I think that Lollypop is an amazing place and I volunteered there before I went off to college, but I also feel there are plenty of other shelters that can use the fund a little more than they can because they already have a very large facility. For exam…
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I think that Lollypop is an amazing place and I volunteered there before I went off to college, but I also feel there are plenty of other shelters that can use the fund a little more than they can because they already have a very large facility. For example the Potsdam Humane Society is in great need for help and I am sure there are many other shelters that need better facilities to be more humane. Read Less

As a responsible college student myself I spend a good portion of my week at the shelter making sure all these animals get the attention and love they need and being that responsible student I realize the amount of work it takes to care for a dog and it's…
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As a responsible college student myself I spend a good portion of my week at the shelter making sure all these animals get the attention and love they need and being that responsible student I realize the amount of work it takes to care for a dog and it's expenses. Knowing this I know that most college students could not handle or properly care for a pet to the extent it deserves and I know myself I could not ever put a dog in the situation of living #1 in a Greek house and #2 in college student life style. They may think they are equip to handle it, but so does most people until the dog end up back in the shelter traumatized and back square one if not worse. I know this because I have seen it. These pets may not deserve living in the shelter, but they sure as hell do not deserve what may come in a college lifestyle. I am not saying you are personally irresponsible but you have to understand these guidelines are for a reason and they wouldn't be there unless may have already made that mistake. They can't trust anyone and unfortunately that means they cannot bend the rules. I trust their judgment as a whole and they shouldn't have to deal with this negativity because they are doing their job! Read Less

Now if what you say is true and the staff was "rude"to you did you ever take into consideration that maybe from personal experience they have had to deal with college students such as yourself on a daily basis that get all upset at them for following the …
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Now if what you say is true and the staff was "rude"to you did you ever take into consideration that maybe from personal experience they have had to deal with college students such as yourself on a daily basis that get all upset at them for following the rules that they did not create and that possibly they are fed up with having to deal with people that don't agree sometimes with what rules they have to follow. Also you are basing this judgement on a one time visit and how may people in your life have you met for the first time and maybe not liked how they acted towards you but once you got to know them they really weren't what you thought they were. The people at the shelter spend their lived dealing with animals that have behavioral problems, sickness, you name it they have seen it and it's actually a pretty depressing job, but I feel they are always the best people to be doing it and if it wasn't for them many of these animals would end up in places where they immediately euthanize pets such as a pound. They put their hearts into those animals every day many times after hours to make sure everyone of those pets ends up in the right place. Sometime it doesn't always work out the way they wanted, but they did what they could. I'm sure you've had bad days in your life maybe the day you were there was one of theirs. The next time you have to put your own pet down just think how many shelters around the world have to do this daily to pets they just couldn't save! Read Less