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WHILE SCANNING THROUGH your Twitter timeline this morning, you may have noticed people posting ‘dog selfies’.
What’s it all about, you ask?
Last night, a fire at Manchester Dogs’ Home killed an estimated 53 dogs. The fire is suspected to have been the result of an arson attack and a 15-year-old boy has been arrested in connection with it.
Shortly after the fire, The Manchester Evening News established a donation page.
We have set up a donations page to raise funds for Manchester Dog's Home following the fire. Please donate or share: https://t.co/MXFyRlNZ53
Then, a Twitter user named Joe Farrar decided to take it one step further and shared this on Twitter.
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It didn’t take long for the craze to catch on with countless Twitter users now sharing selfies with their dogs and donating to the Manchester Dogs’ Home with the hashtag #dogselfie.
Saturday 21 December, 2024
Saturday 21 December, 2024
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Here is the heartbreaking reason why people are sharing dog selfies on Twitter
WHILE SCANNING THROUGH your Twitter timeline this morning, you may have noticed people posting ‘dog selfies’.
What’s it all about, you ask?
Last night, a fire at Manchester Dogs’ Home killed an estimated 53 dogs. The fire is suspected to have been the result of an arson attack and a 15-year-old boy has been arrested in connection with it.
Shortly after the fire, The Manchester Evening News established a donation page.
Then, a Twitter user named Joe Farrar decided to take it one step further and shared this on Twitter.
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We couldn't find this Tweet
It didn’t take long for the craze to catch on with countless Twitter users now sharing selfies with their dogs and donating to the Manchester Dogs’ Home with the hashtag #dogselfie.
Whoops!
We couldn't find this Tweet
Whoops!
We couldn't find this Tweet
Among the celebrities to have supported the campaign are Ricky Gervais and Piers Morgan, who both tweeted links to the donation page.
As of this morning, the campaign has raised £519,000 with the cumulative total going up by the minute.
Manchester Evening News now say that their ultimate fundraising goal is £1,000,000.
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