Pros
Helping dogs and people, working here gives you a sense of fulfillment.
Cons
Literally everything else. The pay is an insult for the amount of mental trauma that working in animal welfare puts you through. Every low-level employee is extremely devoted and passionate, but upper management is a problem and they will never change. There is no opportunity for growth within this company because they will hire externally every single time. They don’t promote people. They also are not honest or transparent with the community about the things that are taking place within their shelter in regards to euthanizing dogs. They are now disclosing their at-risk list to the public, but they still fail to disclose just how little a dog needs to do to be put at risk of euthanasia. The administration also does not offer the staff any support to prevent dogs from deteriorating to the point where euthanasia is justifiable. The “behavior team” that is making these decisions is completely unqualified to be doing so, not one of them is a certified dog trainer and the things they say about dogs behind closed doors would shock anybody. There are many more things I could say, but I’ll leave it at that. Please save your mental and emotional health and skip working here.