Post 048.

today my mother and i adopted a 15year old cocker-spaniel mix from the highland park animal shelter. being there and hearing the barks and cries of dogs made my heart hurt for them. they've been given up or lost on the streets and now they're confined to this cement room waiting for someone to come love them and take them home. i'm confident the young ones will be adopted, but like my new dog who was green tagged (given a week to live), these older dogs don't have a chance. if i could adopt them all i would, but unfortunately my apartment is too small, but i encourage people to at least check out a shelter before going to a pet shop for an animal, please.