Per-flection Paper Essays - Apoikozoa, Animal Welfare, Cat, Farm Cat

Per-flection Paper Per-flection Paper Madeline Barnard Monmouth University September 14,2016 Pre-flection Paper Growing up I was always surrounded by different types of animals, to dogs, cats, and horses. Due to growing up with all these animals, I have had many positive and negative experiences. Being surround with all these animals has only made my love for them grow stronger. My two dogs that I have now are one of the best things that has ever happened to me. It may sound cheesy but they have truly impacted my life for the better. Whenever I'm sad or scared they are always there for me even though they have no idea what's actually going on. I've also had many positive experiences with horses, my aunt owns a horse farm so growing up I was always allowed to ride them. If you have ever ridden a horse before you know the feeling of trotting down a trail feeling free with the wind in your face. Not to mention how therapeutic it is to just groom them! A horse barn comes with barn cats, I've never been as close to them as I am to other animals but they always come up for a good belly rub. Growing up I also had domestic cats I was not as fond of. The first cat my family had was a little timid at first but then he did start to interact with us. Sadly I a few months later he developed a rare incurable disease, which caused our family to make a tough decision. Do we spend a couple of more months with this cat or do we put him down? In the end, we did what was best for the cat and ended his suffering. The next cats we adopted came from a terrible home, which caused them to be secluded and not very friendly. My experience with cats has not been the best and I hope to further my relation with them throughout the semester. The more I think about the experiences I will have this semester involving this animal shelter I become more thrilled. I cannot wait to be able to help these cats socialize with Pre-flection Paper each other. I'm really anticipating this experience and looking a forward to all that I will learn. Going into this experience I do feel prepared but I do still have a few questions that hopeful will be answered at my time at the shelter. Two things I'm wondering are what is the adopting process as well as the requirements to adopt?