First Visit and Orientation

First Visit , 
                 Wake County Animal Shelter 

photo courtesy of Mary Shannon Johnstone ©2012
Taken on May 9, 2012- accessed May10, 2012

    I road with Kayley, who is also in the class, and as we got off the high way and made our way to the shelter. The road there didn't have the most pleasing scenery and I wasn't too sure where we were going to end up.. Rough sites included  boring, off the main street, and a number of warehouses. Things for sure out side did not look so welcoming along the way. 
Immediately,walking up to the building you could smell that distinctive dog smell and defiantly a mixture of the animals when entering the building in the lobby.When we finally reached Wake County Animal Shelter and began our orientation introduction.  
               The orientation process gave me a better understanding of what  happens in the animal shelter and exactly the shelter does. The shelter provides, treats, loves, euthanasia, adoption, foster, and the list goes on. I really had a hard time understanding what was going on behind the scenes of getting rid of the animals, because as we know rumors do spread. As a result however, I am now aware of what happens, can accept it, even though it brakes my heart.  

         After the orientation came the tour of the facility, where we saw a majority of the entire place. The place is big and it all goes in circles it seemed like, I know I'm going to get a little confused. There is a lot to be aware of and defiantly need to pay close attention to.  
        The many smells were odd and  unpleasant in some areas. The mixture of food, laundry, bathroom, food, all mixed together and some stronger in various areas. The smell that go me was especially  bad on the dog adoption floors. 
        When it cam to seeing the sights, they  hard to walk past all the ones we saw were so cute but so heart breaking.  The cats were trying their hardest to get out or either terrified in the back or all curled up. On the other hand the dogs to me was the toughest. They were jumping, shaking, and curled up like they didn't know what was going on.  
       The sounds were even hard for me to hear. Just the consisting barking and crying was eating me up inside, just know that all of them need a loving home.  They all looked hopeless and as we walked by there looked at you with that look, like take me home.

L-R : Brittnay, Kayley, Bailey
We waled past this dog who didn't know what was
going on.. He kind of paused in his tracks and still had that look his
eyes they were were going to take him out.
photo courtesy of Mary Shannon Johnstone ©2012
Taken on May 9, 2012 - accessed May 1o, 2012