On October 10th I visited Wolf Run for the first time along with some of my classmates. The experience was truly one of a kind.
After arriving, we were given a tour of Wolf Run. The facility is much larger than I expected. We were shown many different enclosures, each housing several animals. The worker that gave us the tour, Kara, was very knowledgeable about the animals, and told us all about their personalities and where each animal came from. The highlight of the tour for me was meeting Nayelli, the refuge's most personable wolf dog. She rolled around and was extremely friendly with us. I was impressed to learn that Nayelli has starred in music videos and ads for a clothing line!
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| Our group with Nayelli. |
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| I also liked meeting the cats that live at the refuge! |
After our tour, we got to work cleaning out the "monkey house." The name is slightly misleading, as no monkeys actually live in the house anymore, only a couple dogs. The house was filthy, infested with spiders, and smelled terrible. We were assigned to move everything out, clean, and move it back in. This seemed like a daunting task, but after about an hour of work I could really start to see things coming together. At the end of our project we were all impressed with what we had accomplished. The house looked great, and we had really made a difference. The house is now a cleaner place for animals to live in, and it will now be much easier for workers to find supplies.
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| Part of the monkey house after reorganizing. |
After this experience, I am looking forward to returning to Wolf Run. This organization is truly making a real difference in the lives of the animals residing there and I'm excited to help them.
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