Charlie Brindel has promised to offer $10,000 to Haven-Friends for Life animal shelter in order to bring the shelter to state standards. The 81 year old military colonel had received a bonus from the last place he worked and tries to challenge the community to donate so that state standards for the shelter can be achieved. The money will be used to complete construction of new buildings, fix fences and for other improvements. The shelter in North Carolina has a high kill rate. Investing money in its facilities could lower down this rate and help provide a more adequate environment for animals that come to live at this shelter.
City shelters have often been accused of neglect. Animals are not always properly taken care of and million of pets are killed in shelters across the US every year. However, it is easy to misinterpret what happens in an animal shelter from the outside. Shelters euthanize animals because they do not have money to house all the animals that are in need. Prevention of animal cruelty is always a focus for organizations that are dedicated to the well being of animals. But when judging how well an animal shelter manages to take care of the animals inside has to take into account the resources that are available for the shelter.
Even if a shelter has a comprehensive health program, there will always be sick animals. Most of the animals arriving in shelters are not vaccinated and some have contagious diseases. Adopting pets from a shelter is an option that is not yet covering all the demand. There are much more animals that need adoption than there are people willing to adopt a pet from a shelter. It is also difficult for shelters to screen the people wishing to adopt a pet. Some people prove to be unsatisfactory pet owners in time. Other people who might have proven to be careful pet owners get refused.
Adopting a pet from a shelter means saving its life. There are animals in shelters that could make great pets and adopting them means giving them a home. Good shelters are made from people who love animals and sometimes bright and modern shelters do not treat their animals with enough compassion and attention. Animals that arrive in shelters need time to adjust to a new environment and people working in shelters are very important for making such a transition easier.
Money is always useful for an animal shelter. Most shelters have a limited budget and donations are extremely useful. Not only money is needed, time is also important for animal shelters. If you can spend some of your time helping an animal shelter, there are plenty of things you can do there. You can walk the pets, feed them or even take it home until it is adopted by someone. With over crowded and under-staffed shelters there will be always something to do for a volunteer.
Animal shelters have to work on small budgets but have enormous responsibilities. The animals they take care of need food, medicine, veterinarian care. Money and volunteering will never be too much for animal shelters across the country.
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