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ROANOKE, VA 24012
Looking for an oPURRtunity to give back to your community? We have good MEWS! The Roanoke Valley SPCA is currently looking for dedicated individuals to join our volunteer Cat Condo Cleaning Crew! This FURbulous group of volunteers donate their time to make sure our adoptable kitties are fed, watered, happy, healthy, and loved. Crew members volunteer from approximately 8:00AM-10:00AM. You can sign up for weekly, biweekly, or monthly shifts. We are most in need of volunteers on Mondays and Fridays! Whether you can cover 1 shift or several, this is a great opportunity to get involved! In the words of one of our aMEOWzing team members: "At the end of every shift I tell the cats that I don’t want to see them next week [because they got adopted], and I always say it with a smile, even if I’ll miss them." Contact Erin Dams at edams@rvspca.org or 540-339-9503 to sign up today.
Date Posted: 2024-04-03
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ROANOKE, VA 24012
Our Feline Enrichment volunteers donate their time to provide our cats with some extra love, playtime, games, grooming, and more. This is a great way to help our cats feel comfortable at the shelter, and to prepare them for their new homes once they get adopted. We have shifts available every day from 10:30am-12:00pm and 5:00pm-6:30pm to hang out with our kitties! All our of Feline Enrichment volunteers receive Fear Free training and staff guidance when they get started, helping you build confidence in your cat-whisperer skills and with the shelter environment. Reach out to Erin Dams at edams@rvspca.org to start volunteering today!
Date Posted: 2024-01-27
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ROANOKE, VA 24012
Our WOOFderful Canine Enrichment volunteers donate their time to provide our dogs with some extra love, playtime, games, grooming, and more. This is a great way to help our dogs feel comfortable at the shelter, and to prepare them for their new homes once they get adopted. We have shifts available every day from 1:00pm-3:30pm and 5:00pm-6:30pm to hang out with our dogs. Enjoy our lovely walking trail through the trees, lounging in our grassy playyard, or playing in one of our two sheltered rooms when the weather isn't right for outdoors! All our of Canine Enrichment volunteers receive Fear Free training and staff guidance when they get started, helping you build confidence in your dog-handling skills and the shelter environment. Reach out to Erin Dams at edams@rvspca.org to start volunteering today!
Date Posted: 2024-01-27
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ROANOKE, VA 24012
Do you love puppies and want to help them get the best start to life? Then it's time to reach out to the Roanoke Valley SPCA! The Roanoke Valley SPCA is currently looking for dedicated individuals to join our volunteer Hannah and Friends Puppy room Helpers! This FURbulous group of volunteers donate their time to make sure our adoptable puppies and small dogs are fed, watered, happy, healthy, and loved. Helpers volunteer from approximately 9:00AM-11:00AM. You can sign up for weekly, biweekly, or monthly shifts. We are most in need of volunteers on Fridays and Saturdays! Whether you can cover 1 shift or several, this is a great opportunity to get involved! Contact Erin Dams at edams@rvspca.org or 540-339-9503 to sign up today.
Date Posted: 2024-04-03
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ROANOKE, VA 24012
While our Adoption Center is a wonderful place for a dog or cat to find a new home, if an animal temporarily has special needs, we prefer they live in a foster home until they are ready for adoption. Usually these are short term situations, and a foster home is only needed for 2-4 weeks. That animal is then brought back into the Adoption Center and made available for adoption after being spayed or neutered. Fostering pets is a great way to earn volunteer hours for school, clubs, or college applications! Foster families receive 7 hours of volunteer credit per week they have a foster pet(s). Animals that are typically fostered are: Kittens-Kittens, in a litter or alone, are fostered until they are eight weeks old and weigh two pounds. Most kittens are fostered for 2-6 weeks. These litters may or may not have the mama cat with them. Mama gets spayed afterwards. Puppies-Puppies, in a litter or alone, are fostered until they are 8 weeks old and can be altered. These litters may or may not have the mama dog with them. Mama gets spayed afterwards. Sick animals--Occasionally we have a animal who suffers from a minor common ailment, such as an upper respiratory infection, who needs to recover outside of the shelter. These are usually minor cases, but it is recommended these animals be kept from resident dogs and cats to avoid spreading the disease. Animals recovering from surgery-If an animal has had surgery, we generally allow the animal to recover in a foster home instead of the shelter, to ensure that animal's needs are fully met. Undersocialized animals-If our staff determines that an animal in our facility is undersocialized, we will place that animal with a foster family to gain more socialization skills. This might be a shy animal, a young animal that is "mouthy" and needs to learn proper bite inhibition, etc. Learn more about fostering on our website at https://rvspca.org/foster/our-foster-program/ Or contact our foster coordinator at foster@rvspca.org to get started!
Date Posted: 2024-04-03
