I try to volunteer at an animal shelter as often as I can.  I think its important to care for animals. I didn't used to have much thought toward them but that changed as I learned more about animal cruelty.
That's great! I'd love to work at an animal shelter one day! Does your facility care for mostly dogs and cats, or do you also help sick or wounded wildlife?
Dogs, cats, some reptiles, and small animals like guinea pigs.  We were thinking of rescuing a couple guinea pigs.
I've adopted two cats from animal shelters! I try to support my local no-kill shelters, it's such a shame when an animal is put to sleep because it isn't claimed quickly enough by a new owner.
I know. I feel so sad because its not their fault that they're in that situation.  That's awesome that you adopted some cats.  I think there are animal shelters all over the nation but I'm not sure.
Humane Society of the United States
The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS), based in Washington, D.C., is an American nonprofit organization founded by journalist Fred Myers and Helen Jones, Larry Andrews, and Marcia Glaser in 1954, to address what they saw as animal-related cruelties of national scope, and to resolve animal welfare problems by applying strategies beyond the resources or abilities of local organizations. In 2013, the "Chronicle of Philanthropy" identified HSUS as the 136th largest charity in the United States in
, Newkirk had given no thought to animals rights or even vegetarianism. In 1970, she and her husband moved to Poolesville, Maryland, where she studied to become a stockbroker. A neighbor abandoned some kittens, and Newkirk decided to take them to an animal shelter. She told Specter:
Newkirk took a job in the kennels, witnessing the mistreatment of the animals, including physical abuse. Kathy Snow Guillermo writes that Newkirk disinfected kennels by day, and by night studied animal care, animal behavior, and animal-cruelty