How you can help

There are many ways you can help us help the animals! Listed below are brief descriptions of the many volunteer opportunities available to those with big hearts and spare time.

Administrative Support (Campus for Compassion, Sunnyslope)

Administrative Support Volunteers assist with projects such as stuffing mailings for our Development team, making phone calls for our Foster care staff and putting together training packets for Volunteer Services.

 

Adoption and Socialization (Campus for Compassion, Sunnyslope)

Focusing on one area (cats, dogs or critters), Adoption and Socialization Volunteers bring friendship to the animals and pre-screen potential adopters. Safety and adoption
training required. 

 

Animal Admissions  (Sunnyslope)

Perfect for those who enjoy working with both animals and people, Admissions
Volunteers assist the animals, our staff and the public as animals are being turned in to the shelter. Onsite training is provided. Volunteers in this area must be 21 or older. Admissions can be challenging at times; volunteers should be prepared for the sensitive nature of the assignment.

 

Field Operations (Sunnyslope)

Field Operations Volunteers assist our Emergency Animal Medical Technicians (EAMTs) with administrative tasks, help to dispatch services and provide extra hands in the field. Must be 21 years of age, active and in good standing for the previous six months to apply to this highly sensitive area. Special approval and additional training required.

 

Foster Care (Sunnyslope)

Foster Volunteers provide that second chance that all homeless animals deserve by providing temporary homes for underage, sick or injured animals. They give these animals the time, treatment and TLC it takes to become adoptable pets. Our foster program is administered at our Sunnyslope Facility. 

 

Pet Emporium  (Campus for Compassion)

Pet Emporium Volunteers run the register and use their customer service skills, which in turn, helps bring in revenue for our programs! Onsite training is provided.

 

Public Clinics (Campus for Compassion, Sunnyslope)

Clinic Volunteers help bring essential low-cost spay/neuter and vaccination services
to our community. Volunteers assist with administrative tasks, customer service
and laundry.

 

Second Chance Animal Hospital™ (Sunnyslope)

Hospital Volunteers walk post-surgery dogs, groom animals, clean kennels and cut surgery drapes. Although we offer onsite training, medical experience is strongly preferred. Volunteers in this area must be 21 or older and should be prepared for the sensitive nature of the assignment.

 

Stardust Barn (Campus for Compassion) 

Stardust Volunteers muck stalls, groom horses, provide enrichment for the barn animals, and help with various projects. We do provide onsite training for this area, but previous experience with horses and other farm animals is preferred. 

 

Special Projects (Campus for Compassion, Sunnyslope)

Volunteers assist with our special events such as Compassion with Fashion and the Pet Telethon. They also attend community events, work public information booths, greet the public in our shelters, help photograph animals, sew items for the animals in our care, stuff treat bags for the animals and more!  

 

Thrift Store (Sunnyslope)

Thrift Store Volunteers run the store! Volunteers use their customer service skills, run the register, sort donations and select items for online auctioning. We’ll provide onsite training, too!