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Volunteer Opportunities at Cat Haven in Baton Rouge
ORGANIZATION: Cat Haven
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- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
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62 people are interested
Volunteer Opportunities
Foster Parent: Provide a safe and loving home environment for our cats and kittens. This may involve kitties that require medical care, need a break from the shelter, or need special attention to help them become adoptable pets. (18 and older)
Kitty Counselor: Socialize the kitties that are having a difficult time adjusting to life in the shelter environment. Coax them with treats, toys, and gentle pets. Make them feel safe and loved while they wait for their perfect home.
Matchmaker (Adoption Counselor): Builds relationship with potential adopters and assists them in finding cats that are a good match for their home and lifestyle. This includes educating adopters on Cat Haven’s guidelines and completing applications and other related paperwork if needed. Volunteers may also assist with set-up and/or take down of adoption materials at off-site locations. (18 and older)
Shelter Caretaker: Provides a nurturing, clean, and comfortable temporary home for our cats prior to adoption. This includes spot cleaning of cat rooms and cages, providing fresh food, water, and litter, and monitoring the health of each cat. Takes 1-2 hours per shift. Shifts are offered from 9am-11am and 4:30pm-6pm Monday-Saturday and 9am-11am and 3pm-4pm on Sundays.
Adoption Center Helper: Cleans kitty items that accumulate during the week: carriers, bowls, litter boxes, laundry, toys, etc. Cleans empty cages and rooms to prepare for incoming residents. Other duties may include sweeping and mopping the facility, unboxing shipments, going through donations, etc. Shifts are offered every day, throughout the day. Monday - Saturday 12-6 pm & Sunday 12-4 pm.
Administrative Help: Help scan documents, input information into computers, stuff adoption folders, make copies, shred documents, and other clerical work.
Spay/Neuter Days (licensed veterinarians only): Perform spay and neuter surgeries for the cats and kittens waiting to go to their forever homes. This includes administering rabies vaccinations and microchip implants when needed. Surgery schedule is flexible to your personal schedule.
Scrub Tech (experience preferred, but will train): Assist the veterinarians with spay and neuter surgeries as a scrub tech. Prepare cats and kittens for surgery and monitor them during surgery. (18 and older)
Fundraising/Special Events: Assists with planning and carrying out special events (holiday open house, annual gala, etc.). Volunteers also interact with event attendees, assist with decorations and coordination of the events.
Cat Haven 225-636-2680 www.cathaven.org
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About Cat Haven
Location:
11130 North Harrells Ferry Rd, Baton Rouge, LA 70816, US
Mission Statement
Cat Haven's mission is to lead the Greater Baton Rouge Area in becoming a no-kill community for cats and kittens by providing care, shelter, and adoption services, as well as advocating routine spaying and neutering for population control.
Description
Welcome to Cat Haven and thank you for your interest in helping the homeless cats and kittens in our community. As a non-profit organization, Cat Haven relies heavily on support from volunteers and the public. We could not continue our life-saving work without this help.
Cat Haven was founded in 1999 for the purpose of rescuing and placing cats and kittens into good homes. Since its inception, we have placed over 18,000 felines with loving families and individuals. All cats who are adopted through Cat Haven have been spay/neutered, tested for feline diseases, received age appropriate routine vaccinations, received flea prevention, have been dewormed, and have been micro-chipped.
Cats and kittens that come into our program are guaranteed a safe haven for life. If an adopter decides to subsequently surrender their Cat Haven pet at any time, that animal is automatically admitted back to our organization and efforts to find a new home are initiated.
As a Cat Haven volunteer, you will have the opportunity to touch the lives of thousands of homeless felines. Volunteer opportunities are diverse and range from fostering to shelter cleaning and the care of cats and kittens at Cat Haven Adoption Center.
Please fill out a volunteer application online at https://www.cathaven.org/volunteer
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
11130 North Harrells Ferry RdBaton Rouge, LA 70816
DATE POSTED
November 14, 2023
SKILLS
- Veterinary
- Animal Care / Handling
- Animal Therapy
- Fundraising
- People Skills
GOOD FOR
- Teens
- People 55+
- Group
REQUIREMENTS
- Must be at least 18
- Orientation or Training
- Guardian must accompany if under 18 years old.