VOLUNTEER

If you love animals, we'd love to have you! We do our best to make every pet's stay here a happy one. Happy pets are more quickly adopted. You don't need to have a lot of free time. You can assist our staff in many different ways, such as:

1. Foster Homes - we are currently looking for foster homes. After animals are adopted, it is sometimes up to a week before they go to the vet for their spay/neuter. Also, some new pet owners are not able to pick up their pet for a week or two after adoption. Rather than have these already-adopted animals take up kennel space, we would like to find short-term foster homes for them. The length of most foster arrangements is between a few days and two weeks. Occasionally, we may have a litter of puppies or kittens that are not ready for adoption, and would benefit from a foster home. To become a foster parent, you must fill out an application at the Humane Society. Applications will be approved after a satisfactory home visit and reference check.

2. Grooming Specialist - Learn to groom animals in order to increase their adoptability and add to their self esteem and comfort.

3. Animal Care - Exercise, socialize, and feed cats and dogs, and help keep the kennels clean. Assist customers who are interested in animals.

4. Clerical Assistant - Perform simple office assistance, such as data entry or filing.

5. Follow-up adoption counselor - Call recent adopters to check on pets. Offer advice and answer questions.

6. Special Events/Fundraising - Assist with fundraising and special events, including soliciting sponsors, organizing the event, and helping the day of.

7. Humane Educator: Speak to area groups of children and adults on the humane treatment of animals and the importance of spaying/neutering.

8. Website/Photography: Keeping our website up to date is time consuming! If you like digital photography and uploading to the web, we'd love help keeping this site up-to-date.