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4 people are interested
Join the Animal Rescue Team
ORGANIZATION: The Humane Society of the United States
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- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
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4 people are interested
Animal rescue volunteers work with the HSUS Animal Rescue Team to help save animals who are victims of illegal animal cruelty and disasters. When the ART responds-whether to a hurricane, large-scale neglect case, dogfighting or commercial breeding operation-animal rescue volunteers travel from all over the U.S. and Canada to assist in the ongoing care of dogs, cats and other animals who have been rescued from harm.
Those volunteers help provide care to animals in our emergency shelters or assist with distributing supplies and providing other support to pets and other animals in impacted communities. Animal rescue volunteers come from all walks of life, generously giving their time to apply their skills and experience in response to animals in need. From animal handling and cage cleaning to administrative tasks, the work of animal rescue volunteers is the true core of the HSUS’s mission to save animals.
1 Shift
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08:00 AM to 06:00 PM
Multi-day, single day and half day shifts available
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About The Humane Society of the United States
Location:
700 PROFESSIONAL DR, GAITHERSBURG, MD 20879, US
Mission Statement
We fight the big fights to end suffering for all animals. Together with millions of supporters, we take on puppy mills, factory farms, trophy hunts, animal testing and other cruel industries. With our affiliates, we rescue and care for thousands of animals every year through our animal rescue team’s work and other hands-on animal care services. We fight all forms of animal cruelty to achieve the vision behind our name: A humane society. And we can’t do it without you.
Description
We work to:
- Provide direct care, rescue and services for animals in crisis.
- Pass local, state and federal laws to protect animals.
- Make sure existing laws are properly enforced.
- Help the biggest corporations reform their animal welfare policies.
- Shape public opinion on animal cruelty through our awareness campaigns and investigations.
- The world’s greatest roster of scientists and other experts in animal welfare.
- State directors across the country working at the local level.
- Five affiliated animal sanctuaries and medical centers.
- Programs that provide veterinary care and other animal services to inner cities, and a veterinary affiliate that provides these services to Native American reservations.
- Wildlife sanctuaries in more than 35 states.
- A global affiliate, Humane Society International, which runs programs in more than 20 countries.
We take a mainstream approach and combat the most severe forms of cruelty and abuse. Leaders in the humane movement ranked us the most effective animal organization in the country in a survey conducted by Guidestar’s Philanthropedia.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
Multiple locations Hagerstown, MD 21740
DATE POSTED
May 23, 2023
SKILLS
- Animal Care / Handling
GOOD FOR
- People 55+
- Group
REQUIREMENTS
- Background Check
- Must be at least 18
- Orientation or Training
- Depending on your volunteer assignment, you may deploy for 4-6 full days at a time, or if local, can drive in/out the same day or even just sign up for a regular weekly 2–4-hour shift, with ongoing participation preferred.
- All Animal Rescue Volunteers are at least 18 years old, have a US or Canadian address, and are fully vaccinated for COVID-19.