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This was taken at Meriwether co.. They where cleaning out the puppies pin so they had to put them in a bucket to keep them in one place. Adorable sight. |
As you guys know I am working on an animal shelter documentary. I finally was able to go to the Meriwether County Animal Shelter this Wed. This shelter was recommended to me by one of the ladies at Heard County Animal Shelter. I was a bit nervous at first because I had just gotten rejected by the Upson Co. shelter. I brought my book from last semester and everything to show them so they could understand what I was doing but they wouldn’t even look at it. They claimed since the sheriff wasn’t there and wouldn’t be there for a week they couldn’t let me do anything. Obviously they also just didn’t care much since they wouldn’t even give me a tour of the place to see the animals even with my camera put up. It’s very discouraging to see the lack of care by some of these people that work at animal shelters. Apparently they are too “needle happy” and end up putting down these animals without giving them much of chance. But anyways it was a breath of fresh air to go to the one in Meriwether. It is a large facility that isn’t run by the sheriff’s office and is run by people that see this as a calling and passion not a job. They had over 100 animals there and have named all of them. The people there where unbelievable nice and welcoming to what I was trying to do. I got a tour of the facility and was very pleased that some of the animals were able to roam freely for a while on the property. They had a good many of volunteers helping feed and water the animals as well as cleaning the cages. All were very nice and let me take pictures of them doing what they do. It defiantly gave me back the hope and reassurance that there are good people out there.
On another note I feel like I am struggling with getting the right pictures for this project. Even though I was in a new shelter I still was getting the same shots that I have already gotten. It is making me very discouraged because I really want this to be more than something I am doing for school. I want this to help animals in shelters. Any ideas of things new to shoot? What would make you more interested in the book? More people more animals more rescues more of the sad parts? I just feel a bit stuck. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Here is the link to my book on blurb if you haven’t seen it. Concrete and Cages
