As the
Holiday Season approaches, campaigns against giving pets as a Christmas present
start emerging, with posters trying to reach out directly to your emotions.
These campaigns are often part of the efforts made by dog shelters like ourselves, and other animal or environmental NGOs. So, when one of our volunteers stumbled upon this particular post on Facebook, she was pretty shocked. However, her shock soon turned to relief when she realised what the writer of the post was up to.
The post was written by a member of RUBS PUPPY LOVE (a group on Facebook where people can make posts related to animals), asking for “A free puppy to give as a Christmas gift – preferably with a pedigree”. It was no surprise that this post started getting a few negative comments with people asking whether “she bumped her head”, and others advising her to “get a soft toy” instead! Yet after a few minutes, the author went on to say the following “I just wrote the post to raise awareness of how ridiculous it sounds!!!!!”
Well, congratulations – you’ve definitely succeeded! This simple post was attention grabbing and managed to deliver a very powerful message!
On this note, we would like to take this opportunity to ask for a favour
this festive season. On behalf of our beloved pups, other dog sanctuaries as
well as all animal lovers out there, we would like to urge you to think twice
before giving a dog as a Christmas Present.
And just like every other cliché, awareness campaign, here’s yet another
emotional poster, directed right towards your heart!
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