i have an interview…

[babybunsmum]

for volunteering at the local humane society!  i was at an orientation yesterday and signed up for an interview next week.  i’m so excited! 

i really want to become involved to better understand how things are run and the politics behind it.  i’d love to be a ‘play therapist’ for the bunnies especially since it seems not a lot of people know a whole lot about buns.  the employees there who know about rabbit behaviour do not have time to socialize with them.  but i’ll take what i can get to get my foot in the door there.

[osprey]

I hope it works out for you, BBM.  Working with homeless animals can be very rewarding.  Thank you for thinking of them!

 

[Sarita]

Can’t wait to hear all about it :~)

[rabbitsmba]

You’re stronger than I am, that’s for sure. I prefer to be on the “naive” side where shelters are concerned. Volunteering for a rescue has afforded me the opportunity to see shelters inside and out. The happy stories fill me with joy, but it is the sad ones that just kill me. Working at a shelter and having to do what they do would be too hard for me to deal with on a daily basis.

There is one particulr shelter we work with – they are high-kill – and every so often I go there to bring bunnies into our rescue. But when I am there, it takes every once of strength to not look at the ones that aren’t going with me – because I know what their fate is. I understand the whole shelter issue – shelters are understaffed, underpaid and under supported. They only have so much money, they only have so much room. Everyday animals are put to sleep for no reason other than no one wants them.

Our rescue gets the call, “We have five – can you take in five?” and we have to tell them “Sorry, we can only take two.” I used to think that was the hard part. The hard part is when that person has to go back and pick which two get to live and which three do not.

Enjoy your time with the animals – the role you will be playing is a very imoprtant and special one. You are a wonderful person for helping them during their most desperate time of need. I hope your experience is a good one – but be prepared for things you might not want to know.

[babybunsmum]

omgosh rabbitsmba… deciding which bun stayed & which went to rescue would be a very very sad role to play.  oi.  i don’t think i could do that either.  not without many tears & serious personal detriment. 

i found out a while back that this shelter is a kill facility & i am prepared for it…  well… as much as i can be anyways.  if my involvement gives me ‘in-your-face’ knowledge about euthanizations i will not last there long.  i understand that they have guidelines to follow which are set by a board of directors so my personal mission is to learn about how this works & if there’s a role there for me to help out more in any way to encourage informed rabbit adoptions.   it’s also interesting to learn about population medicine & all of the preventative measures they take to curb the spread of epidemics. 

i guess we’ll see what role i can fill there.  fingers crossed i can find a nice ‘sheltered’ slot to fill that involves only animal care!

[rabbitsmba]

Good luck to you! Follow your heart and know how much those animals will appreciate your love and understanding. Let us know how it goes!

[Kokaneeandkahlua]

Wow congrats BBM !! I’m sooo excited!! You’ll love it!

[Lisa_43]

Congrats BBM!! You will have to let us know how it all goes, those rabbits will sure enjoy all the love and cuddles.

[babybunsmum]

it’s official!  i’m a volunteer at the humane society!!!

i’m going to be lookng after the kitties & buns & piggies every tues morning for a couple of hours cleaning litters & making sure they have a nice fresh place to live.  i can’t believe i’m so excited about cleaning more poop.  lol.  you’d think i’d get enough of it here with the 2 composter buns & the dog

i have a training session on june 7th and presumably i start the next tues.

[osprey]

Yay, congratulations!  Don’t forget to bring the bunny and piggie litter home for the compost!

 

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