Motley Zoo Saves Kittens in the Cutest Way Possible

[joeybee12]

I follow a lot of photo-nerd stuff on the internet. Recently, there was an excellent article on the Huffington Post about how photographs can save the lives of shelter animals across the country. The article mentioned Seth Casteel's website One Picture Saves a Life (a partnership with GreaterGood.org), where the photographer posts tutorials to help shelters take better pictures of the animals they are trying to find homes for.​ The idea is that if you take a crappy, bummer-ish picture of a cat or dog or bunny—often when it's terrified upon first landing in a shelter—the chances of it getting adopted are slim. But if you know how to take a flattering photo of a well-fed and groomed animal, looking healthy and happy, it has a real, honest-to-goodness chance of finding a new owner.

But what if you upped the ante even further? Motley Zoo is a nonprofit animal rescue based in Redmond, and its cofounder Jme Thomas (pronounced Jamie) has one of the best photo ideas to date: What if you took a photo of Macklemore, or Snoop Dogg, or some of the dudes in Slayer holding a kitten or a puppy? That's a no-brainer: The cool-groupie rock animal picture gets blasted around the internets, and the animal gets adopted right away! Hannah Levin (producer and host of Seek and Destroy on KEXP) recently started working with Thomas to organize animal/musician meet-and-greets. "There's something endlessly entertaining about handing a kitten to a rough and tough rock dude and watching him melt," says Levin. "Most importantly, though, it's proven to be an effective way to find homes for the four-legged buddies."



http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/motley-zoo-saves-kittens-in-the-cutest-way-possible/Content?oid=19053310

[magical thyme]

1. What a FABULOUS idea!!!!

Hmmmm....I live in an area where celebs come to visit. I wonder if our local no-kill shelter could pull something like that off...

[joeybee12]

2. Certainly getting a celeb involved garners a lot of attention...

I think getting celebs near you involved would really help.