When You Aren't Sure Which Way to Go

  When You Aren't Sure Which Way to Go

       I could call myself many things; dog mom, wife, daughter, friend, volunteer, animal advocate, vegetarian, teacher. At the end of the day, regardless of my many roles and the wonderful people and dogs I surround myself with, I have always felt the need to do more...for the animals of course. Fostering and volunteering is one of the most rewarding things that you can do for animals and for yourself. But, at the end of the day, rescue is hard.
      The animals are not the hard part. They are the most rewarding part. It is the experiences that you encounter, the people, the abuse/neglect, and sheer misunderstanding of it all that makes it so hard. Maybe it is because I am an educator at heart...that I have always had a firm belief that education can really make a difference, change things. One of the comments I have heard the most in rescue is simply, "I didn't, because I didn't know", or "Oh, I had no idea it was like that". So why then do we continue running inside of the rescue hampster wheel? Why do we run ourselves ragged just to stay right below water? Well for the animals of course. Without us even the small percentage that we help would never make it. 


                                             

      But is there more? Woof Pack Educational League definiely believes so...that is why I (Christina) and a fellow rescuer decided to create this organization in the first place. We want to educate our area on routine pet care, the importance of spaying/neutering and the effect it has on the animals in our community, the saddness of puppy mills, the overwhelming numbers of abuse/neglect. We want people to be aware of what is going on in our community and get motivated to see and work for change!
     We understand that animal advocacy and rescue volunteering isn't for everyone. That's okay...but sharing information is an easy way to help! As an educator, I also believe that learning can be fun! 

                                                         

     We want to go out of our way to be reachable and help in all capacities. We want to continue networking and partnering with other rescues to help their cause, we want to work with local veternarians to help those in need afford to spay/neuter their pets, we want to spread the message of the animals loud and clear! Until the overpopulation problem is solved (and it will take some work) rescuers and the animals will never catch a break.
     Lets work together to see a change! If you would like to volunteer for our organization please shoot us an email at woofpacked@gmail.com If you would like to become a rescue volunteer or foster please check out our website "Our Partners" for some great rescues in our area that always needs extra help! Together we can be their voice...together we can make a difference. 

          

                                                                             Created by: Christina C.
                                                                                  Woof Pack Educational League