Rescatar animales también puede rescatar a las personas, del aislamiento y la soledad. Los animales son un gran puente para conocer a otros.
Hace unos 25 años dejé un mensaje con una organización de rescate de gatos diciéndoles que estaría feliz de acoger. Esperaba que me devolvieran la llamada, y un gato para criar, pero no esperaba que más de dos décadas después todavía estuviera en contacto con el voluntario que llevó a la pequeña Coco a mi puerta, ¡y también los otros dos voluntarios!
Si se ofrece como voluntario para ayudar a los animales, conocerá personas de muchas maneras diferentes.
Bonny, Dan y Cara
Bonny Redlich, su esposo Dan y Cara, su terrier, fueron entrenados para hacer visitas a asilos de personas mayores. A los residentes les encanta acariciar a los perros y conversar con sus dueños.
Curiosamente, Cara tiene favoritos – residentes que realmente le hacen mover la cola, ¡y también Redlich! Uno de los favoritos era un ex bailarín. “Cara siempre estaba feliz de entrar a la habitación de Madeline, y yo también”, dice Redlich, un aficionado al teatro. “No solo contó grandes historias del mundo del espectáculo, sino que una vez se asoció con Rudolf Valentino, y tenía las fotografías para probarlo”.
Rescates de animales de todo tipo
La mayoría de nosotros pensamos en términos de perros y gatos, pero hay grupos que se enfocan en una variedad de animales: conejillos de Indias, ratas, exóticos como chinchillas, erizos y reptiles (“menos de seis pies”, señala Thomasville, N.C.’s Exotic Animal Rescue), conejos, pájaros de todo tipo y más.
Encontrar un grupo de rescate
¿Cómo encontrar el grupo de rescate de animales adecuado para usted?
Petfinders es una enorme base de datos de búsqueda de organizaciones de rescate de animales por geografía, incluyendo Puerto Rico, Canadá y México.
Nombre organizaciones como la ASPCA aparecen fácilmente; para encontrar los más pequeños, sigua desplazándose. Si vive en un pueblo realmente pequeño (algunos miles de habitantes), busque grupos cercanos ingresando “cerca” más el nombre de su ciudad o pueblo.
Grupos específicos según la raza. ¿Tiene una “cosa” para un animal o raza en particular? No es de extrañar que haya sitios de rescate para perros salchicha (https://www.littlepawsdr.org/) – a todos les encantan los perros salchicha, pero existen sitios para razas de animales sustancialmente desconocidas. ¿Alguna vez ha oído hablar de un gato Ragdoll? ¡Ahora a tenido! (https://ragdoll.rescueme.org/).
Pregunte a los veterinarios. Muchos veterinarios ofrecen sus servicios como voluntarios y/o reducen drásticamente sus tarifas para ayudar a los grupos de rescate. Es más probable que sepan cuáles son los mejores grupos “pequeños” que realmente necesitan su ayuda. Pregunte.
Otras opciones para voluntarios
Si no puede acoger a un animal, hay otras formas de ser voluntario, que incluyen:
- Trabajar con animales. Vivir en un refugio es estresante para los animales, una de las razones por las que muchos buscan “socializadores” de gatos (juegan con felinos) y paseadores de perros. La mayoría de los refugios de animales (incluida la ASPCA) necesitan personas para pasear perros o ayudarlos a socializar.
- Sea un paseador de perros para los adultos mayores que estan confinados en casa. En la ciudad de Nueva York, PAWS NY ayuda a las personas mayores de bajos ingresos y otras personas a mantener sus mascotas. Además de ofrecer ayuda económica, organizaciones como PAWS envían voluntarios a pasear perros u otros animales cuando los dueños no pueden. Vaya en línea y pregunte en la ASPCA local o en los refugios de animales para ver si hay servicios similares en su área.
- ¿Te gusta ir de fiesta? ¡Organice una recaudación de fondos! Incluso si la cantidad recaudada es pequeña, la diversión y el placer de conocer a otros amantes de los animales pueden ser enormes. KittyKind en la ciudad de Nueva York, un pequeño grupo de rescate de gatos, realizó una recaudación de fondos al aire libre en un restaurante local. Varios artistas y artesanos amantes de los gatos donaron pinturas, dibujos, cerámica hecha a mano y joyas para la venta. No recaudamos mucho dinero, pero seguramente nos divertimos.
- Voluntariado virtual. Si te apasionan los animales, pero no puedes participar ni estar en el sitio por cualquier motivo, visite https://support.bestfriends.org/site/SPageNavigator/es_us/voluntario.html.
La comunidad de personas que aman a los animales es enorme. Únase a nosotros!
Nona Aguilar es una escritora galardonada de numerosos artículos de revistas y dos libros. También ha editado cuatro publicaciones especializadas en boletines comerciales. Su trabajo ha aparecido en Ladies Home Journal, Redbook, Family Circle y Cosmopolitan, y en The Business Owner.
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