Surrendering
Surrendering animals to the shelter consists of a number of reasons that the owner is turning them in. Volunteering for the past two weeks I have read some pretty heart breaking stories and reasons behind giving up their animal. It is very tough to not judge when they come in personally to the shelter and you over hear what they have to say, it's defiantly a learning process for me in this situation still. Being in contact with the animal and knowing wht they have been through brakes my heart and puts tears in my eye. I know I am doing the right thing to help these animals out the best I can.
Here is just a few of the many of my experience with animals that have been surrendered.
- Felix ID# 36960
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| Felix is a male who is 2 1/2 years old. This little guy is quite the little character and he was surrendered to the shelter because the owner was moving. This cat has such a great sweet personality and he is very friendly to just about anyone. Felix like to play, cuddle, and isn't shy to tell you when he wants some attention. This cat keeps makes me smile when i see him and just wants someone that really cares for him and love him the way he needs to be love. |
- Abby ID# 71472
- Mini ID# 71430
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| Abby is a year old lab hound mix. She was surrendered to the shelter May of last week due to her loving owner getting too old to take care of. Her owner adored Abby and had lots of great things to say about her. Abby is some what house trained, she does well with cats and other dogs too. She is filled with personality and she knows how to sit and is still working on shaking. She is going to be a great addition to any family, even with other animals. |
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| Mini is an 11 month old female cat. She was surrendered to the shelter May of last week due to her owner was loosing his or her job and had to move from a house to an apartment. Mini is a cat that just wants to cuddle up next to and and get some attention. She is super young and just wants the right family to scoop her home and treat her right. |
Bailey, I can relate to you. It is very emotional to hear when the public comes in and we witness the surrender process. I just keep reminding myself we are doing a good thing for these animals. It is difficult to know the animals past; however, I know they love the attention you are giving them! Just remind yourself each time that your love and attention towards the animals has a huge impact on their life!
ReplyDeleteI know that they love the attention, it makes me so happy that we go there and interact with them on a weekly bases. It just breaks my heart to see some of the sights we see and that at the end of the day after seeing and interacting with that animals we leave them. Thank you for the sweet advice and I am just taking it day buy day!
ReplyDeleteI agree with you it is hard to see why the animals are here I know I have cried a few times when I have read the reason why they are surrendered. Just keep your head up and keep up the good work. One suggestion I have would be on your images to not brighten them so much because on your photo of Felix it is to bright he blends in to the white back ground.
ReplyDeleteYour pictures are so unusual and I'm having a hard time figuring out what happened. It's like there may be too much brightness. Did that happen during histogram manipulation or something else? Sometimes unusual is good and sometimes things get lost and it's not good.
ReplyDeleteThey are over-corrected in the Photoshop stage. It is easy to do. Bailey should just back off a little more when correcting the levels and curves. The levels should just be corrected so that the little triangle of white (and black) each sit at the base of the mountain on the left and right side. In this class, curves should be used like salt—adding a little flavor, knowing that a pinch goes a long way!
DeleteI love the empathy and compassion among peers. Also, they are offering some fantastic constructive criticism. Well done to all, and great post Bailey!
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