history: I am thinking about volunteering at an animal shelter, but don't know much about them.
knowledge: An animal shelter or pound is a place where stray, lost, abandoned or surrendered animals, mostly dogs and cats, and sometimes sick or wounded wildlife are kept and rehabilitated.
response: Lost animals, abandoned ones, strays or surrendered ones are held and rehabilitated in animal shelteres.
history: I am thinking about volunteering at an animal shelter, but don't know much about them.
Lost animals, abandoned ones, strays or surrendered ones are held and rehabilitated in animal shelteres.
Are there all kinds of animals there or just dogs?
knowledge: An animal shelter or pound is a place where stray, lost, abandoned or surrendered animals, mostly dogs and cats, and sometimes sick or wounded wildlife are kept and rehabilitated.
response: The animals mainly cats and dogs but sick or hurt wildlife are occasionally kept there as well.
history: I am thinking about volunteering at an animal shelter, but don't know much about them.
Lost animals, abandoned ones, strays or surrendered ones are held and rehabilitated in animal shelteres.
Are there all kinds of animals there or just dogs?
The animals mainly cats and dogs but sick or hurt wildlife are occasionally kept there as well.
Have animal shelters been around for a long time?
knowledge: One of the earliest comprehensive measures was the ''Georgia Animal Protection Act'' of 1986.
response: I lack info on their history but have you heard of the "Georgia Animal Protection Act"? It was one of the first comprehensive measures, and was from 1986.
history: I am thinking about volunteering at an animal shelter, but don't know much about them.
Lost animals, abandoned ones, strays or surrendered ones are held and rehabilitated in animal shelteres.
Are there all kinds of animals there or just dogs?
The animals mainly cats and dogs but sick or hurt wildlife are occasionally kept there as well.
Have animal shelters been around for a long time?
I lack info on their history but have you heard of the "Georgia Animal Protection Act"? It was one of the first comprehensive measures, and was from 1986.
Doesn't seem very early but I haven't heard of that either, don't shelters kill animals as well?
knowledge: While no-kill shelters exist, it is sometimes policy to euthanize sick animals, and any animal that is not claimed quickly enough by a previous or new owner.
response: Yes, there are no-kill shelters but sick animals are euthanized occasionally due to policy. Also animals which are not quickly chosen as well.
history: I am thinking about volunteering at an animal shelter, but don't know much about them.
Lost animals, abandoned ones, strays or surrendered ones are held and rehabilitated in animal shelteres.
Are there all kinds of animals there or just dogs?
The animals mainly cats and dogs but sick or hurt wildlife are occasionally kept there as well.
Have animal shelters been around for a long time?
I lack info on their history but have you heard of the "Georgia Animal Protection Act"? It was one of the first comprehensive measures, and was from 1986.
Doesn't seem very early but I haven't heard of that either, don't shelters kill animals as well?
Yes, there are no-kill shelters but sick animals are euthanized occasionally due to policy. Also animals which are not quickly chosen as well.
I have a big decision to make. Any other advice to help me decide?
knowledge: Critics believe the new term ''animal shelter'' is generally a euphemism for the older term ''pound''.
response: Not on that front, though have you heard how critics believe that "animal shelter" is a euphemism, typically, for "pound"?