I love spending time volunteering at my local animal shelter!  It feels good to care for those poor animals!
I bet it does!  I feel bad for the stray, lost, and abandoned dogs and cats and other animals, and it's wonderful that you help take care of them!
There are way too many strays and not nearly enough people to adopt.  Have you ever worked at an animal shelter?
Yes, I have worked in one for 5 years!  Interestingly, some people think that "animal shelter" is another way to say "pound"
What is the difference between the two?
Some think that "animal shelter" sounds more caring than the term "pound".  Do you volunteer at one of the no-kill shelters?
Yes, there are 2 local no-kill shelters.  It is too hard to go to a place where they routinely put down the animals.  I try to foster animals as much as possible as well.
No-kill shelter
A "no-kill" shelter is an animal shelter that does not kill healthy or treatable animals even when the shelter is full, reserving euthanasia for terminally ill animals or those considered dangerous to public safety. A no-kill shelter uses many strategies to promote shelter animals; to expanding its resources using volunteers, housing and medical protocols; and to work actively to lower the number of homeless animals entering the shelter system. 10% of animals can be killed in a no-kill shelter and
me up real good on animal issues." Fatal to his campaign was that he was self-funded and was not supported by an organization. Hindi "lost badly" in the primary.
Hunting and fishing.
Raised in a culture filled with hunting and fishing. Hindi said, "My mother brought me up to be kind to animals and to care for them, but I didn't make the connection between abuse and hunting until years later." His mother taught him to nurture cats and dogs, taking