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How to Volunteer at an Animal Shelter. Get that warm, fuzzy feeling by volunteering at
your local animal shelter. You will need Internet access Volunteer coordinator Job suggestions
and fundraising ideas. Step 1. Search the internet for an animal shelter in your area.
Many sites offer a search by zip code feature. Step 2. Call or visit the shelter and ask
to speak to the volunteer coordinator. Give them your name and age and ask if they can
use a volunteer. Ask lots of questions -- there are many different ways to help out. Step
3. Give them a list of potential jobs that you can do and fill out a volunteer application
form if asked. Suggest such jobs as cleaning cages, making phone calls, decorating the
waiting room, or advertising adoptable pets. Step 4. Adopt a pet of your own. Even if there's
nothing you can do at the shelter, you can help them out by giving an animal a home.
Step 5. Do some independent fundraising for the shelter. Even if they can't use you personally,
they can always use more money. With a little work, you can find a way to help a local shelter
and get pets into good homes. Did you know In 2005, eligible inmates at San Quentin State
Prison in California began participating in Pen Pals, a program which enables them to
train dogs from a local animal shelter.