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| - I expected more from the Nevada Spca..and this why...I was interested in volunteering, but was rudely handled by a lady who had no personality and no interest in my interest to help the place out. She handed me a form and quickly told me the date for the next orientation.That was it.
I decided to take a look around the place to see what I would be getting myself into, and while the dog (whom I wanted to adopt all and any) cages seemed somewhat clean, and the dogs didn't seem too miserable, I couldn't help but choke in the scent of feces, urine, b.o., and just plain stuffyness in the air. Ugg...not pleasant!!! I'm lucky I don't have allergies because that place would drive me crazy if I did! Staff was scarce..which is sad..but times are tough.
When I got to the cat section, this when I knew this place was not for me. Any good animal lover, esp cat lover knows, that cats are prone to certain illnesses. This place chooses to showcase its cats in different closed up rooms!! Any room that i walked into had at least 10-15 cats free to roam!! All rooms had no open windows to help with the heat, the fur flying around the room, or the smell of the litterboxes!! So if a cat comes in sick with a respiratory condition, it may infect the other cats if its not cared for properly! Who wants to adopt a sick cat? I feel sorry for the cats because they have to stay in the same room as more than one smelly litter box, which can also make them sick after awhile. Again, staff was scarce, and the un-opened windows and dried up feces that had been flung onto the walls from the litterboxes turned me off!!!
If you want to go to a nice, clean place where the animals aren't suffering in their own stank, I recommend The Animal Foundation also known as The Lied Animal Shelter off of Bonanza and Mojave. I am a very happy volunteer there!!! :)
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