Article & photos by Melodie Yvonne Ramey
JOHNSON COUNTY, IN (December 8, 2017) – I’ve been very blessed with having a job at one of the top corporations in the world, Cummins Engine Company, for more than half of my life now. This wonderful organization not only does its best to make amazing products, but they do their best to take care of their employees and the surrounding communities as well. Cummins encourages community involvement so much that employees are even allowed a few hours a year that they may go volunteer on company time. This is how I ended up at the beautiful Johnson County Humane Society.
If allowed to choose which part of the community I help I gotta say I’m going to go for our four-legged friends every time. I think maybe I can relate because I’m just as scared of people as some of these guys. Maybe it’s also that I don’t have to talk, so I know I’m not going to say anything stupid. Either way the relationship is a two-way street. The idea of animal therapy is definitely gaining popularity in today’s day and age, and I can certainly see why. The entire time I was at the Johnson County Humane Society I felt so good I thought I should pay them for letting me volunteer!
I’ll have to say this experience has certainly been an eye opener for me. I always knew that a lot of work had to go into running organizations such as this, but I never realized just how much. The wonderful staff at the Johnson County Humane Society truly do embody dedication and compassion at its finest. Not only do they keep the business running on a daily basis, but they use every free second they have to comfort these lonely and sometimes frightened animals as well as the humans that are often broken-hearted to have to let them go. Seeing all this first hand makes me realize that one dedicated person really can change the world, even if that world may only be a couple of feet off the ground. I’ve also learned that although one person can make a difference there can never be too many volunteers.
If you’re anything like me and you love animals, but maybe you are just not home enough or funds aren’t the greatest then this type of volunteering is definitely the thing for you! I have always had a houseful of pets, so I have struggled recently with a bit of an empty nest coupled with the inability to take on more. Well, my longing has now at least been temporarily satiated. I can honestly say that other than the new struggle of trying not to take all the animals home this is the best I’ve felt in a long time, and I can’t wait to go back. Even if you’re not in Johnson County I urge you to call up the humane society in your area. It may feel like you are asking what you can do for them, but ultimately whether you know it or not, you are asking how much these beautiful people and animals can help you.
Check out some of the extraordinary animals at the Johnson County Humane Society below, and get more info on how you can help now on their website at http://hsjc.org/!
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