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Become an emergency response animal shelter volunteer!
ORGANIZATION: Best Friends Animal Society
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When animal shelters are overwhelmed or natural disasters arise, the Best Friends Animal Society Emergency Response team is there to provide assistance and help save lives. And you can be part of the group that helps make that happen. Best Friends is searching for animal care volunteers from targeted states to join our team. Please note we are only looking for volunteers from TX, FL, SC, NC, GA, AL, MS, AR, TN and CA!
As an emergency response animal care specialist, you will:
- Provide animal care support at shelters dealing with staffing shortages or disease outbreaks
- Support the needs of shelters and animals during a disaster by providing critical supplies or lifesaving transports
- Clean and sanitize animal housing areas, prepare meals, and exercise animals
- Deploy to areas across the country on short notice
- Spend 7+ days on deployment, as needed, at least once per year
- Participate in volunteer engagement trainings and activities throughout the year
If you reside in TX, FL, SC, NC, GA, AL, MS, AR, TN or CA and you're interested, please join us for an informational Zoom session on Saturday, Sept 14 to learn more. Email nationalvolunteers@bestfriends.org to register.
Thank you!
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About Best Friends Animal Society
Location:
5001 Angel Canyon Rd., Kanab, UT 84741, US
Mission Statement
Every day, nearly 1,000 dogs and cats are killed in America's shelters. But every day, there's something all of us can do to help save those animals. Together, we can Save Them All.
Description
About Best Friends Animal Society:
Best Friends Animal Society is the only national animal welfare organization focused exclusively on ending the killing of dogs and cats in America's shelters. An authority and leader in the no-kill movement since its founding in 1984, Best Friends runs the nation's largest no-kill sanctuary for companion animals, as well as life-saving programs in partnership with rescue groups and shelters across the country. Since its founding, Best Friends has helped reduce the number of animals killed in shelters from 17 million per year to less than 1 million. Best Friends has the knowledge, technical expertise and on-the-ground network to end the killing and Save Them All(tm).
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CAUSE AREAS
Animals,
Disaster Relief,
Emergency & Safety
WHEN
We'll work with your schedule.
WHERE
This is a Virtual Opportunity with no fixed address.
DATE POSTED
September 5, 2024
SKILLS
- Disaster Relief Care & Shelters
- Disaster Response
GOOD FOR
N/A
REQUIREMENTS
- Must be at least 18
- Orientation or Training
- The informational Zoom will be approx one hour long
- All Volunteers MUST live in the USA!