Today mostly focused around cleaning every square inch of the Humane Society from top to bottom and in every corner and crevice. Tonight they're hosting an event called Leadership Circle for all the organizations who donated $1000 or more to the Humane Society. The center gives a presentation, has food and drinks, and this event is just a nice thank you to those who donate and keep the shelter running.
So, because of this event, all today every staff member on duty had to scramble to clean/feed/care for all the animals, and clean the entire building. Melissa and I started with the kittens in Kitten Iso, moved to the kittens in the Kitten Room, and moved to Drop Off. There are currently six cats in Drop Off, and four of the cats are Persian mixes. These cats aren't in the best condition, as they come from a hoarding situation, and so they're fur is matted and they're not in the most healthy state, as of now. This makes it extremely important that everything is sanitized and cleaned thoroughly after we were done with them in order to prevent disease from spreading from cage to cage.
Once all the cats were done, Erin, the assistant Shelter Manager, had Melissa sweep the lobby and community room and had me dust the shelves in the community room. This was the first time anyone had dusted these shelves in months, so I had plenty of cleaning to do. When I had finished, Melissa had me sweep the kitchen, and the floor in the kitchen is always covered in fur, dust, string, etc. Every day I usually do a quick sweep just to make it look tidier, but it is always messy within ten minutes because the dog/cat food bins are there, the laundry is done there, the trash is there, and it is the center of all traffic. Regardless, I swept thoroughly multiple times before I moved to the lobby to sweep in there again so Melissa could go over with the vacuum.
That was the extent of my day today. Not much to report.
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