shane Barbi SHOOT…WHERE IS PICTURES TO POST FOR PLEDGES??? I WILL PLEDGE $100 FOR THIS KITTEN!
Kimber Lee God is good! I just read about this poor guy and was praying that I’d see some good news..I am so very happy that he is safe!!

Source: (24) Urgent Cats of Floyd County Animal Control Rome,GA! – Urgent Cats of Floyd County Animal Control. Rome,Georgia.

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Kitten attacked by a dog, rehomed within hours via Facebook — 5 Comments

Sandra Murphey, No. CA, USA on May 15, 2015 at 1:10 pm said:
It’s also good for spreading the word on petitions for various causes. Besides bringing new awareness to events, in addition to actually changing the course of lives, such as this kitten’s
I resisted it for a long time, but became open to the possibility of it being a tool for positive change.
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Sandra Murphey, No. CA, USA on May 15, 2015 at 3:58 am said:
Facebook is a tool and a weapon depending on how it used.
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- Michael Broad on May 15, 2015 at 5:42 am said:
  I actually dislike Facebook but have to concede when they do good things in animal rescue. A lot of FB is poor and a waste of time but for some aspects of cat and dog rescue they can really do good things and people can network at speed.
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Elisa on May 14, 2015 at 9:14 pm said:
NOW do you understand why I live on Facebook 🙂
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- Michael Broad on May 15, 2015 at 5:40 am said:
  Yes, I do. There is something really good about Facebook and at the same time there are bad aspects of it too. But for animal rescue it can work wonders.
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