Edith – Animal Haven 3rd Visit

.A few weeks ago, Anna, Sophie, Meghan and I had our 3rd visit to Animal Haven in Little Italy. It was a Saturday, so we all found our way there leisurely. We were told to arrive at about 11, but they weren’t very strict with the timing. I guess that has to do with the casual vibe you get there. When we arrived, the two women who we had previously been working with were both out, so we were with Maya. Maya didn’t seem to like us as much as Kendra and Tiffany did. She kind of looked at us like we shouldn’t really be there, and we felt a bit unwelcome.We were instructed to clean out the cat cages, empty their litter (pretty gross) and refill their food and water dishes. We paired up and one person would hold the cat while the other changed the towels and cleaned up. Holding the cat was a harder job that you’d think, because even though cats have a cuddly and friendly image, the cats at Animal Haven were used to being mistreated previously, so they felt a little defensive around humans. I got many scratches on my chest from a cat who did not like being held. After we were all through, I felt satisfied. I didn’t really expect to feel that way, but seeing the cats look more comfortable in their clean, well-equipped cages made me feel like I had done a good deed.Afterward, we went out to walk a dog, Bella. Bella was pretty small and easygoing, so I guess she didn’t need four girls to walk her, but it was pretty fun. The other dog who was their, Crypto, was way larger, and deaf, so we weren’t trusted with him yet. Maya told us to walk Bella, so we put her in her little “Adopt-Me” vest and put her on a leash, and went outside. She looked very cute, and she seemed pretty excited. While on the street, a lot of people stopped to look at her and marvel about how cute she was. One lady seemed very interested, and asked more information about how to adopt her. Sophie ran back to the building to get more info, and maybe an information card for the lady to look at, but it turns out Bella wasn’t up for adoption. We were pretty embarrassed, but felt that it wasn’t our fault, because no one had informed us that she couldn’t be adopted.We stayed until the afternoon, and when we finally left we felt like we had a pretty good time.