Wednesday, March 30, 2011

Saskatoon SPCA

Five students have been working at the SPCA. Their duties have included laundry, food prep, cleaning, and animal handling.

Matt spends some time with a corgie mix pup who needs gentle attention.

Crystal and Jessie unpack inventory and document it - a job that saved the regular staff a lot of time!

The SPCA handles many kinds of animals, including rabbits, hamsters, fish, turtles, birds, other exotic animals, and of course dogs and cats. The cats seem to be the most numerous.

Kelsey's favourite was one of the rabbits in the exotic animals area.

After the morning jobs which involves a lot of cleaning and food prep, the afternoon is spent mostly socializing the animals which is an important part of their preparation for adoption. Here Jessie and Kierstin spend time in one of the cat rooms.

The students have learned a lot about the Saskatoon SPCA. Contrary to popular belief, the SPCA does not have a minimum stay policy, and euthanize animals only when absolutely necessary.