I have quite a few friends on Facebook who actively promote
the rescue of dogs and cats from shelters. God bless these people for what they
do. I adopted a dog just a few months ago from a rescue organization so I do
what I can to help as well.
But it kind of surprises me that there isn’t a single person
on Facebook advocating for children. Dogs, yes. Cats, check. But kids…nope.
Why is that? Is it just easier to save dogs from a shelter?
Do people figure that Social Services is going to take care of kids so they
don’t have to? Is it because the dogs and cats are at risk of being put to
sleep and kids are not? I have no idea.
There are of course organizations with pages on Facebook that you can "like" that advocate for foster kids. For example there's the Massachusetts Adoption Resource Exchange (MARE) and the Foster Adoptive Mission. I "like" them both and they share some great information, both at times inspiring at at other times heartbreaking. But these are sponsored organizations and I am talking about friends who have passions for non-profit work.
As many posts as I see a day on dog and cat rescue, I wish I
saw just one on kid rescue. I post photos all the time and my friends do love
them so maybe it’s just left to me to be that person now. Hence the blog I
guess. Here I am getting our message out on love and the forever family.
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