A dog who has waited patiently for over a year in a shelter for her forever home has become a social media hit as animal lovers try everything to get her adopted.
Melia, described as a nervous black dog, had spent 413 days at Hempstead Animal Shelter in New York as of Tuesday October 29.
Shelter worker Lu, who has volunteered at Hempstead for five years, has shone a spotlight on Melia, saying the organization is the dog’s “only hope.” “She will not get out without our help,” Lu said.
Lu’s Instagram page regularly features dogs who struggle to be adopted without a special push, and after helping shelter dog Bullseye get adopted, Lu has changed the account’s Instagram name to @adopt_melia_and_friends and is now posting daily clips and photos of Melia.
“I feature pups that are struggling getting placed or just invisible and need to be seen,” Lu told Newsweek.
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