As if

Guest written by the awesome Abby, we couldn't agree more with this post! 

AS IF.....

AS IF it’s not hard enough being an animal rescue advocate, now Facebook is hiding our posts.  We have worked so hard and tirelessly to attract, tempt and befriend our over 10,280 followers over the last 2+ years, and now we have to fight just to be seen.  We have posted a lot.  We have posted a little.  We have posted funny photos.  We have posted heart wrenching stories.  We have posted videos.  We have posted contests.  We have posted questions.  We have posted links.  We have posted our blog.  We have posted our cases of animals in need.  We have posted happy updates from animals saved.  Lately, all we hear are crickets and the voice in our heads screaming, “WHAT IS GOING ON AROUND HERE? WHERE IS EVERYONE?  WHAT HAPPENED?  MY GOD, WHAT CAN WE DO?  WE CAN’T GO ON LIKE THIS!  PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE LET THIS POST HAVE A GOOD REACH……..”

AS IF we, as volunteers, don’t have a million other things that need to be done during our very short days.  We have spent countless hours brainstorming ways to get noticed and to have people remember and see us, to stand out from the non-profit crowd and beg for donations for our little souls that need a chance at life.  We have researched, talked, cried, screamed, begged, pleaded, researched some more, had tantrums, pulled our hair out, gotten angry, cheered back up, gotten frustrated, came back around.  And for what?  To just wake up tomorrow and start all over again.

AS IF this will stop us.  We will not be broken by the unfair algorithm that is Facebook.  We won’t ever give up.  We will keep our eye on the prize.  We will always remember each and every precious life that we have saved.  We will wipe away our tears, brush ourselves off, and hold our heads up high.  And tomorrow, come sunrise, we will wake up and do it all over again.

AS IF we would have it any other way.