Посты канала The Open Heart | Announcement

Today is Global Cat Day and while a lot of people are posting photos of the cats they live with, it’s worth remembering how many others are still outside with no reliable place to eat. A lot of them ended up there because someone once decided a real animal was too much work or stopped being interesting, and now they spend their days wary of the very people who could help them. Regular feeding in the same spot is one of the simplest things that slowly changes that, and The Open Heart exists so those spots can be marked and the care doesn’t have to stop when one person can’t come back. Just open your heart ❤️

Yesterday powerful earthquakes struck Venezuela. Magnitudes reached 7.5 near the Caracas region, buildings collapsed, and a state of emergency is now in place. Aftershocks continue and the picture is still developing. In the middle of all this, the animals need attention too. I mean both your own pets and the stray cats and dogs who already live without real protection. Disasters hit them hardest. If you have pets in or near the affected areas, keep them with you. Have carriers ready, pack extra food, water and any medicines. Make sure tags and microchips are current. Do not leave them behind. They depend on you completely when everything turns upside down. If you come across a stray cat or dog while moving through damaged neighborhoods, here is how to help without making the situation worse for anyone. Your safety comes first. Aftershocks can arrive without warning and damaged structures may still shift. Move carefully and avoid risky areas. Approach the animal slowly and speak in a calm, low voice. Give them space. A frightened animal can bite or scratch even if it is normally gentle, so let them decide you are not a threat. When it feels safe, offer clean water or a little food. This often helps them settle enough to let you get closer. Contain them gently if you can. A carrier, a sturdy box or a leash used with care works far better than chasing. Check for a collar or tags with a contact number. If you can reach a working vet or shelter, ask for a microchip scan. That one step brings many pets back to their families. If the animal looks badly injured, keep it as comfortable as possible and get professional care fast. Do not try to treat serious wounds yourself. The goal is simple - act quickly and safely, then hand the animal to people who can actually help long-term. At the heart of it this is about responsibility. Pets are not things we set aside when life gets hard. They are living beings who trust us every day. Stray animals did not choose the streets and they did not cause this earthquake. They deserve the same basic chance at safety. If you can, support the groups already working on the ground. Verified local rescues need resources now. Even sharing clear, practical information helps. No animal should be forgotten while people recover. Stay safe. And keep an eye out for the ones who cannot speak for themselves. Just open your heart ❤️

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Hey, kind Hearts ❤️ In Tuapse, Russia right now things are really tough for the animals. Cause of the fire at the marine terminal, the city has been hit with black toxic rain mixed with mazut. Stray dogs, cats and birds are walking around covered in sticky black sludge. Many of them are poisoned, can barely move, and are just sitting there on the streets. If you’re in Tuapse or nearby and you see an animal in this condition - please don’t walk past. Here’s what you can do yourself right away: - Wash the animal carefully, first with regular vegetable oil, then with dish soap. - Give it clean water and food. If you can, take it home for a while or get in touch with local volunteers. A quick reminder for pet owners: - Keep an extra close eye on your dogs especially. They spend more time outside than cats and are much more likely to get this stuff on them. Try to keep them indoors for now and wash them immediately if they come home dirty. Just open your heart.

Hey everyone Kind Hearts! ❤️ 🥺 As temperatures drop below zero across many regions, we’d like to kindly remind our users - please stay especially attentive to homeless animals in your vicinity. We encourage you to review our in-app winter care guidelines including step-by-step instructions for building warm, insulated shelters for cats and dogs using simple, accessible materials. If possible, dedicate one weekend day to assembling a few mini shelters and place them near your home or office. Remember to check them regularly for structural integrity and moisture to prevent mold, straw is the safest bedding (more details in our in-app FAQ). ❤️ And don’t forget to share these efforts with friends and fam. 🖥 Over the past two months, we’ve intensively refined our image verification pipeline - specifically to combat the rising number of malicious uploads violating ethical standards and overloading our identification system. 🐱 We’ve now fully upgraded the algorithm, added a CAPTCHA triggered by suspicious activity, and tightened enforcement: ❗️ Severe violations (e.g., cruel, illegal, NSFW or deeply unethical content) ➡️ permanent, immediate ban. ❗️ Promotional/spam images ➡️ warning issued, account remains active. ❗️ Blurry photos or accidental PII exposure ➡️ image rejected without warning, preserving user trust and experience. 🛎 We’re protecting the mission and giving honest users the benefit of the doubt. ❤️ Wishing you health, warmth, and joy in the New Year! Thank you for standing with us. Open your hearts in 2026!

Hey everyone Kind Hearts! ❤️ 🤬 Last week we faced multiple waves of spam over 3,500 fake reports of homeless animals. Most included promotional images, some even carried political slogans. 😠 Per our Terms of Use, our verification system automatically blocked all these false markers and the accounts behind the attack were permanently banned. ❗️ We’re now considering adding CAPTCHA either triggered during suspicious activity or enabled permanently when creating a new animal marker, to prevent similar attacks. In any case those behind this campaign whatever malicious intent they may have had failed to achieve their goal. On our end, we successfully passed our first real stress test thanks to their attack. The Open Heart

Hey Kind Hearts! 😇 We’ll be doing server maintenance today at 09:00 UTC to fix some issues. ⌛ Estimated downtime: 30 minutes to 1 hour. Thanks for your patience 🫶 The Open Heart app

Hey everyone, Kind Hearts! We kindly ask you not to use alt or side accounts in giveaway. We see you 👀 Be real with yourselves first. And once again everyone who participated with integrity will receive a reward 💰 Also got a bunch of emails asking about virtual volunteer hubs in other capitals. We hear you. It’s already in the works part of the upgrade for current centers. If you’ve seen the grayed out Improve button - that’s part of the next update ❤️ Got questions or wild ideas? Throw them in the chat. We’re all ears.

Hey Kind Hearts! We’ll be doing server maintenance today at 10:00 UTC to fix some issues. ⌛ Estimated downtime: 30 minutes to 1 hour. Thanks for your patience 🫶 The Open Heart app

Hey everyone Kind Hearts! ❤️ Mod applications are now closed - 23 submissions received. Huge thx! We’ll review them all and reach out to selected candidates within the next week. ❤️ Also, over 10 verified open to public animal shelters have already applied to be on The Open Heart map. We’ve contacted the owners - they’re fully on board with user tasks and visitor engagement. We’re just getting started ❤️

🔄 Hey everyone Kind Hearts! ▶️ We’re now accepting Shelter Registration Form. From today, animal shelters around the world can register to be part of The Open Heart - and appear directly in the app for users to see, support, and connect with. 🥰 Users will be able to take part in real shelter tasks like walking dogs, spending time with cats, or helping with feeding - and earn Hearts for every verified action. If you or someone you know runs a shelter this is your chance to be seen. Fill out our application form. Share this with everyone you know. Like and comment on our X post it helps increase visibility. Thanks for the support.

🔈 ANNOUNCING: If you’ve checked out our roadmap you know we’re planning to integrate real animal shelters worldwide directly into The Open Heart. ❤️ You’ll see their locations on the map, how many animals they’re caring for, and check info on each individual animal. ❤️New tasks will include visiting shelters in your city such as dog-walking with extra Hearts rewards for completing them.  ‼️Starting this week we’re accepting applications indefinitely. Integration is scheduled for Q4 2026. 💕 If you know of shelters in your city, personally know shelter staff or run a shelter yourself - this is meant for you. 🕺 Friends, all submitted info will be thoroughly verified. If you’re stepping into this - please take it seriously. We’ll be releasing the application in the next few days. In the meantime, please share this with friends and acquaintances.

Hey Kind Hearts! We’ll be doing server maintenance today at 10:30 UTC to fix some issues. ⌛ Estimated downtime: 30 minutes to 1 hour. Thanks for your patience 🫶

Dear friends, please take a moment to check out the tips and guidelines in the FAQ section on how to properly tag and snap stray animals. ☝️ If you report that you fed or gave water to an animal but it’s not clearly visible in the photo - the animals profile will be automatically rejected. ❗️The same goes for location photos if the image of the area is missing, the animals profile won’t be approved too. Our main goal is helping stray animals and accurately marking their locations. Let’s keep it real and make every report count for everyone 🫶

Hey everyone Kind Hearts! 🚨 We’re now hiring community moderators. If you took part in the beta testing, feel free to drop your application in the testers’ chat. We’ll repost this message there too. 🛡 Having prior experience as a mod or running social media accounts will definitely give you an edge. We’re reading every single application carefully. ⏰ Applications are open until Sept 12th inclusive.

Hey everyone Kind Hearts! ❤️ We see all your animal card submissions - thank you for the love and effort. But we’ve noticed some users are still uploading inappropriate or promo content. This kind of content is immediately rejected AI and removed to keep the app safe for all. 🤝 ‼️ Here are our simple rules and tips for uploading photos of homeless animals. 👍 Before approaching any animal please read our safety tips in the FAQ section of the app. Your safety and the animal’s - comes first. ⚠️ Photo Upload Rules. Prohibited content to protect safety, ethics and quality. 🚩 Banned Content Types: - Cruelty/Violence: Wounds, beatings. - Abuse or neglect scenes. 🚩 Illegal Activities: - Feeding in restricted areas (private property without permission). - Using animals for commercial purposes (e.g., promotional photos). 🚩 Privacy Violations: - People without consent. - Photos showing personal data. 🚩 Unethical Content: - Animals in humiliating/dangerous situations (trash cans, roads). - Weapons, drugs or illegal items in photos. 🚩 Censorship & Ethics: - Prohibited: NSFW content, nudity, erotic material. - Extremist/terrorist/hate group symbols. - Political/religious slogans or provocative messages. - Content promoting violence, discrimination or harmful practices. ⚠️ Consequences of Violations. ⛔️ Account Blocking: - Repeat offenses or posting severe violations (violence, banned symbols, explicit content) will get your account blocked. 🗑 Content Removal: - Users can report unethical content in animal profiles (tap❗️in animal card). Content will be removed/edited and the violator gets a warning. - False reports - warnings for the reporter. ✔️ Tips for Quality Photos. Only accept real original photos of stray animals. No internet pics. 📸 How to photograph animals: - Get close to show unique marks (scars, coat patterns). - Capture them in natural settings (near bowls, shelters). 🍽 To confirm feeding pic must show this exact animal with the bowl nearby. - If not the request will be automatically removed Please avoid using false locations when adding animal markers. it's detected. 👀 Just think how will you or others help the animal if the pin is wrong? If the location is inaccurate someone might miss a hungry cat or dog just because they went to the wrong spot. Let’s keep The Open Heart real and safe. Thank you for doing it right.

Hey everyone kind hearts! 🫶 Don’t forget - every league-up unlocks a free Virtual Volunteer Center! More centers ➡️ faster adoptions ➡️ more Fuzzy. And of course the higher your league - the more Hearts you earn for helping stray animals IRL. Keep rising - rewards grow with you!

🎁Referral giveaway is still on! Check the rules in this post. 🥇 Current leader has 16 active referrals. Everyone still has a chance!