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So last Saturday Benny finished the meet and greet room at the Humane Society. He is now an Eagle Scout! Yay! I have to say that this was a really rewarding experience for us. We have learned an awful lot about what takes place on a daily basis at the Humane Society. Every Friday is spay and neuter day.. and they are BUSY! I'm so impressed with the responsible dog and cat owners that bring their pets in to get fixed. There are just too many dogs and cats that need homes.. I'm  100%  on board with the HS for spaying and neutering, especially now that Ive seen all the sad pleading eyes in the cages behind the door next to this room. I'm guilty myself of breeding my dog so that we could keep one of her puppies to keep part of her with us...however.. I would never do that again now that I have seen so many dogs that beg for homes! Incidentally, we had our puppy spayed. A really cool thing we witnessed at the HS was an older woman that trapped three feral cats and brought them in to get fixed and paid for it out of her own pocket!  Apparently people are always dropping cats off  at her house because she lives out in the middle of nowhere.. so she takes care of them so she wont get over-run by cats. And, she wasnt the only person to do that. A younger woman brought in two more and paid out of her pocket too. We have seen wonderful adoptions, and really sad surrenders. Surrenders are when people bring pets in for whatever reason and give them up. Theyve had ferrets, Guinea pigs, rabbits and a bird surrendered, as well as sick and abused family pets, just while we have been there. I have to say I admire the volunteers that put in so many service hours to help all of these animals. Also, there is a girl that works there named Alyssa, that is so kind and gracious to those who are surrendering pets. I dont think I could be as kind as she is about it. I just cry. My other kids, Alison, Bryce and Amber came to see the room Benny had done and we watched two surrenders that made us cry. One was a dog that had been adopted a year ago, but the owner got a new job out of state and couldnt take it with her and that poor dog was sooooo sad! It knew where it was. It tried every way to not go into the cage room. The second was a dog that was skin and bones and had sores all over its body. It had obviously been in a cage that was too small for it, and it was so happy to see people! It literally had a smile on its face! It was totally neglected and abused and yet still so  happy to see people! Amazing!....We all wanted to kill the people  that brought it in! And...to make things even worse..the guy asked if they could stop by once in awhile to visit that dog!!!! Really?!!! Alyssa said, "Ummm, no...thats really not a good idea because then the dog thinks youre coming back to get it and it would be really hard on him."  Oh my gosh...she was so kind to him and Im thinking the whole time  DUH!!!!!!!! You IDIOT!!!!!!!!! That guy should be put in a cage that is way too small for him and have to starve!!!!!!!!! And then, how about we have his family stop by once in awhile to visit him!

That was a perfect example for my kids to see where the Humane Society is a haven for most animals.

  

Here is the meet and greet room totally finished. The pictures on the wall are from the Humane Society website. Two of the six animals here have been adopted out.

This is the cat palace. Thats what I call it, because the cats have all of that room to roam and play.

 These cats are in cages because they dont socialize as well with other cats.

 Here are my kids visiting the dogs. We were happy to hear that three...(and a fourth dog pending)..were adopted that day.

 They have alot of plans for the future here at the HS. This summer they will start building a dog park that will include a pool for training hunters..a theater for trainers to instruct... an obstacle course   ...and a ton of other things. Its going to be awesome! With all of these improvements I have to think it will only help with the adoptions here. I sure hope so!