Aside from playing with the animals, we also can brush the animals, walk the dogs, feed the animals, clean out their pens, was the animals, sweep around the humane society and wash doors and windows. There is only two people that are full time workers at the animal shelter, they have a few part-timers, so when I get the chance I always go volunteer out there. It means a lot to the workers that me and other students from the college come out and are willing to volunteer. The animals are always in need of walking, playing and lots of love and attention.
A lot of people that come in and out of the animal shelter typically play with the puppies and walk the younger dogs and puppies. When we are there, we try to walk and play with the dogs who look like they do not get as much attention as the other dogs. One of my favorite things about volunteering here is playing with the animals and seeing how happy they get when they get attention. One of the best part of the shelters is that it is a non-kill shelter.
One of the hardest parts about working at the animal shelter is that I want to take every animal home. There have been instances where I have almost cried because some of the animals brought into the shelter are treated so terribly or were left abandon to die. By volunteering through there, I see a lot of people who come in and out of the shelter looking to adopt pets. I encourage everyone to go out there and adopt a pet. If you cannot adopt, then at least try your best to go out there and play with the animals.
Below is a video about the Fort Humane Society
Fort Defiance Humane Society Video
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