Animal Shelter Kandy

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Every Tuesday my aunt Kandy works at an animal shelter. She socializes animals, mainly cats. Many animals are dropped off at the animal shelter every day. Kandy says "It is amazing to see how many animals are at the door in the morning, already dropped off before the shelter is open to avoid the dropping off fees." Animals there can be skinny or very sick, from lack of care or food. It is sad to see all these animals starved and ill treated. Kandy says that most of the reason for ill treated animals who are dropped off at the shelter before it opens is because the owners don't have enough money to support these innocent animals.

One Tuesday, Kandy said goodbye to her cats and got in the car and went to the shelter to help. When she got there, there was a 1 year old calico cat in a cage. She had never seen this pretty cat before and dug up her file. After seeing her and petting her she fell in love and decided to adopt her. That night, she put this cat in the cage and headed home. Being a cat lover, Kandy has adopted Tabatha (another calico cat), Nicolaus (as a kitten he had his throat cut and was left next to a very busy street), Kayla (who Kandy found on a rainy day outside her apartment door, starving and soaking wet), and Molly (a house cat who was put out in a barn and not fed because she was supposed to hunt rats and was very unhappy). Now, the newest member of Kandy's Family is Jasmine, the cat she fell in love with that Tuesday.

The shelter Kandy works at only euthanizes animals if they are miserable and they have been there for months without being looked at, or are very sick. At most shelters there are a few hamsters, guinea pigs, and bunnies. There are also a couple of horses and ponies, donkeys and mules. There are dozens of puppies and dogs and kittens and cats. Sometimes, there are even even exotic animals like pigs, pigeons, alligators, snakes, and fish.

"For every cat to have a home, each household must have eight cats." Kandy tells me. If you love animals, and are thinking of getting a pet, don't pay money for a purebred who has a good life ahead of it. Go to your local shelter and rescue an abused or stranded animal. Kandy assures me you'll be glad you did.