Your local animal shelter is a great place to volunteer! Volunteering is a great way to help your community and help animals find happy homes. Many shelters are actively seeking help with their work of caring for pets in need.
Here are some of the things you might do at your local shelter:
- Walk dogs
- Update the shelter's Web site
- Take photos of new dogs for adoption
- Write and design newsletters
- Greet visitors
- Help organize adoption days
- Bathe dogs
- Transport dogs
- Clean cages and fill water bowls
- Help with record-keeping and administrative duties
All of these jobs help keep a shelter working, so that more dogs can be helped! Benefits of volunteering at local dog rescue shelters include meeting friendly dogs and people, learning new skills and gaining confidence in yourself.
