I know for a fact that my CP, PHS cannot run without citizens in two very important ways. Citizen involvement meets two major needs. In order to get the animals the attention and care they need, PHS needs volunteers. It also needs citizens to adopt its animals and give them a loving home.
In term of potential adopters, actual adopters or just members of the public visiting a facility, they interact simply by visiting and looking at the animals, donating to PHS, asking questions of staff and/or volunteers regarding the animals, adopting animals, dropping off at-large animals, getting their animals spayed/neutered, etc.
Volunteers tend to spend at least two hours a week working with dogs, cats, wildlife, small animals, helping them with socialization and exercise, along with other tasks. Volunteers also interact with the paid staff.
Without interest in either volunteering or donating or wanting to have a pet or just help animals, there is no way for the Peninsula Humane Society to run. It needs citizen participation to exist.
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