Animal shelter staff resorts to drawing pictures of pets after camera 'breaks': 'Third dimension is overrated'

An animal shelter has been sharing drawings instead of photographs of the pets they’re caring for in hopes to get them adopted.

On May 9, the Ottawa Humane Society appeared to have warmed hearts on Facebook after posting some of the original artwork created by staff, after they thought their camera had stopped working.

“Our camera broke so we’ve resorted to drawing our adoptable animals,” the Ottawa Humane Society in Canada, shared in a public Facebook post.

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Gillian Lemieux shared her rendering of Ottawa Humane Society’s pug mix, Addison. (Gillian Lemieux)


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Krystal Dickie also took the opportunity to draw the two-year-old pup. (Krystal Dickie)


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Addison the pug mix has been adopted since the drawings of her were published. (Ottawa Humane Society)

Addison, a two-year-old pug mix, was the first pup to make an appearance. 

Two rabbits, Espresso and Annie, were also featured.

 

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The final pet to be showcased in this artistic medium was a six-year-old cat named Pumpkin.

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Krystal Dickie’s drawing of Espresso, a lionhead rabbit, was shared on the humane society’s social media page. (Krystal Dickie)


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Gillian Lemieux shared her drawing of Espresso with Fox News Digital. (Gillian Lemieux)


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"[Espresso] is looking for a loving family as unique as she is!," the Ottawa Humane Society posted on Facebook. (Ottawa Humane Society)

“Funny enough, the camera wasn’t actually broken,” Stephen Smith, Ottawa Humane Society manager of communications, told Fox News Digital.

Smith came up with the humorous idea of drawing the different pets as a way of attracting interest and attention to the adopatble animals “in a way that people have might not really seen before,” he shared.

The animal renderings were drawn by fellow humane society staff members — Gillian Lemieux, the Ottawa Humane Society’s marketing coordinator, and Krystal Dickie, the communications coordinator.

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The drawing of Pumpkin, by Krystal Dickie, was posted onto the account’s Facebook.  (Krystal Dickie)

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Gillian Lemieux shared her own interpretation of Pumpkin. (Gillian Lemieux)

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"[Pumpkin] can be frightened of new people and situations, but she’s even sweeter than her name," the pet organization posted. (Ottawa Humane Society)

“I thought it was going to do well just among our regular supporters…but I didn’t expect it to be as big as it has become,” Smith commented.

Since the post went up, there has been a great deal of interest in the highlighted animals, Smith said.

Addison, the pug mix, has already been adopted and there has been much interest surrounding Pumpkin.

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After the great response, Smith said there will be more drawings in the future.

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Gillian Lemieux’s rendering of Annie, the one-year-old American rabbit, is depicted as being very round. (Gillian Lemieux)


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Krystal Dickie captured the essence of Annie in her drawing. (Krystal Dickie)


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Annie was one of two rabbits posted on the Ottawa Humane Society Facebook page. (Ottawa Humane Society)

“We received [so much] positive feedback from it, I don’t think we can stop doing it at this point,” Smith added.