Chicago animal shelter begins accepting Bitcoin and Dogecoin

PAWS Chicago, the animal-rescue organisation, announced a fundraising drive in Bitcoin, Ethereum, Dogecoin and other cryptocurrencies ahead of the construction of a new hospital for homeless cats and dogs.

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Much wow. Such laser.

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Attention all crypto owners: your Dogecoin, Bitcoin, Ethereum, and even more can now help us reach our mission! Not to the moon, but for something even bigger – saving Chicago’s homeless pets.
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Next step? Elmocoin. 😉 pic.twitter.com/1jhUwpDrue

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— PAWSChicago (@PAWSChicago) August 24, 2021

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The aim of PAWS Chicago is to reduce the number of euthanasia procedures in U.S. shelters by replacing euthanasia with sterilization. Over 25 years of operation the organisation has carried out more than 300,000 such operations, which helped cut the number of deaths of homeless animals in Chicago by 91%.

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The initiative was implemented in partnership with the creative advertising agency Leo Burnett. Together they installed 180 billboards in the city featuring a dog shooting lasers from its eyes, and a QR code for donations.

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“Any donated amount will help provide medical care to thousands of dogs and cats in Chicago and in 13 states where animals are most at risk of euthanasia,” according to PAWS Chicago’s website.

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In June, the charity: water, which delivers clean water to developing countries, launched the Bitcoin Water Trust to accept donations in the first cryptocurrency.

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