utah animal adoption center -crystal ninh

​This activity relates to NHS’s purpose, because I am in charge of taking care of the cats at the center. I help clean, watch, and even show potential adopters the cats. I am responsible for the care of the cats, and the safety for everyone in the facility. I learned that this job was a lot more stressful than I thought. Even as a part-time volunteer I still have a big responsibility to watch the animals. Working with animals is a lot different compared to working with humans, because there is a huge communication wall between us. It’s a new experience and it makes me learn about myself as I try to work with animals I cannot communicate with. Since I am a minor, I am only able to work with the cats and small animals, and not the dogs. What I do though is help clean the rooms, wash and brush the animals, do laundry, and show potential adopters the animals. The adoption center is a small one so there is about 20-25 cats, but there is still a lot of responsibility to watch all of them. I try to do this activity weekly, either on Mondays or Thursdays, but I am free to do this activity whenever I want. I honestly love this activity. Working with animals is always a blast and I absolutely adore all the animals, even the vicious ones. It’s really fun to do, and even though it’s a bit stressful at first it’ll gradually get easier as I get adjusted to it. This activity is a lot of fun to do and it’s a great way to get out of my comfort zone. I’m not good with working with others I do not know, but this kind of forces me to work in that type of environment because I need to be able to collaborate with the other workers at the facility in order for other work to get done. The location is a bit far so it’s somewhat an inconvenience to drive down there weekly, but the experience and the enjoyment of helping others really makes up for it.
​“What we do for ourselves dies with us. What we do for others and the world remains and is immortal.” -Albert Pine

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