Some heroes wear capes, and some read books to adoptable pups in need.
"The most rewarding experience is when I try to specifically help an at-risk dog and I can almost immediately see the impact and how they react to me reading to them," Evan said."They start to get calm and quiet and some even fall asleep. They will be at the front of the kennel and end up curled up on their beds snoring. That makes me happy because I can tell they are scared and stressed.
One particular dog, Augie, stands out to Evan as an example of how volunteers like him can make a direct impact."I first saw him and thought he looked a lot like my dog. He was so friendly," Evan said."He got on the risk list and I had taken a video of him in his kennel responding to my mom and we posted it on the thread — and through social media shares, I saw the impact firsthand of how the community can make a difference.
Evan would like to continue to volunteer long-term and hopes to be able to walk the shelter dogs and interact with them down the line."I want my own rescue one day and hopefully by then New York will be a no-kill state," he told BuzzFeed."I think most people think that shelter dogs are not 'good' because they went through things and had bad things happen in their past. They are ALL good.
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