For those who prefer work behind the scenes, you are needed to help care for the animals’ daily needs. Working alongside the staff, volunteers assist with feeding, cleaning, washing dishes, laundry, and of course, passing out treats and toys. Caretaker shifts are 8:00am – 12:00pm daily. We are currently seeking volunteers who can commit to…
Our Admissions Assistants welcome incoming animals and their people, reassuring them that they have come to the right place. Volunteers assist in answering questions, help clients fill out the necessary paperwork, perform data entry, and lend a hand in answering phones. Admissions Assistant shifts are Mon-Wed-Fri 12-4pm Tues/Thurs 12-6pm and Saturday 10am-3pm. (Any hours during…
Adoption Hosts are key in the shelter, truly bringing pets and people together. We are looking for volunteers to showcase and care for the animals in our shelter! By becoming an Adoption Host, you are giving these wonderful pets an opportunity to be noticed by potential families. Hosts will: greet visitors; answer basic questions about…
Guaranteed to keep you and the dogs healthy and happy! Every dog deserves a nice walk outside every day. The Delta Animal Shelter volunteers take the dogs out for strolls around the property throughout the day. This is also a great time to reinforce good manners and teach your canine walking partner life skills –…
Would you like to advocate on our behalf to help spread the word and help generate interest and engagement?
You can choose to serve onsite by enriching our animals’ lives through attention, activities and helping to create a clean environment. Simple tasks like washing dishes or laundry, cleaning kennels or just spending quality time with our animals makes all the difference!
Other opportunities include serving the community at offsite events, distributing food through our pet pantry, fundraising committee that plans our fundraiser events and facility committee that helps oversee building maintenance and repairs. There are a variety of ways you can put your skills to use and support organization.
Volunteers are critical in assisting us with: animal enrichment, cleaning, meet & greets in the community (adoption fairs), hosting successful fundraising events, transporting animals to medical appointments, and helping in our Rescued Treasures Resale Shop. Volunteers must be 18+ or with a legal guardian.
We are so thankful you would like to provide a home to one of our animals temporarily while they wait for their forever home! We cover all costs for medical, food and toys while a foster is in your home; in exchange, we ask that you provide them a loving committed environment!
We always need help caring for our animals in the petting area.