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B’nai Moshe volunteers spent Tuesday,
May 23, doing various tasks to help the
Oakland County Animal Shelter, and
they loved spending the time with the
fur babies. After learning about the
facility and what would be helpful, they
split up to walk dogs/interact with cats,
fold laundry, prepare frozen treats for
the dogs, sort dog toys and clothes, and
change trash bags around the building.
The majority of the dogs at the shelter
are pit bulls. The volunteers learned
that they have been unfairly stigmatized
and are not as vicious as we routinely
hear. They also learned how strong pit
bulls are when they tried to walk them
or, more accurately, when the pit bulls
walked the volunteers.
The shelter uses an enormous number
of towels and blankets, which are used
for bedding, cleaning, surgeries, etc.,
so the laundry load was huge, and the
willingness to fold and sort clean laundry
was particularly appreciated. The same
was true for the willingness to change
trash bags. Surprisingly, everyone actually
enjoyed doing these things. After all, they
were surrounded by amazing animals.
Overall, it was a great day, and they
intend to go back and do it all over again.
PHOTOS COURTESY OF B’NAI MOSHE
B’nai Moshe Goes to
the Dogs … And Cats
CLOCKWISE, FROM TOP RIGHT: Beverly Roth finds that pit bulls are strong and friendly.
Paula Miller folds laundry. Pat Levine and Candace Hunt change trash bags. Mark Roth
takes a pit bull for a walk. Cathleen Zepelin and Mike Leibowitz prepare treats for the dogs.