Volunteer

WE NEED YOU, THE ANIMALS NEED YOU 

Activities Without Direct Contact With Animals

Following are some of the activities that do not require working directly with the animals:

• Working the front desk.  (This involves answering the phone, helping families fill out paperwork to adopt animals, collecting fees, and helping locate lost pets.)
• Process email, on line reports, lost dog reports, and applications.
• Educating the Public concerning animal welfare.
• Computer programming and data entry.
• Washing out prescription bottles and helping with the laundry.
• Making animal ID tags.
• Cleaning and sterilizing cages.
• Washing food bowls.
• Placing food and water in the cages.
• Weeding and landscaping the garden area.
• Collecting newspapers and cans from the public.
• Educating families on housebreaking techniques, the ordinances, and providing training tips.
• Working with rescue groups and neighboring shelters to find homes for the animals.
• Adoption counseling.

Volunteer Activities that Require Working Directly with the Animals 

The following activities involve direct contact with the animals:

 

• Washing the animals before surgery
• Walking the animals
• Fostering an animal
• Socializing puppies
• Training the animals - sitting politely, walking politely on a lead, down command, stay command, etc.
• Transporting animals to rescue groups and other shelters.
• Medicating the animals
• Assisting the vet

  How to sign up?

 

If you want to help the animals at the Oak Ridge shelter, please stop by or give us a call at 425-3423.  One of our Animal Control Officers will provide you basic training.  If you know a high school student interested in a career involving animals, please encourage them to volunteer at our shelter.  You must be at least sixteen years old to volunteer at the shelter.

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