I had naively asked the county shelter if I could volunteer when we adopted our cat. They told me they did not take volunteers. Afterwards I found out that usually they get so many animals that they "euthanize" adult cats after one day, and also that they throw all the animals, cats and dogs, into one room and gas them. In a way, I can see why they wouldn't take volunteers because volunteers are bound to be animal lovers and I doubt an animal lover can stand what goes on behind the scenes. I still wish I could have helped somehow. Also, people that work there have strange mannerisms, like they have died a little.
When we had adopted our cat, the lady at the counter had said "you are a lucky cat" to our cat and I had not quite figured out the reason until I found out more about the shelter. It's really sad.
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