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Every Saturday morning, fifteen-year-old Daniel Okoro helps at Hillside Animal Rescue, a centre for dogs and cats that have no home. He started going there last spring, a few months after his family's old dog died. "I missed having an animal around," he says. "My parents didn't want another dog yet, so my mum suggested this instead."

Daniel arrives at nine o'clock. First, he cleans the cages and gives the animals fresh water. Then he takes two or three dogs for a walk in the woods behind the centre. "That's the best part of the day," he says. "Some of the dogs are very shy when they arrive, but after a few weeks they run to the door when they see me."

The work isn't always easy. In winter the centre is cold, and some of the bigger dogs pull very hard on their leads. Daniel also finds it hard when a dog he likes goes to a new home. "I know it's good news for the dog, but I always feel a bit sad for a day or two."

The centre's manager, Mrs Byrne, says young helpers like Daniel are very important. "We don't have much money, so we couldn't do our work without volunteers."

Daniel wants to become a vet one day. "I used to think it was just a job for people who are good at science," he says. "Now I know you need to be patient and kind too."