After seeing how cold animals get in the winter, I am really becoming more and more thankful towards my heating system. I’ve noticed every time I am in winter, it seems that animals can sense the heat inside, and they try to break in. The first few times I thought it was accidental, but after watching, I’m beginning to think that they are purposely trying to get into my heated home, to get away from the cold. I’ve had all sorts of animals get in too. I’ve had a few different species of birds fly into my home, a fox, a deer, some stray cats and some lizards as well. Depending on the species of the animal, I don’t mind letting the animal stay for a little while, before I eventually shoot them back outside in the warmer parts of the day. Seeing all of the animals so cold and shivering outside makes me sad, and all the more thankful for my heating component. I knew that I couldn’t make my home an animal shelter and take all of those animals in, but I wanted to do something for them. So I looked online and bought a few heated pads and a heat lamp. I set up a little shelter outside that was covered, but had the heating pads and lamp, and it didn’t take long for the animals to discover them. Soon, I saw cats and other animals laying on the heated pads. Birds and lizards would bask underneath the heated light, which made me feel a bit better. I’m just glad I’m not an animal, and having to rely on the kindness of strangers just to stay warm. I’m glad HVAC technology and cooling was invented, because I don’t know how I would handle it without it.