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Volunteer Opportunities Include:
- Visiting nursing homes, hospitals, schools, etc. Incorporate
the use of friendly animals and provide educational
information.
- Coordinating foster homes for injured, too young for
adoption, or other special needs pets. Responsibilities
of foster homes: Food, shelter, socialization and any
other basics. Helping to find appropriate homes for
these special pets. Follow up after adoptions to make
sure it was a good match. Make friends!
- Adoption counseling - helping to match the perfect
animal with the perfect family. Reviewing adoption applications,
education adopters about all the aspects of their pet
selection, responsibilities, breed characteristics,
etc. Follow up on success of match.
- Soliciting donations from local merchants, groomers,
vets, food suppliers, trainers, and other concerned
citizens. Could involve doing presentations to civic
organizations, corporations, businesses and other resources.
- Participating in fundraiser events: Dog walks, rummage
sales, holiday parties, training sessions, etc.
- Computer input - We now have a digital camera, useful
for putting pet photos up on the Internet. This will
increase adoptions and reuniting lost animals with their
owners. This task requires computer skills, taking digital
photos of animals at the shelter, implementing website
information, etc.
- Working with the animals directly. Socializing, walking,
training, grooming, playing with them, etc.
- Clerical work - Calling on lost and founds, follow-up
on adoptions, filing, helping with general office duties.
- Kennel help - Cleaning runs and cat cages, making
sure animals have adequate food, water, litter boxes,
etc.
If you are interested in volunteering at the Madera County
Animal Shelter, please call us at (559) 675-7891 or fill
out the Volunteer Application and
submit it online or send it to:
Madera County Department of Animal Control
14269 Road 28
Madera, Ca 93638
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Madera
County Department of Animal Control
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