Thanks guys, means a lot. Unfortunately we have a serious problem with abandoned/stray cats and dogs over here which is depressing. I know it's not as bad in the US, probably nowhere near as bad. But here if you go to an animal shelter you'll find hundreds of cats and dogs just all over the place, and the city doesn't really do anything to support the shelters, either. So since 2010 we've been doing our best to take care of them.
I'm a Beşiktaş JK supporter (Turkish soccer team), and our team and core fans are mainly activists. So since 2010 our club has been giving us money (money they usually reserve for transfers and whatnot) so we can do this kind of work around the city. So far we've actually built 3 animal shelters and they're fully staffed by Beşiktaş supporters and professional vets. My day of duty is on Saturday morning, for example. People will bring in huge bags of food and toys for the cats and dogs, spend some time with them, and just generally have a good time and keep them company. And the animals, when they see us, will always run to us to play with us first - even though we're all carrying bags of food. They don't care, they just want some company. Which hurts me more as if they were human, they'd no doubt first go for the food, trampling each other in the process.
It just pisses me off that animals are so mistreated around the world. People killing alligators just to make belts and boots out of them. It just disgusts me. The mass murder of sharks just so their fins (which have no taste, I'm told) can be used in shark fin soup. I just think we have to be more aware about what's going on in the world, and pitching in just 2-3 hours of your week every week isn't a big deal to us, but it is to them, and it really helps. It makes them happy. You can see those tails wiggling for sure
