Signal-boosting for an EXTREMELY important cause brought to light by ShineBright about an absolutely horrific case of animal neglect:

http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/5487857/

A poor 7 month old kitten was subjected to DAYS of starvation and agony, WHY...? Because her previous owner was saving up for a furry convention this coming weekend. Amazing. I can't WAIT for the ASPCA to crawl fifty feet up this disgusting person's animal-abusing asshole.

Little Ebony's fate is still uncertain (she's in a REALLY bad way, so she's not completely out of the woods yet), and the shelter has gone above and beyond the call of duty to rescue this cat. They MADE space for her--JUST for her, even when the shelter was technically full and they weren't supposed to take any more animals--and even went so far as to go to the owner's house to pick up Ebony, when the owner kept making excuses not to bring her in. They're literally working to save her life out of their very own pockets. So please. Even if all you can spare is a few bucks, give from your hearts and send this poor little sweetheart all the good vibes you possibly can. And if you absolutely can't donate, the best way you can help is to spread the word and repost ShineBright's journal anywhere you can (and please do that, too, even if you ARE donating--we need as many folks to see this as possible!).