Animal handling and Foster Care
- Provide care in your home for a shelter animal in need
- Transport animals to local adoption events or veterinary appointments
- Assist at local adoption events
- Walk and exercise animals
- Feed and water animals
- Groom animals (bathing and brushing)
- Clean cages, dishes and bedding
- Assist patrons visiting animals
- Assist staff with medical care of animals
- Train animals
- Provide foster care for special needs
- Assist in the spay and neuter clinic
- Serve as photographer's assistant
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Office & general assistance
- Answer phones
- File contracts and animal records
- Take lost and found reports
- Follow up on adoptions
- Update Petfinder pet information
- Deliver posters and flyers to local businesses to display adoptable pets
Adoptions (class required)
- Adoption visits (supervising interaction with available animals)
- Adoption Counseling (helping families choose pets)
- Admission desk (accepting animals into the shelter and collecting pet bio details)
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