A friendly smile for youA Photo Essay By: Kayla Michelle Krieg

This Door

Through this door walks the people who change the lives of the poor animals that are left in captivity. They are the golden gates of our society. Not only do they bring hope, and peace to the hopeless creatures that await, but they transform your life into something more meaningful. I hope that everyone will experience the love, and responsibility of adopting an animal, and the fun of just going to the shelter to play with the awaiting animals. These doors will change your life, the way you think, and also the way you look at the world.

Play things

Not only can you adopt an animal from the shelter, you can also volunteer to play with the animals, take them on walks, whatever you decide. It’s all about you, and what you do. Taking time out of your day to help an animal in the shelter will help them and, you be happier. You like to feel needed and so do they. So please consider the love that you are wasting in your day when you do not volunteer. They will love you unconditionally and, will thank you for all that you are doing.

Alone

When you go to the shelter it is exactly what you see in the movies, sad, hopeless animals sometimes sitting in their own filth. You can make a difference, and volunteer to clean up and play with the animals. If you didn’t the shelter would not have enough people needed to help clean, feed, and play with the animals. They would be left all alone feeling victimized, worthless, and pathetic. People do not understand that they can make a difference anytime that they have.

Unleash your heart to volunteering

Taking a dog for a walk is a great thing to do during days that you have nothing planned. The dogs will greatly appreciate it. You are seen as a holy beacon of light when you walk through the doors and, when the dogs look into your eyes they know you are special to them. It is truly a great felling when you do it. When you take the leash off the wall you make a decision to make a difference and you let your voice be heard.

Your voice

You need to let your voice be heard . When you are calling out to the dogs and they come out of their bed they wag their tails and wait for you to unlock the door it is such a great experience. They jump up and give you wet kisses as soon as the door un-hatches. When you feel the rush of the dogs fur on your skin, you cannot help but smile, and neither can they. You are the one person that can make them feel this way and you deserve their love.

Latch on Love

Love is all they need, and thinking is not taking action. Don’t be afraid to get your hands a little dirty. It’s fun! Taking the big step to volunteering to even adoption is amazing character. You are the only hope to these poor animals. Please consider volunteering and why not, consider adoption.

Down the hall, walks an angel

You; you are the angel. You are the one that can change a life forever. The dogs that are with you when you volunteer at the animal shelter are real. They are real survivors, real victims, real pals. They love you and will love you for as long as you are there. So make that trip down the hall, because you are an angel when you volunteer.

Fun, Strength, Happiness

The way this dog smiles warms my heart. He is so happy. When you volunteer, all the animals will look at you with respect. The respect everyone deserves from the shelter animals. You can bring this smile to all the animals there and you can bring so much more to them too. What you do is so important, you should go down to the shelter and take an animal for a walk.

Only you

You and, so many others can help out a lonely soul. When you think about adoption, don’t think about bad rumors or clichés, think about the love you will receive from a loving, passionate friend for life. You hold unlimited power. You are hope to all the animals in the shelter when you walk in through the doors. When you think about adopting, you a new, and better person than before.

Love, Play, Adopt

Listen and adopt. You will love your new pet and if you cannot adopt a pet, you can go to the shelter and take a dog for a walk, or a cat out to play. There are so many animals in captivity that are dying to see you. Sometimes the best things in life sneak up on you. You are the decider. Will you change the life of a poor animal today, or won’t you.

Have a happy day!

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All photos taken by: Kayla Michelle Krieg