It’s Raining Cats and Blogs
Meet Chloe.
A little over a year ago, Chloe was a stray cat living at the Maxfund No-Kill Animal Shelter in Denver. My sister, who had been a volunteer for Maxfund for a while, decided to become a foster parent for Maxfund cats. Her first charge was Chloe, who was so stressed out by living at the shelter that she would overeat, making her one very large cat. Going home with my sister allowed Chloe to live in a much less stressful environment while she waited for someone to adopt her.
While fostering an animal is great for that animal’s overall health and peace of mind, it makes it much more difficult for that animal to be adopted, since it is not at the shelter where most potential pet owners go to find new family members. To help out with this process, my sister decided she needed to give Chloe some kind of visibility beyond her Maxfund profile.
The solution? She started a blog.
The Purrfect Companion gave my sister a chance to write in greater detail about Chloe’s personality and progress in her new setting. Though she only made a handful of posts, the results were astounding. Over the next year, nearly every person who wrote to express interest in Chloe mentioned how much they loved the blog. Chloe’s web presence drew quite a few people to come meet her in person. Unfortunately, Chloe is a rather shy animal who failed to seal the deal because she often hid when people came to meet her. Without the blog though, she might not ever have been given the chance to meet so many potential owners.
Eventually, the blog paid off. Chloe’s story attracted the perfect match and she now has a happy new home with her new owner. My sister plans to continue blogging about future foster animals, so keep an eye out. You may just find the purrfect companion.
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