Animal shelter

Volunteering at an animal shelter is more fun than you would expect it to be. I love going just to pet all the cats. It’s interesting to see how they all have such different personalities like humans do. For instance you have the “hateful cat” that literally gives hisses and snarls at every living thing that walks by. You also have the “bored cat” that stars blankly at a wall no matter how much you try to make it purr by petting it and giving it treats. You also have the cat that loves everything, you pet it just once and it already starts to purr. Then you have the cat that wants attention, it will pass on water, food and toys, it simply just wants you to pet it. Then you have the cat that just always has an itch so you stick your hand out and they rub their head against it and you don’t have to do any of the work.

Taking care of the dogs at the animal shelter is a whole different story though, they all want to have attention. Once you walk into the big room with all of the dog cages they immediately do everything in their power to get attention from you. Something that really makes dogs and cats different is that cats pay more attention to the other cats surrounding them (like if they are in their personal space) than if there are humans around, but dogs don’t even notice the other dogs around when there is a human around. I think that’s what makes people tend to like dogs better as friends because they are more loyal to humans then cats and they can build a better relationship with you because dogs really care about what the humans are up to.

Sure there are some gross things that you have to do if you volunteer at an animal shelter but that is nothing compared to all the love you feel after you have paid attention to the animals. They just want someone to show them that they care, and by showing them that you care they will show you that they care too. (363)