Projects tagged with "adults"

By opening your home to an animal in need, NKLA -Best Friends are able to rescue another at-risk animal from the shelter. Their center has a set capacity for kennels, so fostering is crucial in their life saving efforts. Additionally, your observations of the cat's behavior out of the shelter environment can offer valuable insights for potential adopters. Their team will match you with a cat that most suits your abilities and home environment. They'll also take into consideration if you have other pets at home and if you have the capacity to keep them separate. When you become a foster, you offer the space and time to care for the pet, and they provide all the supplies you will need, including food and medical assistance for the animal during their stay with you. You must be at least 18 years old to participate in our foster program. If you are under 18, you are welcome to foster alongside a parent or guardian. Please have them complete our foster on-boarding process below. Community Service: Fostering for community service hours is permitted on a case by case basis. Please contact [email protected] before taking in a foster pet if hours are needed.

By opening your home to an animal in need, NKLA -Best Friends able to rescue another at-risk animal from the shelter. They're center has a set capacity for kennels, so fostering is crucial in their life saving efforts. Additionally, your observations of the dog's behavior out of the kennel can offer valuable insights for potential adopters. Their team will match you with a dog that most suits your abilities and home environment. They’ll also take into consideration if you have other pets at home and if you have the capacity to keep them separate. When you become a foster, you offer the space and time to care for the pet, and they provide all the supplies you will need, including food and medical assistance for the animal during their stay with you. You must be at least 18 years old to participate in our foster program. If you are under 18, you are welcome to foster alongside a parent or guardian. Please have them complete our foster on-boarding process below. Community Service: Fostering for community service hours is permitted on a case by case basis. Please contact [email protected] before taking in a foster pet if hours are needed.

OC Animal Care's volunteer program continues to grow and is a necessary part of everyday life at OC Animal Care. Serving as a volunteer is extremely rewarding, educational, and fun. OC Animal Care volunteers are committed, caring individuals who positively impact the lives of our animals. The valuable support and service they provide are truly appreciated by the animals, staff, and visitors. If you are searching for a rewarding experience and love working with and for animals, they invite you to join the OC Animal Care volunteer team. Volunteer opportunities are available seven days a week.

Volunteering on land is more than just lending a hand; it’s about joining a worldwide movement that makes waves in your own community. Sea Shepherd’s local chapters are at the forefront of their mission, engaging the public, driving impactful events, and taking hands-on action to fight pollution and safeguard marine life. Opportunities include beach cleanups, community events, outreach and education, and fundraising support. Connect with your local chapter and apply!

Sea Shepherd Conservation Society needs people who are compelled to fight the injustices perpetrated upon whales, dolphins, seals, sea turtles, sea birds, fish, and every living thing in the world’s oceans. They need such people on their ship and in the ranks of our supporters. They are looking for navigators, sailors, engineers, electricians, carpenters, welders, cooks, medics or nurses, small boat operators, photographers, videographers, electronics technicians, radio and antenna technicians, and even a few unskilled but dedicated Ocean Defenders. Volunteering means dedicating usually at least a month out at sea while pulling destructive longlines from the ocean, saving ocean wildlife, educating future generations, & making good friends. The objective is to protect and save ocean wildlife and to uphold International Conservation Law. For more information, check out their website

Looking to adopt a dog? The Southern California Labrador Retriever Rescue has plenty of Labs that are in need of a home! SCLRR is a non-profit rescue, adoption and referral organization, dedicated to placing unwanted and abandoned Labradors in new homes. Their goal is to match each of our rescued Labs with just the right family in the hopes that each new home will be a permanent one. Currently they serve most of Los Angeles, Orange, and Ventura Counties. SCLRR also serve the coastal communities of Santa Barbara County from Goleta south to the Ventura County border and, in the southwestern corner of San Bernardino County we serve the cities of Chino, Chino Hills, Upland and Rancho Cucamonga—dependent on volunteer availability. If you'd like to find out more and potentially adopt one of these wonderful dogs, please visit their website.

Please consider opening your home to a Lab in need with the Southern California Labrador Retriever Rescue! Fostering is important, fun and a great way to help out at no cost to you. SCLRR will provide veterinary care, food, and equipment for your foster dog. They ask their foster families to treat the foster dog as they would their own pet – with love, attention, discipline, and structure. Aside from regular day-to-day care (feeding, grooming, exercise), the responsibilities of a foster home may include basic training, socialization and evaluation, and of course plenty of playtime and snuggling. If you live in Los Angeles, Orange, or Ventura County, in a coastal community of Santa Barbara County between Goleta and the Ventura County line, or in the southwestern corner of San Bernardino County in Upland, Chino, Chino Hills, Rancho Cucamonga, Victorville, Apple Valley or Hesperia, consider becoming a Lab Rescue foster parent! For more information check out their website!

SCLRR is looking for volunteers to serve as family representatives. Family representatives help them by doing home visits, then matching approved families with available Labs. Without volunteers to homecheck families, they couldn't know that their foster dogs would find safe and loving homes. They need people who live in Los Angeles, Orange, or Ventura County, in a coastal community of Santa Barbara County between Goleta and the Ventura County line, or in the southwestern corner of San Bernardino County in Upland, Chino, Chino Hills, Rancho Cucamonga, Victorville, Apple Valley or Hesperia to become family rep volunteers! For more information and to apply, please check out their website!

Southern California Labrador Retriever Rescue, Inc. was started in early 1998. Since then, they have grown from their initial seven volunteer members to nearly 150 volunteers who work throughout Southern California assisting Labrador Retrievers in need. They are completely dependent on donations and since they have no paid staff, all contributions are put toward caring for the dogs. They would appreciate all donations, both large and small! To donate, please visit their website,

The Stray Cat Alliance adoption program provides foster and forever homes for cats and kittens pulled from municipal shelters, found on the streets through TNR, or from hotline requests for support when cats are faced with being taken to shelters or abandonment. Many cats from other programs feed into the adoptions program. Each cat and kitten receives veterinary care (spay/neuter, vaccines, testing, check-ups, microchips) until a permanent, loving home is secured.

If you love cats and want to join in building a No Kill Nation one stray at a time, Stray Cat Alliance has a volunteer opportunity for you! One way for you to help out is by fostering a rescued cat or kitten. There is an application for adults and one for minors (ages 14-17) on their website!

If you love cats and want to join in building a No Kill Nation one stray at a time, Stray Cat Alliance has a volunteer opportunity for you! One way for you to help out is by helping feed, clean, and socialize the cats and kittens at their facility. There is an application for adults and one for minors (ages 14-17) on their website!

If you love cats and want to join in building a No Kill Nation one stray at a time, Stray Cat Alliance has a volunteer opportunity for you! One way for you to help out engaging with community members at the city shelter in South LA who find cats and kittens and are able to foster them at home. There is an application for adults and one for minors (ages 14-17) on their website!

If you love cats and want to join in building a No Kill Nation one stray at a time, Stray Cat Alliance has a volunteer opportunity for you! One way for you to help out is by transporting cats from LA city shelters to our facility, to and from foster homes, and more. There is an application for adults and one for minors (ages 14-17) on their website!

If you love cats and want to join in building a No Kill Nation one stray at a time, Stray Cat Alliance has a volunteer opportunity for you! One way for you to help out is by organizing and executing adoption events, open houses, fundraisers, spay/neuter days, donor events, and more.. There is an application for adults and one for minors (ages 14-17) on their website!

If you love cats and want to join in building a No Kill Nation one stray at a time, Stray Cat Alliance has a volunteer opportunity for you! One way for you to help out is by feeding and cleaning cats in their clinic and assist with clinic stocking. There is an application for adults and one for minors (ages 14-17) on their website!

If you love cats and want to join in building a No Kill Nation one stray at a time, Stray Cat Alliance has a volunteer opportunity for you! One way for you to help out is by aiding in the humane trapping, spay/neutering, and returning of cats back to their communities. There is an application for adults and one for minors (ages 14-17) on their website!

If you love cats and want to join in building a No Kill Nation one stray at a time, Stray Cat Alliance has a volunteer opportunity for you! One way for you to help out is by assisting the public with cat information and resources. Cat experience and knowledge is preferred! There is an application for adults and one for minors (ages 14-17) on their website!

Stray Cat Alliance educates and empowers communities to advocate for every cat’s right to be safe, healthy and valued. A donation would support their programs, which are comprehensive solutions to reducing the homeless cat population through spay / neuter, medical intervention, foster, adoptions and advocacy to protect the rights of cats everywhere. With your support, they can build a No-Kill LA. To donate, please visit their website.

For over 30 years, The Amanda Foundation has been rescuing dogs and cats from city and country shelters around Los Angeles and finding them loving homes. The organization is a safe haven for homeless dogs and cats, where they receive the care and love they deserve, as well as the medical attention so many so often need. Be an “I Rescued” family, and give one of their orphan dogs or cats a furrever home. Browse their adorable pets on their website and contact them to begin the adoption process.