Quick Overview: Care for our rescue bunnies by doing bunny exercises, cleaning pens, bagging hay and more. Mission: Rabbit Rescue is a non-profit 501c(3) no-kill rabbit shelter staffed and run entirely by volunteers. Our goals include the rescue, rehabilitation, and placement of abandoned rabbits, as well as public education regarding proper rabbit care and the importance of spay/neuter in battling the escalating overpopulation problem. Impact: We continually take in unwanted rabbits from regional shelters. Along with our love, these animals need immediate medical care, spay/neuter surgery, and daily food/litter/toys. In addition, we often must pay shelter fees to rescue bunnies who otherwise are in danger of euthanasia. Volunteer Roles & Responsibilities: Volunteers will care for our rescue bunnies by feeding, watering, and exercising them, as well as cleaning their pens, bagging hay, and more. Requirements: Please dress casually in clothing you won't mind getting dirty. We take bunnies out for playtime, clean their cages/pens, and bag hay, vegetables and feed. Volunteers must be ages 13 and older. Any minor volunter (younger than 18 years of age) must bring a completed volunteer waiver form.

Paramount, CA

12/15/18 9:00 AM +more

Walk, play catch, offer companionship and make new furry friends at Wags and Walks Adoption Center. Wags and Walks is a community of dog lovers working to promote shelter dogs as the best dogs in the world and to break the stigma that rescue dogs are damaged goods. Through advocacy of unique family-friendly foster and adoption programs, Wags and Walks’ commitment is to help decrease the number of dogs euthanized in local shelters by showing the community that you can find wonderful dogs of all breeds and sizes through rescue. Impact: Your volunteer efforts contribute to the happiness and health our dogs. Socializing and caring for these dogs during their stay at the Wags & Walks center is key to their happiness, and ultimately their adoption. With over 3 million dogs entering shelters each year, giving back to these dogs in need is an amazing way to give back and keep them happy while they wait for their forever home. Volunteer Roles and Responsibilities: Every second Saturday come volunteer to have fun with adorable and adoptable dogs at the Wags and Walks Adoption Center. As a volunteer, you will have the opportunity to walk, bath, feed and play fetch with the dogs at the adoption center. Requirements: 18 years or older, must be comfortable around dogs of all breeds, sizes Shift Requirements/Safety Protocol: Safety protocol and handling is of the utmost importance while walking the dogs No cell phones while walking the dogs Must have on closed toed shoes while volunteering at Wags and Walks Adoption Center. Additional Details: All of these dogs have come directly from a high-kill shelter environment and need patience and love while they decompress.

Los Angeles, CA

3/16/19 8:00 AM +more

Heaven on Earth Society for Animals, founded in February of 2000 by Eri Cronkhite, began with a dream and the determination to make it happen. Inspired by a goal to end the senseless suffering and destruction of homeless animals due to the overpopulation crisis, Eri developed an adoptions program for rescued strays and focused efforts on spay-neuter services. Position Description: As an Adoption Counselor, you will be assisting the adoptions team with processing contracts and completing the adoption experience. Once the adoption team has approved an application and completed the adoption counseling, our new adopters need to be added to our online database and complete the application via Shelterluv. Clerks will work with new adopters to complete their Shelterluv profile, print contracts, photograph adopter with their new kitty, and send the adopter out the door with a smile. You will also be assisting with special projects, data entry and other tasks as needed. Qualifications: You must be 18 years of age or older Demonstrate strong communication skills. Maintain engaging, polite and patient interactions with the public. Must be comfortable using a computer and navigating the simple online software. Being bilingual is a plus. Must be comfortable handling cats! Time Commitment: Minimum of 5 hours of service per month which can be completed in a one-day shift or split up into two 2.5 hour shifts. Must be available to work shifts during open hours which are: Thursday & Friday 3pm-8pm and Saturday & Sunday 1pm-6pm.

Los Angeles, CA

Through 7/3/19

Kitty Bungalow Charm School for Wayward Cats is a community resource and rescue center that provides services to help quell the feral cat overpopulation in the Los Angeles area. We are an animal rescue dedicated to socializing feral cats and adopting them out to good homes as well as working with the community to find a humane solution to the cat overpopulation problem. We do TNR (Trap, Neuter, Return) and offer free spay/neutering of cats to our Community Partners. Program Description: We are humanely controlling the overpopulation of cars on the street via spay/neutering. Young cats are taken in for socialization and then adopted out. Volunteer Roles & Responsibilities: Cats must have their litter changed, rooms cleaned, simple medications given, babies bottle fed and love and attention given to frightened felines. You'll be expected to help socialize them and turn them into lap cats. MANY opportunities exist within the organization to aid our mission. Time Commitment: Shifts are 2 1/2 hours long, once weekly. Requirements: We provide an orientation and training. Wearing older clothes is recommended. Please remember to fill out a minor volunteer waiver form if minors (under 18) are attending projects. The form can be found on L.A. Works website Q&A section. Benefits: The benefits are emotional as well as physical. Simply being around purring cats is reputed to be good for one's health, and the satisfaction one derives in helping these creatures learn to trust humans and find forever homes is immeasurable.

Los Angeles, CA

Through 12/18/20