DSPCA

Today I had the pleasure of orientating with the DSPCA as a volunteer and learned a lot about their organization, their mission, successes, and about the work they do tirelessly for animals everyday. I was blown away by the facilities and the beautiful land surrounding DSPCA which I was immediately taken by. I want to take this opportunity to tell you a little about the DSPCA, what they, and what I'm looking forward to doing with them!

The Dublin Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals is a not for profit charity organization that works to help abandoned, injured, neglected, and in need animals of all varieties. They focus on rehabilitation and re-homing of animals including dogs and puppies, cats and kittens, smaller animals like rabbits, farm animals, and even wild animals that need rehabilitation before being returned to the wild. They also work tirelessly to better protect animals through the law working to get prosecutions involving animal cruelty of all types. They take the time to host / visits schools to educate children on the importance of treating animals well and ingraining in them from a young age that animals are special and require us to properly care for them. 

Through my orientation, I learned that it takes approximately 3 million euros a year to properly run the organization and they receive only 10% of that in grants. Volunteers, fundraising, fun activities, and educational events, fund the remaining moneys required. They employ a very small staff of passionate, empathetic people who care not for money but more for the welfare of animals and rely heavily on volunteers to keep their organization afloat.  They have thousands of "active" volunteers but approximately 200 who make regular visits to the facility to offer their time. 

Volunteers have a slew of available opportunities to offer their time including spending time with cats and dogs and showering them with affection, cleaning and maintenance of the grounds, fundraising, and joining in on educational talks with schools. Volunteers play a very special role within the organization and after my orientation presentation, I felt the appreciation of the volunteers from our presenter. It was abundant that not only did he care tremendously for animals, but appreciated the efforts of anyone who would lend their time to their cause.

I can't tell you guys how excited I am to spend some time here this year and volunteer my time to the efforts of such a wonderful organization. You know, through my blog, I've spent several years spreading the message of compassion through advocating for animals. I've put in countless hours reporting on atrocities in the animal kingdom and have made it my mission to help animals any way that I could. This included sharing crucial petitions and contacting various world leaders calling for change. Most recently, I reached out to Scotland urging them to ban trophy hunting and reached out to the New York mayor urging him to ban horse drawn carriages. It's been my mission for a long time to see animals treated better and volunteering with this organization is a natural fit to me.

I can't wait to share my journey with the DSPCA with you guys and I implore you to visit the DSPCA website to learn more about their mission and history and to see how you can help. Also, expect to see lots of posts on social media involving adoptable animals that I'll be featuring <3

www.dspca.ie/
www.dspca.ie/how-to-help/

HAPPY VEG