Walking through a rancid room filled with dusty shelves completely cluttered with cans and bags of animal food disgusted me. As I continued to walk through this animal shelter that was only thirty minutes from my home, I realized the animals in this place were not taken care of properly. They were unhappy and clustered together. This completely opened up my eyes and made me think about what had happened to my animals before I took them home. Ever since I was a little girl I wanted to help people and animals. I used to beg my parents to bring me to shelters, but they knew that we would end up with another animal because I would get so attached. I have learned some steps that could be taken to help these poor animals and to regain their trust
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Emma is my heart and soul and she has brought so much happiness into our home. I am so grateful to rescue a dog in need and give her a good home. Emma was just four weeks old when she was rescued from a high kill shelter. Her mother had been put in the shelter because of her breed, while she was there she had nine puppies. The puppies were taken away from their mother and put in a separate unit of cages. To this day she is afraid of water because the people at the shelter sprayed the puppies with hoses. People believed that Emma and her eight siblings would not be able to find forever homes because they were very afraid of people for obvious reasons. I move through the next room and see the “unadoptable dogs”. Most of these dogs are aggressive or too skittish to find forever homes. Emma was a very scared little dog when we first rescued her. She would stand in the corner with her tail between her legs because she was afraid my family was like the people at the shelter. With a little work, Emma is now one of the most loving dogs I have ever had. All these dogs just want love and attention, and I wish that I could give it to them all. Animal shelters in the United States are getting out of hand. The problems with these shelters can be easily fixed with a little hard work. These animals have done nothing to deserve how they are treated. Many people do not agree with many shelters due to the awful conditions. Animals need love just like people
Emma is my heart and soul and she has brought so much happiness into our home. I am so grateful to rescue a dog in need and give her a good home. Emma was just four weeks old when she was rescued from a high kill shelter. Her mother had been put in the shelter because of her breed, while she was there she had nine puppies. The puppies were taken away from their mother and put in a separate unit of cages. To this day she is afraid of water because the people at the shelter sprayed the puppies with hoses. People believed that Emma and her eight siblings would not be able to find forever homes because they were very afraid of people for obvious reasons. I move through the next room and see the “unadoptable dogs”. Most of these dogs are aggressive or too skittish to find forever homes. Emma was a very scared little dog when we first rescued her. She would stand in the corner with her tail between her legs because she was afraid my family was like the people at the shelter. With a little work, Emma is now one of the most loving dogs I have ever had. All these dogs just want love and attention, and I wish that I could give it to them all. Animal shelters in the United States are getting out of hand. The problems with these shelters can be easily fixed with a little hard work. These animals have done nothing to deserve how they are treated. Many people do not agree with many shelters due to the awful conditions. Animals need love just like people