What is your favorite part of the workday? That was the question we asked you for this issue’s Coffee Break. You told us the things that can make you smile during a rough day—holding cuddly puppies, seeing animals go to new homes, and knowing that you’re helping reduce pet overpopulation.

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My favorite part of my workday is when I get to drive animals to and from the vet for their spay and neuter surgeries. I enjoy it because it’s probably the single most important thing I can do toward the mission of working myself out of a job, which is my goal each and every day. I wish I had started counting 20 years ago—I wonder how many animals I’m partly responsible for sterilizing.
—Monica Gates, Operations Manager, Humane Society of Waupaca County, Waupaca, Wisconsin

My favorite part of the workday is when I’m working at my desk and I look over to see the dog I have brought from the back to spend the day with me playing with a toy, chewing on a bone, or sleeping on the bed I’ve made for him. He’s basically just acting like a pet in his home. I get to see what he’ll be like if he’s lucky enough to get a home, and he gets to have a little bit of home now.
—Brook Goodbar, Animal Control Director, Forrest City Animal Shelter, Forrest City, Arkansas

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