A Slow Season For Volunteering
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- Created on Friday, 02 May 2014 15:16
- Written by Katrina Floranza
LYNDON - Most people would be upset that it's been a "slow season" for their business. However, for one local organization, having a "slow season" is a good thing.
For the Lyndon Dog Pound, a slow season means that more and more animals are finding homes, rather than being brought to the facility. Animals who are abandoned or strays are rescued by Cindy Cady.
"Basically [I] pick up strays that may be roaming around town, I've had some surrenders of dogs and cats," says Cady.
Cindy Cady is Lyndon's Animal Control Officer and she has been for 14 years. "It was an ad in the paper and it just sounded like something totally different, so, that's how I ended up with the job," says Cady.
She is also the owner for the Lyndon Dog Pound, located on Memorial Drive in Lyndonville. Cady is well known by the community, and says she is often asked about the animals, with questions like "I see people on the street and everybody knows who I am so they're always like 'Oh, what kind of dogs do you have?'"
Her passion for animals greatly shows through in her efforts. A couple years ago, she fundraised for the Dog Pound. The profit went towards the facility itself, and was completed in 2006 with eight new kennels, outdoor access, and hot and cold running water.
Cady is the only full-time worker at the Dog Pound, though are encouraged to volunteer, so that animals can get necessary human interaction.
"Basically while they're here, I keep them safe and give them food and water and hope that soon someone will come claim them," Cady explains. Not only does she spend her time giving animals the attention they deserve, but she also works with other societies in order to fundraise for the dog pound itself.
Currently, there is one cat and one chicken at the facility.
Volunteers are strongly encouraged. Duties of volunteers at the pound are to walk the animals, play with them, clean the cages, as well as feeding and grooming them.
