Thursday, April 06, 2006
Day One: Animal Shelter
My dedicated fans will recall my many attempts at volunteering in Germany, and that I am going through a multi-phase testing process to work (unpaid) at the animal shelter. After three preliminary meetings and documentation of the proper immunization (!) I actually got to volunteer today.
WHAT I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE: I’m not sure exactly why, but I had pictured myself sitting in an armchair (or perhaps on a couch) in a pleasant, sunny room surrounded by an assortment of needy cats all purring and begging for petting and attention. They would take turns sitting on my lap and being adorable, then play with cat toys.
WHAT IT ACTUALLY WAS: Backbreaking, wet, cold work. Four hours solid of scooping poop, sweeping, and hosing off. I met 9 cats, 3 of which were very ill, and 5 were extremely shy/terrified. I spent the approximately 15mins total available time allowed for petting/interaction petting a blanket with a terrified cat underneath and giving treats to a very cute, very overweight and very grateful ‘Spiky.’
WILL I GO BACK? I think so.
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WHAT I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE: I’m not sure exactly why, but I had pictured myself sitting in an armchair (or perhaps on a couch) in a pleasant, sunny room surrounded by an assortment of needy cats all purring and begging for petting and attention. They would take turns sitting on my lap and being adorable, then play with cat toys.
WHAT IT ACTUALLY WAS: Backbreaking, wet, cold work. Four hours solid of scooping poop, sweeping, and hosing off. I met 9 cats, 3 of which were very ill, and 5 were extremely shy/terrified. I spent the approximately 15mins total available time allowed for petting/interaction petting a blanket with a terrified cat underneath and giving treats to a very cute, very overweight and very grateful ‘Spiky.’
WILL I GO BACK? I think so.
¶ 7:03 PM
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i think the place you imagined was really a old folks home or possibly the cat lady's house fromt eh simpsons.
if you see animal planet ever, you knwo that shelters are not happy places.
but congrats on getting all your paperwork..do the germans ever ask to "see your papers" ?
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if you see animal planet ever, you knwo that shelters are not happy places.
but congrats on getting all your paperwork..do the germans ever ask to "see your papers" ?
sweeet
n
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