Ally Cat's Mommy
05-17-2004, 10:30 AM
HAHA - nope - I DIDN'T leave him there to find a new home ;)
I was interested by CCL's comments about the conditions at the
shelter being more than her hubby could bear! Today FOR THE
FIRST TIME EVER my hubby came with me to the shelter. His first
comments were "what a dump" (which it is - the buildings are ugly and falling apart, and everywhere is just dirty and dusty.
It's hard to be houseproud when you are in a bunch of shacks in the middle of a wasteground!!)
BUT he did leave there with a much deeper understanding of why I spend time there, and an overwhelming respect for the Sanctuary manager
and the other full-time and volunteer staff.
We went to visit "our" doggie TAG (They have called him Victor at the shelter, but if/when he comes home with us his name will be TAG). We also spent a while in the cattery -
he had a great time playing with the kittens, and was quite entranced by poor old
three-legged Candy. I dropped a couple of hints about how she has been there for ages, and hasn't found a home, and he is feeling quite sorry for her at the moment!!!
He also understood (eventually) the dilemma faced by the older
cats - I pointed out that EVEN HE had gravitated to the cute kittens and puppies - so he now understands first-hand how
important an event it is when we home an adult animal!
This is what the inside of the cattery looks like (there is a top and
bottom row of cages along each side, and they lead out into enclosures with cat trees, shelves etc to lie on - although it's a bit hot now, so most of them prefer to be inside).
http://img50.photobucket.com/albums/v153/JulieBahrain/Shelter%20Cats/DSCF4631.jpg
Some kitten pictures (just for fun!)
http://img50.photobucket.com/albums/v153/JulieBahrain/Shelter%20Cats/DSCF4629.jpg
http://img50.photobucket.com/albums/v153/JulieBahrain/Shelter%20Cats/DSCF4644.jpg
http://img50.photobucket.com/albums/v153/JulieBahrain/Shelter%20Cats/DSCF4637.jpg
I was interested by CCL's comments about the conditions at the
shelter being more than her hubby could bear! Today FOR THE
FIRST TIME EVER my hubby came with me to the shelter. His first
comments were "what a dump" (which it is - the buildings are ugly and falling apart, and everywhere is just dirty and dusty.
It's hard to be houseproud when you are in a bunch of shacks in the middle of a wasteground!!)
BUT he did leave there with a much deeper understanding of why I spend time there, and an overwhelming respect for the Sanctuary manager
and the other full-time and volunteer staff.
We went to visit "our" doggie TAG (They have called him Victor at the shelter, but if/when he comes home with us his name will be TAG). We also spent a while in the cattery -
he had a great time playing with the kittens, and was quite entranced by poor old
three-legged Candy. I dropped a couple of hints about how she has been there for ages, and hasn't found a home, and he is feeling quite sorry for her at the moment!!!
He also understood (eventually) the dilemma faced by the older
cats - I pointed out that EVEN HE had gravitated to the cute kittens and puppies - so he now understands first-hand how
important an event it is when we home an adult animal!
This is what the inside of the cattery looks like (there is a top and
bottom row of cages along each side, and they lead out into enclosures with cat trees, shelves etc to lie on - although it's a bit hot now, so most of them prefer to be inside).
http://img50.photobucket.com/albums/v153/JulieBahrain/Shelter%20Cats/DSCF4631.jpg
Some kitten pictures (just for fun!)
http://img50.photobucket.com/albums/v153/JulieBahrain/Shelter%20Cats/DSCF4629.jpg
http://img50.photobucket.com/albums/v153/JulieBahrain/Shelter%20Cats/DSCF4644.jpg
http://img50.photobucket.com/albums/v153/JulieBahrain/Shelter%20Cats/DSCF4637.jpg