Independent Component 1

(a) Write: "I, Sara Pachamango, affirm that I completed my independent component which represents 30+ hours of work."
(b) Cite your source regarding who or what article or book helped you complete the independent component.

• I got most of my research done at animalsheltering.org. That website provides very good articles about animal care ranging from various animals other than the typical dogs and cats. It provides health information and care about rabbits and others as well. It also provided research articles. 

(c) Update your hours in your Senior Project Hours link. Make sure it is clearly labeled with hours for individual sessions as well as total hours.(d) Explain what you completed

• I have completed 30+ hours of work and volunteer hours for my independent component.

INTERPRETIVE: Defend your work and explain its significance to your project and how it demonstrates 30 hours of work. Provide evidence (photo's, transcript, art work, videos, etc.) of the 30 hours of work.

 A bunny being bunny-sat.

We sometimes take bunnies out of the enclosed facility and take them outside to get some fresh air along with feeding them fresh greens :)

Sink (Far left corner) Along the wall shows the rabbits, guinea pigs, and chinchilla's that we rescue. You can also see where the rabbits stay.

A volunteer (Alex) cleaning out a bunny kennel. The far back shows more bunnies.

• I volunteered at a no kill bunny shelter, called the Bunny Bunch in Montclair just a couple blocks away from my home. I believed that since bunny shelters are different than the usual cat/dog shelter and that was the reason why I volunteered. I wanted to observe and see of there was a difference in how these shelters run. Funding at the bunny shelter is a lot harder simply because that kind of shelter is not very common and the business is very small. But somehow, it manages to pull through with donations and rent. The bunny shelter also cares for the rabbits of owners who are going on vacation, or for other various reasons. The shelter does very much care for it's animals just as any other no kill shelter.

APPLIED : How did the component help you understand the foundation of your topic better? Please include specific examples to illustrate this.

• The component helped me understand my topic better because it shows that any no kill shelter relies on the importance of volunteers and their effort to make sure that the animal is properly clean and doesn't feel neglected. It also helped me understand that every deed that goes into cleaning, or putting something else where whether I'd be a simple drive somewhere, or setting up a new kennel for a new animal that has just been rescued. It also proved that no kill shelters really do care for their animals. My manager Caroline got emotional when she had to give up one of her bunnies for adoption. That emotion coming from a volunteer or employee proves that people really care about animals and have a passion for changing their lives.