BANGOR, Maine — This is one of those times when the power of social media can be used for good.
The food cupboard at Bangor Humane Society was nearly bare when shelter officials asked for help on Facebook over the weekend, WCSH reported.
In the post, they said they were caring for almost 300 animals at the shelter and in foster homes and only had about 32 containers of cat food left in the shelter's pantry.
They requested donations of cat food to either be dropped off at the shelter directly or ordered from its Amazon wish list.
UPDATE: Thank you so much to all who donated, we are well restocked! HELP! We are currently caring for nearly 300...
Posted by Bangor Humane Society on Saturday, July 20, 2019
By Monday, the pantry was full and the animals would be fed thanks to the kindness of strangers, WCSH reported.
THANK YOU … for always being there when we need you! Just a few days ago our food shelves were bare of wet food and now...
Posted by Bangor Humane Society on Monday, July 22, 2019
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One of the workers told WCSH that it was the largest amount of donations that came in at basically one time.
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