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Tilted Tavern Animal Sanctuary is a farm animal rescue located in beautiful Jonesborough, TN. For most of its nearly 200-year history, our land had been farmed traditionally for both crops and livestock. Now, our land has been transformed to serve a new purpose as a safe haven where rescued animals will live out their days peacefully. A place where bad luck, cruelty, or neglect can be repaid with the kindness of a full, healthy, and secure life.

Our goal is to educate and promote the importance of respecting every individual life through humane animal practices. Since starting in the fall of 2018, we have accumulated over 80 rescues, involving cases of abuse, neglect, and abandonment, within less than two years. All of our rescues will live out their lives at Tilted Tavern as we provide them a safe haven and lots of love and care. This is where volunteers come into play. Our volunteers spend time prepping and feeding the daily ration, cleaning and helping us maintain the enclosures, and socializing and providing enrichment for our rescues.

What have we rescued? We currently have cows, ducks, geese, chickens, horses, pigs, goats, sheep, and one turkey along with one swan. Many of our animals are very social and crave attention and enrichment. You can help us provide the forever home that they deserve!

We have weekly, bi-monthly, monthly, and other shifts available.

• Involves working with the majority of our rescues
• Weekly, bi-monthly, and monthly shifts usually lasts three hours
• May involve preparing and feeding our rescues
• Cleaning and refilling their water containers
• Cleaning dishes, stalls, housing, and enclosures
• Socializing and enrichment
• Assisting staff with projects if/ as needed

Available shifts:

• Mornings - Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
• Early afternoons - Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday
• Late afternoons/ evenings - Monday and Saturday

Requirements:

• Be able to commit to the shifts required for your desired position excluding holidays, emergencies, etc.
• Must be 18 years or older
• In special circumstances, we do allow someone between 13 and 17 years old to volunteer as long as they are accompanied by their guardian that is 18 or older
• Sign a liability waiver
• Be able to lift up to 30 to 50 pounds if signing up for a weekly, bimonthly, or monthly position (EXCEPTIONS for medical and health issues)
• Be able to withstand working outdoors for a few hours at a time in the rain, heat, and cold
• Join our Discord TTAS Volunteer group to communicate with staff and volunteers
• Thoroughly read our volunteer manual and agree to our policies

Process:

• In-person interview
• Participate in training before volunteering unsupervised
• One month probationary period
• Continue to participate in training and attend workshops as needed

Our volunteers are

• Not allowed to feed any additional, unauthorized food items to the rescues as this can lead to severe health issues and death.
• Are allowed to take pictures and videos after their shift is completed following our media policy and guidelines
• Are mindful of our rescues' demeanors, sizes, strengths, and current moods
• Must have permission to be on the property at any time other than their weekly shift(s)

We currently do not have any public restrooms or have handicap accessibility. If you are interested in volunteering, please complete the form below. And if you have any questions, please reach out to us via e-mail or on social media. Thank you for wanting to volunteer!


ttasvolunteer@gmail.com
Find us on Facebook and Instagram @tiltedtavernanimals

Signup form - http://eepurl.com/g3Vlp5