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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.

