One Shelter a 100 animals

As some of my readers may already know, I am a major tree hugger. I care for the environment, recycle and have a major soft spot for animals. So I am part of a Roots & Shoots program, Roots & Shoots is kind of like Global Issues but Roots & Shoots focus more on helping with the community. Well were asked to tackle a problem that we know of, I picked Animal Shelter. Some others also wanted to join, and so we started crackin'. As some may know, the Gulf has a major cat problem, and there are cats breeding by the thousands. There are also stray dogs, chickens, donkeys, and yes, even bulls. When pet owners don't want or don't know what to do with their pets they usually abandoned them. Tying them to a post and leaving them to die. Well, one shelter couldn't stand to let this happen. So up came Qatar Animal Welfare Society. I got the special privilege and my other group members to go and visit the shelter. 

Far down, were there are no cars and towering buildings lays a quite farm with a good cause. They house a lot of the abandoned animals in Qatar. They have dogs, cats, chickens, roosters, donkeys, bulls and some other animals that I sadly didn't catch in my recordings. I must say the cages were nice, no concrete flooring, but nice cool tiles for the dogs to lie and sleep. The dogs, I think, were quite happy to have new visitors. They barked, and yelped in joy as each of us passed their cages. Their long snouts almost seemed to be pulled up in a grin. The cats were not as esthetic to meet us though. They lay in their cages coolly, flashing velvet paws and shinning coats. Some were even a little camera shy. A small, black and white kitten, no bigger than a child’s hand, cuddled it's self up to it's brothers or sisters (I couldn't tell) and they fell into a gentle sleep. The donkeys, unlike the cats, were eager to be on film and flashed wide grins at the camera. The bull, much like the cats, turned his back. This only made me laugh. 

With all these people are doing for these animals only motivated me to help, even more when I was told that they are running out of space to hold animals and are in dying need of the space. So we wrote down what we needed to do a get to help this great shelter. I am glad to say, that they animals were healthy, putting on weight, and the people were nice to. If you want to adopt from this shelter, or just want to learn more, please click here. I will soon be posting the video that I am making of the shelter. Remember, one small change can make a huge difference.