Twenty-one dogs at Halifax Humane Society recently had their adoption fees covered due, in large part, to Dogecoin.
Dogecoin, unlike what the name seems to suggest, is not a currency exclusive to dogs.
A young woman who saw her investment with the cryptocurrency pay off decided to pay it forward by anonymously donating nearly $1,000 to the Daytona Beach animal shelter, said Barry KuKes, the shelter’s community outreach director.
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KuKes said the woman asked for the donation to be attributed to the Doge Community.
Sunday’s donation came at a good time since the shelter had recently taken in more than 40 dogs after a dogfighting operation was busted by Daytona Beach police.
More than half of the adopters who found out their fees were covered still wanted to help the shelter and made donations anyway.
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“They wanted to pay it forward as well,” KuKes said.
While the shelter has received anonymous donations before, KuKes said this was the first to which cryptocurrency is linked.
Another reason the donation was helpful is that the shelter is no kill, and animals aren’t turned away, KuKes said.
What’s cryptocurrency?
Cryptocurrency is a form of payment that can be used online. There are several different cryptocurrencies, which work using blockchain, a decentralized technology that’s used across several computers that records and manages transactions.
A number of companies have developed their own cryptocurrencies, also known as tokens.