Hey all,
Thanks for the appreciation. I think that you are all right, this guy is obviously retarded and bored and lonely. He just returned from Iraq, he's only 22, and he had a major surgery that has now rendered him technically disabled. (They removed one of his ribs) So, honestly, I kinda feel bad for the poor kid.
However, yeah. Its kind of frightening. He's just adopted a cat from there, too, so aparantly they did SOME kinda screening on him!
My only consolation in all of this is that he isn't going to be actually working with any of the animals...I mean...you know. He won't be vaccinating or anything like that. However, my HUGE concern is that this guy is supposed to be an adoption counselor. Which means he'll be educating potential adopters about appropriate breeds for them, how to deal with particular behavior issues, etc. Adoption counselors SHOULD be the most educated and knowledgeable of the volunteers. THAT is what scares me about this guy! He didn't even understand why Purebreed Rescues exist, or what they are! The shelter sends most purebreeds to rescues, and he was like, "Why would you do that? What do purebreed rescues DO with the dogs? Wouldn't you want to keep purebreeds at the shelter, cuz they're more likely to get adopted?" We had to explain to him that since we are a city-owned and operated shelter, that every day a highly adoptable purebreed dog sits in one of our kennels, an equally highly adoptable mix doesn't get kennel space, or is more likely to be euthanized because we're a municipal shelter and cannot refuse a dog due to space issues. I still don't think he got it.
Oh well...I guess I"ll have to become the "Leader" of the Adoption Counselors and run him outta there on a rail. Or maybe I can just get him put on laundry duty and washing bowls. Or cleaning puppy poop.
But, Heather, you may wanna keep that BPO bat out, just in case!
Ok, now I'm off to class. See you girls (and guys) later.
