Annette Petersmeyer is a volunteer for Animal Allies – a non-profit organization dedicated to the rescue of homeless and abandoned animals. In her 9 years of volunteering, she learned many skills on how to handle an abused animal.

It gave her happiness to see the animals rescued turn down their aggression and fear and be loving pets for adoption. However, she does feel sad when the animals get adopted because of the bond she has built with the animals.

Annette started out as a cat buddy – playing and tidying with cats. Later, she moved on to be a dog walker and learned to handle dogs with higher levels of aggression and fear. In her life as a volunteer, she saw something in her that she did not have – leadership. It made her one of the organization’s hand-picked and experienced volunteers.

She says, “When you agree to be a higher-level volunteer, you’re aware of the risks, and you’re willing to take them. It’s usually not the animal’s fault; there’s something else affecting them.”

Article and image source: duluthnewstribune.com

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