Humane Society

This week, I went to the humane society on Tuesday, April 14 and Wednesday April 15. I spent two and a half hours volunteering on Tuesday and an additional hour on Wednesday. On Tuesday, Vicki and I mainly focussed on walking dogs. We took a young light brown pitbull out. Vicki was really scared of it because of all of the stories of these dogs being mean, but actually this dog was really nice. Then, we walked a border collie. This dog was one of my favorites. She was so nice and easy to walk . Then, we went and played with a few cats for a little while. The next day we walked a beagle and then a black lab. All of these dogs were so good and friendly. I was actually really surprised that almost all of the animals at the humane society are nice to people, but I found out the people there test the animals to make sure they are kind to humans. They test the animals by grabing their tail and bothering them while they are eating. They need people to voluteer with these animals so the animals become use to humans and become more friendly, loveable animals. By voluteering, we make these animals kinder creatures, so they will be more likely to get adopted into a nice home. I try to play with the older more scruffy animals because they are are less likely to be adopted and need a lot of attention.The first day I volunteered, I was really surprised to see how small the kennels and homes were for these animals. They should have more room to run and play. I think the community should raise money to help build a larger humane society. The society should also make paths going back into the woods, so we are not restricted to just walking the dogs around the small building. These dogs should have a large fence outside so we can let them off their leash and play catch with them outside. By volunteering at the humane society, I'm helping the community and gaining knowledge about animals at the same time. I am always excited to voluteer at the humane society, and I look forword to it every week.