CNN News:請(qǐng)愛護(hù)我們的寵物

Lori Weise says her organization's goal is to address the affects that poverty has on pets. She runs downtown dog rescue in Los Angeles. Every year, it helps about 20,000 animals stay with their owners. Her work for people and their furry friends make it her today's character study.

羅莉·懷斯說她機(jī)構(gòu)的目的是解決貧困給寵物們帶來的影響。她在洛杉磯對(duì)狗狗進(jìn)行救援。每年，這個(gè)組織幫助大約2萬多只動(dòng)物可以留在自己主人的身邊。她的工作就是為人們以及這些毛茸茸的朋友們服務(wù)，羅莉就是我們今天的焦點(diǎn)人物。

LORI WEISE, CNN HERO: I really believe most people want what is best for their pet. Now, do they have the resources? No.

羅莉·懷斯，CNN今日主角：我相信大多數(shù)人都想把最好的東西給自己的寵物。現(xiàn)在，人們有這些資源嗎?沒有。

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: I just don't want to lose her. I got so attached.

女：我不想失去她。我太依戀她了。

WEISE: So many times, people just feel they have to surrender their animal when, in reality, if they understood all the resources, they are happy to keep their animal.

懷斯：很多次，人們都感覺到不得不放棄自己的寵物，但是，如果他們了解所有的資訊，那么他們都會(huì)很樂意的養(yǎng)自己的寵物。

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: I'm going to make phone calls to see if there's anybody who would be willing to foster.

女：我會(huì)打電話咨詢看看是否有人愿意收養(yǎng)它。

WEISE: I started a program that offers resources to low-income families so they can keep their pets.

懷斯：我創(chuàng)辦了這個(gè)組織，它能為那些低收入的家庭提供資源，以讓他們能夠養(yǎng)活自己的寵物。

The areas where we tend to have the higher crime rates, densely populated and there's lots of animals. There is a lot of people that are either not employed, they are underemployed, but that does not mean that people don't love their animals.

這個(gè)地區(qū)的犯罪率比較高，人口密集，并且有很多的動(dòng)物。這里也有很多人沒有工作，處于待業(yè)狀態(tài)，但是這并不意味著他們不愛自己的寵物。

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Are you interested in a free neuter for him?

女:讓它進(jìn)行免費(fèi)的絕育注射，你感興趣嗎?

WEISE: We offer free spay neuter, vaccines, dog food, medical services.

懷斯：我們提供免費(fèi)的絕育手術(shù)、疫苗、狗糧以及醫(yī)療服務(wù)。

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Oh, my God. Oh! There's mommy. Come here, Reno.

女：天呀。我是媽媽!來這，雷諾!

WEISE: Our job is to find out, who is this person? How can we best help them?

懷斯：我們的工作是找到需要幫助的人，然后去全力幫助他們

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: It's crazy because I'm a foster child, and then you're fostering my dog.

女：太令人興奮了，我是一個(gè)被收養(yǎng)的孩子，然后你收養(yǎng)了我的狗狗~

WEISE: We are offering them as much as we can to be successful with their pet.

懷斯：我們盡可能為他們提供援助，以讓他們能夠和狗狗在一起。

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: This is a boy who loves to play.

女：它很貪玩。

WEISE: It gives me a lot of joy to see the dogs with their family.

懷斯：看到狗狗們和家庭成員玩耍，讓我很高興。

And he's so nervous about his dog dying. He thanked me five times.

他很害怕自己的狗狗死去。他感謝了我很多次。

Everybody in life needs to find their purpose and for me it was really helping people with their animals.

每個(gè)人都需要找到自己生活的目標(biāo)。而我的目標(biāo)就是幫助人們和他們的寵物。