Shelter Frustrations

  
Taysia Blue

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Purred: Tue Sep 29, '09 10:44am PST 
If you volunteer, I can almost guarantee that from time to time you are frustrated about something. Maybe we can all learn from each other on how to deal with some of the issues we run across...

My frustrations are:
1. the shelter I volunteer for is a kill shelter - they accept ALL animals through their doors, but there are times for medical reasons or behavior reasons, the animals are euthanized. I don't know what the answer is... I understand it in some instances, I would just like to see the kill numbers lower.

2. Politics, politics, politics... why, when organizations have the same end goal - to find permanent homes for animals that need them - is there competition and attitude? Does anyone ever encounter defensiveness and ego?

Nico

The White Cat of- Halloween
 
 
Purred: Sun Dec 6, '09 5:16pm PST 
I become mildly irritated with the people who come to the shelter just to look at the animals with no real intention of adopting. It's one thing to be unable to find a good match, but it's another to visit just to look at all the "cute" animals. I feel like it's a little cruel to the animals and gives false hope to the staff.

Dylan

Help! I'm- trapped with- some crazies!
 
 
Purred: Sat Jan 2, '10 11:23pm PST 
Your second frustration really doesn't apply to me - the animal shelter I volunteer for is the only animal shelter that rescues animals in the Philippines. But the organization's doing pretty well, actually. What I am wondering about is why the animal shelter only gives home to cats and dogs. There are some other animals out there being abused, like chickens being kept in extremely small cages, or horses starving to death, but still pulling a "traditional Spanish carriage".