Continuing through Part 2 I described the shelter itself, what they do there, and how the volunteer program in fairly abstract terms. I also tortured you with dog pictures. I know I said I didn’t want to be a general advocate for what they do but I really do feel that their program is brilliantly set up and run well and I’d thump on about it for that reason alone.
But this is a place where the shelter in general is only part of the picture. My experience this summer at the Austin Humane Shelter was probably as responsible as anything for my recovery from my depression and it has special meaning to me for that reason. That’s what I’m going to talk about today and tomorrow. And as I promised in Part 1, I’m going to make you cry at the end of it all. You can fight it, but I’m going to win. … Keep Reading