Ark Animal Sanctuary – Week of August 24, 2022

Everyone has a unique perspective on animal sanctuaries or shelters. Many assume we’re there to serve them. That we’re a spot to absorb any and all animals. We are there for his or her comfort  to give up their animals after they now not need them, or to absorb the litters that they had as a result of they didn’t neuter or spay their pets. 

Everyone has a unique perspective on animal sanctuaries or shelters. Many assume we’re there to serve them. That we’re a spot to absorb any and all animals. We are there for his or her comfort  to give up their animals after they now not need them, or to absorb the litters that they had as a result of they didn’t neuter or spay their pets. 

I don’t assume they even cease to marvel the place the cash comes from to take care of all of the animals or who paid for the constructing that homes them. They don’t cease to consider who works to take care of the animals and get them the vet care they want. They don’t take into consideration any prices that animal rescues incur.  All they give thought to is getting another person to take care of the animal they thought they needed. 

In the previous few weeks the calls we now have been getting are overwhelming. Calls about pregnant cats or newborns with no mother. People shifting they usually can’t take their pets, or kinfolk checking into nursing properties they usually can’t take their pets and their households don’t need the pets.

We even had one particular person need us to drive her to Bangor for her cats and one other needed us to take her cat to the vet and pay the invoice.  I believe one particular person even made the remark that neuter and spay shouldn’t be the issue, that folks dropping off their pets is the issue. I’m not certain that makes a complete lot of sense. If extra individuals would neuter and spay then there can be no undesirable litters to drop off. Neuter and spay is all the time the answer .

I assumed I’d take the time to teach you on how  our sanctuary runs. We are all volunteer based mostly, with no paid staff. Most of us work full time jobs in addition to volunteer on the sanctuary. We haven’t any assured earnings.

There isn’t any city or state funding. Our cash comes from donations, grants, fundraising and so much of exhausting work. We are a devoted group of people decided to make a distinction within the lives of animals. 

Saying no shouldn’t be in our DNA however typically we now have no alternative. Our facility has the capability to carry 65 cats and we’re properly past that quantity. We have added on rooms, transformed our kitchen right into a maternity ward. We have cats within the laundry room and the furnace room. 

Please perceive once we say we’re out of room – we’re out of room. People have gotten mad and even impolite to us as a substitute of stepping as much as the plate and serving to that member of the family that may now not maintain their pet.

Have we change into so caught up in our personal egocentric wants that typically we neglect to simply merely be sort and assist others? There are so many animals on the market that need assistance and we’ll attempt to do every little thing we will, however we want your assist. We want you to be sort and understanding. We want your persistence and we want you to know that we’re an informational useful resource for you not a monetary  one.

Animal rescues work on a shoestring price range. The volunteers work unbelievable hours. Their dedication is second to none. We aren’t right here on your comfort. We are right here for the animals. When you knock on our door for assist please present us somewhat respect, we’ll pay attention and attempt to assist in any approach we will. 

You could not like our solutions and selections, however please perceive if we now have to say “no” there’s a excellent purpose. We can’t tackle anymore once we are out of room. If we do say “no,” understand there’s all the time one other various and it begins with you.

Thank you on your continued help and as all the time thanks for studying our column.

The Ark Animal Sanctuary is situated on 101 Old Woodstock Road. To contact Lorraine Monfils name 207-532-7387 or try their Facebook web page.