Corporate volunteering. What's it like to volunteer with us? Volunteer week. Volunteer for us. Volunteering for us is one enjoyable way of helping animal welfare and can be very rewarding. We can't do it without you Volunteers make a huge contribution to the work we do to prevent cruelty, promote kindness to and alleviate the suffering of animals.
What will I gain? There are lots of other benefits too, such as: gaining new skills or developing existing ones the chance to try out something new doing something useful and rewarding gaining a sense of achievement putting something back into the community developing your personal skills and confidence As a volunteer, you can gain important transferable skills in fundraising, campaigning, finance, team building, management, computers, administration - the list is endless.
Who can volunteer? Volunteers were also encouraged to read books to the cats, which helps them relax and learn to enjoy the sound of a human voice. When it came to dog socializing, the job was a bit more involved. A logbook keeps track of which dogs had been exercised each day, and what kind of activities each dog preferred. My favorite task was taking dogs to the exercise yard, where I could toss a ball to them and encourage them to play on the agility equipment.
While some dogs preferred to run around and sniff during their entire minute outing, others wanted nothing more than to curl up in your lap and cuddle. One such dog was a little tan Chihuahua mix named Peanut. While many dogs came and went over a six-month period, little Peanut was always there when I'd arrive for my Saturday shift. A sweet little guy who liked to play, Peanut seemed like the perfect companion.
After running around the exercise yard for a few minutes, he'd jump in my lap and sniff at the air while I stroked his fur. I started to feel sad for this little dog, who seemed to be passed over every day when potential adopters walked through the kennels looking for the right pet. Caring for pets can help you deal with depression, anxiety, and stress.
Playing with a dog or cat can elevate levels of serotonin and dopamine, which helps you be calm and relaxed. You gain professional and life experiences. Volunteering is a great way to try out a new career or to try something new. This is a prime opportunity to explore a new area of interest. By volunteering, you develop new skills as well as building upon your own strengths.
This also helps with resume building! The more skills and job experience you have on your resume, the more desirable you are to an employer. Along the same lines as your resume, being a volunteer also builds your list of references. Volunteering encourages civic responsibility.
By volunteering you get to contribute to a cause you care about. Animal Humane Society offers a Student Volunteer Experience for high school students entering grades and recent high school graduates who want to volunteer with Animal Humane Society over the course of one summer.
Learn more. Foundational roles allow volunteers to learn more about working in a shelter environment without having to go through extensive training. Entry-level volunteers must work a minimum number of hours in shelter before advancing to any animal-handling roles.
Walking dogs requires more than just walking the dogs. We want to make sure the animals consistently receive a high-quality level of care and stay as healthy as possible. To do this, we need to teach volunteers about safety procedures and protocols that are currently in place to limit the transfer of disease within our shelters. We also want to educate our volunteers on how to correctly interact with shelter animals in order to reduce stress on animals, and volunteers as well. In addition, mid-level volunteers are expected to assist customers during their shift and to help staff with other tasks.
We want to make sure our volunteers have the information and training they need to perform their expected tasks successfully. Animals that are available for foster care are featured in an email sent to foster volunteers each week. These animals are placed into homes on a first-come, first-served basis. Foster volunteers are never expected to take an animal that is not a good fit for their home or family. Foster animals are not yet available for adoption, so are not listed on our website.
Most of the foster animals at AHS are cats and dogs.
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