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Kitten and Puppy season is almost upon us!

Please help foster young kittens or puppies who are too young to adopt to the public.  You can help them grow to a healthy age so they can be adopted out to their permanent homes.  A Foster Parent Application can be downloaded from the Forms section of our Home page.  For further information please call 943-3322.

The next volunteer orientation meeting will be Thursday July 10 at 6PM in the shelter classroom.  The volunteer orientation meetings last about one hour and are usually held the first Thursday of the month every month. In July we will have the orientation meeting the 2nd Thursday of the month because the 1st Thursday falls on the 4th of July weekend. You only need to attend one meeting to become a shelter volunteer! 

Volunteer Program at Williamson County Regional Animal Shelter

Williamson County Regional Animal Shelter needs volunteers every day to aid in the care and adoption of our animals.
These are some ways in which you could help as a shelter volunteer:

• Walking and playing with dogs
• Socializing Cats
• Grooming/Bathing animals
• Adoption counseling and screening, taking animals out of kennels for showings
• Help with special events such as off site adoptions, shows or expositions
• Answering phones at the front desk
• Assisting the public with looking for their lost pet at the facility
• Management of lost pet postings in the shelter and on the internet
• Photographing animals at the shelter to post to our website
• Basic housekeeping such as cleaning cages, doing laundry, washing pet dishes
• Yard waste maintenance

Volunteer Coordinator
Recruit, train and schedule volunteers for the shelter.  Identify target groups and initiate recruitment activities.  Assist with monthly volunteer meetings.  Provide volunteer orientation assistance for new volunteers.  Schedule volunteer hours for volunteer work at the shelter as well as for special events in the community.

The time estimated for this position is 3-10 hours weekly.

Event Coordinator
In this position you will help promote the animals in the shelter by coordinating offsite adoptions, shelter parties, fundraisers, school visits and any special events.  Events coordinator will work closely with volunteer coordinator to schedule volunteer hours required for the event including setting up and taking down, handling the pets at the event, tours of the shelter and collecting donations for the event.

The estimated time required for this position is 1 hour up to 10 hours once or twice a month.

 If you are interested in either of the above volunteer positions please contact Linda Gunter at 943-3567 for additional information.