Summer is near....

Summer is less than a week away and with that being said, I will be heading home. This summer is going to be pretty busy for me, with an internship and a job, but I have already decided that I will be finding a shelter or other animal organization to volunteer my time at. I really enjoy volunteering and working with animals so I believe that continuing this work back home will be very enjoyable and beneficial. I already had a few places in mind but I plan on exploring the internet a little more and finding some different places that may need my time more than others. I like helping the little organizations that have very few volunteers and resources because you can really see the impact you are making and really become part of a team or family type group. You can really get to know some really amazing people and help them create and build their dream and watching their life change because of a few hours you put in once a week is awesome. With the idea of sticking with an animal based program, summer is definitely a busy season for them. With spring comes kitten and puppy season and with that comes a higher demand for help. For example, I stopped by the shelter the other day and walking in, I see one of the cages has a momma and 5 kittens sleeping soundly. I ask their story and sure enough someone said they didn't want to take care of the kittens so they brought them to us. This frustrates me so much that I don't even have words. Anyway, we have taken the "feline family" in and taking care of them until we can get them put up for adoption and into a loving family.