GEAUGA COUNTY -- Saving animals is getting easier, thanks to Facebook.
A Geauga County woman used social media to rescue a litter of kittens from hundreds of miles away.
After Erin Brady began following pet shelter rescue sites on Facebook, she found she could apply to be a foster owner for animals on death row.
Thousands of cats, dogs and other animals that end up in shelters are euthanized because of overcrowding.
Brady connected with a Facebook page called Pet Pardons, which has helped spare the lives of over 2,000 cats and dogs that face euthanasia.
A cat owner herself, Brady will be in Canton Tuesday night to meet a delivery of kittens. The animals are coming from an overcrowded shelter in North Carolina.
She'll foster the animals in Chardon until permanent homes are found.
"You really get a high out of saving a life. I'm so happy I can help," Brady said.
Brady is getting extra help from Happy Tails Cat Sanctuary and Chardon Country Kennels. The kennel will board the kittens at a low cost for Brady, and she'll be responsible for their food and wellness.
The kill shelter in North Carolina is sending Brady adoption forms, should someone in Northeast Ohio want to adopt the kittens.
At Geauga Humane Society's Rescue Village, the staff uses Facebook and email blasts to reach thousands of people at any hour of the day.
While Rescue Village is a no-kill shelter, Executive Director Hope Brustein says social media has led to countless adoptions.
"Animal welfare people can't do without it, just like everyone else," Brustein said.
In Ashtabula County, the Animal Protective League is still in need of people to adopt cats and dogs.
After a Channel 3 story last Monday, several people adopted animals from the county shelter, and even more signed up to foster the pets.
But more animals were turned in last week than the number adopted out.
The shelter is overcrowded, and may have to euthanize if more owners don't come forward in the next few days.
You can find links to the Ashtabula APL and the Geauga Humane Society under the "Related Links" section of this story.
If you are interested in adopting the kittens Erin Brady will receive this week, you can email her as well: ebrady07@msn.com
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