doubutuhogosisetu wo otozureru.

It is read:

どうぶつ ほご しせつ を おとずれる
or without spaces: どうぶつほごしせつをおとずれる

A word-by-word reading is:

• 動物 = どうぶつ
• 保護 = ほご
• 施設 = しせつ
• を = usually pronounced お
• 訪れる = おとずれる

In normal Japanese writing, you would usually write it without spaces:

動物保護施設を訪れる。

It is a compound noun made of three parts:

• 動物 = animal
• 保護 = protection
• 施設 = facility

So literally it is something like animal protection facility.

In natural English, this is often understood as an animal shelter or an animal rescue facility, depending on context.

を marks the direct object of the verb.

The verb 訪れる means to visit, so the place being visited is marked with を:

• 動物保護施設を訪れる
• visit an animal protection facility / animal shelter

This is different from verbs like 行く (to go), which usually take に or へ:

• 動物保護施設に行く = go to an animal shelter
• 動物保護施設を訪れる = visit an animal shelter

So を is used because 訪れる treats the place as the object being visited.

Both can relate to going somewhere, but the nuance is different.

• 行く = to go
  • focuses on movement to a destination
• 訪れる = to visit
  • focuses on the act of visiting the place or person

So:

• 動物保護施設に行く = go to an animal shelter
• 動物保護施設を訪れる = visit an animal shelter

訪れる sounds a bit more purposeful, and often a bit more formal or written than 行く.

Japanese often leaves out the subject when it is clear from context.

So 動物保護施設を訪れる。 could mean:

• I visit an animal shelter
• I will visit an animal shelter
• someone visits an animal shelter
• to visit an animal shelter (as a dictionary-style or heading-like expression)

Japanese does this very often. If the speaker or topic is already understood, it does not need to be stated.

訪れる is the dictionary form, also called the plain form.

This form can be used for:

• casual speech
• written style
• headlines or labels
• dictionary examples
• statements about the future or habitual actions, depending on context

A polite version would be:

• 動物保護施設を訪れます。

So if this is just an example sentence in a textbook, the plain form is very normal.

Japanese does not divide present and future the same way English does in this form.

The non-past form 訪れる can mean:

• visit(s)
• will visit

The exact meaning depends on context.

For example:

• 週末に動物保護施設を訪れる。 = I will visit an animal shelter this weekend.
• 私は毎月動物保護施設を訪れる。 = I visit an animal shelter every month.

So by itself, 訪れる is simply non-past.

In modern standard Japanese, the particle を is usually pronounced お.

So in this sentence, you would normally say:

どうぶつほごしせつ お おとずれる

Even though it is written を, its actual pronunciation in everyday speech is basically the same as お.

You may still hear it described as wo in textbooks because that helps distinguish the spelling.

Grammatically, it is a compound noun made from several parts, but it functions as one noun phrase.

Japanese often combines nouns like this without using words like of:

• 動物
  • 保護
    • 施設
• animal + protection + facility

This is very common in Japanese. English learners often expect something like animal protection’s facility or a word like of, but Japanese usually just stacks the nouns together.

The spaces are probably there only to make it easier for learners to read.

In normal Japanese writing, you would usually write:

動物保護施設を訪れる。

Japanese does not normally use spaces between words the way English does.

So the spaced version is a teaching aid, not standard formatting.

Yes, but it is a little more formal or literary than some simpler alternatives.

For everyday speech, people might often use:

• 行く = go
• 来る = come
• 訪問する = visit (more formal/business-like)

訪れる is very natural, but it can sound slightly more written or descriptive than 行く.

So it is common and correct, just a bit more elegant than the most basic everyday choice.

Yes.

You can visit a place:

• 京都を訪れる = visit Kyoto

And you can visit a person or someone's home:

• 友人を訪れる = visit a friend

So in this sentence, 動物保護施設 is the place being visited.

Normally, no. With 訪れる, the place or person visited is usually marked with を, not に.

So the natural form is:

• 動物保護施設を訪れる

If you want to use に, you would usually choose a different verb, such as 行く:

• 動物保護施設に行く

That is a very common learner mistake, because English says visit a place, but with go to a place, Japanese changes the particle depending on the verb.