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Use of social media to promote animal adoptions causes problems for Norman shelter

By Jane Glenn Cannon, Staff WriterVolunteers at metro-area animal shelters often photograph adoptable dogs and cats and post their pictures on Facebook or use other social media outlets to promote adoptions. Networking through social media also can help in reuniting lost pets with their owners, they say. But officials at Norman Animal Welfare say such postings can be problematic. Supervisor John Bowman said personal information on a tag on a recent posting led to numerous phone calls to a family that was dealing with the death of a loved one, who also happened to be the animal’s owner.Read more on NewsOK.com

 

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