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25 people are interested
Pet Therapy Volunteer
ORGANIZATION: Animal Protective League
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25 people are interested
The APL is in need of reliable volunteers to take some of our animals off-site to long-term care facilities. By participating in this program you are not only helping out our animals, but you are helping out the community.
Pet Therapy is a Community Program wherein volunteers take animals to long-term care facilities to visit with the residents. Pet Therapy programs in these facilities have been shown to reduce depression and even help mitigate social withdrawal associated with Alzheimer’s disease. There will be 2-4 volunteers assigned to a given location that will come out to our shelter and pick up a couple of cats and dogs. Once the animals have been picked up, you will head over to the facility that you signed up for. There you get to hang out with the residents and animals. While they are petting and playing with them you can talk to them about the shelter and the animal they are interacting with or just about life in general! This program is a nice way to get our animals the exposure and socialization they need, all the while helping bring happiness into someone’s life.
Training is required and will be provided.
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About Animal Protective League
Location:
1001 Taintor Rd, Springfield, IL 62702, US
Mission Statement
The Animal Protective League is a non-profit 501C(3) organization dedicated to caring for ill, injured and abused homeless animals and coordinating the adoption of those animals by responsible pet owners. It further is committed to ending companion animal overpopulation by offering high-quality, low-cost spay/neuter services.
Description
APL is dedicated to ending the euthanasia of healthy, adoptable animals in our community and surrounding areas. In order to achieve this goal we operate a limited-admission shelter and a high-volume, low-cost spay/neuter clinic. APL's shelter gives priority to sick and injured animals and animals facing euthanasia in area county facilities. APL saves approximately 2,000 animals each year by housing them, providing medical treatment, vaccinations and adopting them into loving homes. In addition, our spay/neuter clinic performs over 13,000 surgeries each year and is a key component in reducing the number of unwanted litters that are born each year. Since opening in 2006 the number of animals being euthanized in our area has decreased by 68%!
Our volunteer program offers wonderful opportunities for the community to get involved and make a difference in the lives animals and members of the community. Our volunteer program provides a variety of opportunities including: shelter cleaning and animal care, dog walking, community outreach programs such as our paws to read program in schools and nursing home visits, taking animals to offsite locations for adoption events, fundraising opportunities, gardening and maintenance, fostering, laundry, office work, humane education and much much more!
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
1001 Taintor RoadSpringfield, IL 62702
DATE POSTED
May 19, 2016
SKILLS
- People Skills
- Community Outreach
- Animal Care / Handling
GOOD FOR
- People 55+
REQUIREMENTS
- Driver's License Needed
- Must be at least 18
- Orientation or Training
- 2 hours once a month