There are three options for volunteering with the Animal Rescue Team: Volunteers learn important skills, undertake new challenges, travel to previously unknown areas of the country, and become part of a community that understands the importance of protecting animals from harm. They never forget the animals they helped get on the road to recovery, or the people who are a part of this important mission. Benefits of volunteeringĪnimal rescue volunteers often report that assisting with an HSUS rescue operation changed their lives. Opportunities to learn or apply animal health or behavioral skills and participate in transports and other Animal Rescue Team actions also may arise. There are ample opportunities to provide direct care to animals in our temporary shelters, including cleaning cages and enclosures, feeding, watering, restocking supplies, washing dishes, walking dogs or socializing animals as directed. Since 2020, many of our volunteers have deployed to our animal care and rehabilitation center in Maryland. Team locationĪnimal rescue volunteers (ARVs) are called to respond in different U.S. From animal handling and cage cleaning to administrative tasks, the work of animal rescue volunteers is the true core of the HSUS’s mission to save animals. Animal rescue volunteers come from all walks of life, generously giving their time to apply their skills and experience in response to animals in need. Those volunteers help provide care to animals in our emergency shelters or assist with distributing supplies and providing other support to pets and other animals in impacted communities. and Canada to assist in the ongoing care of dogs, cats and other animals who have been rescued from harm. When we respond-whether to a hurricane, large-scale neglect case, dogfighting or commercial breeding operation-animal rescue volunteers travel from all over the U.S. Animal rescue volunteers work with our Animal Rescue Team to help save animals who are victims of illegal animal cruelty and disasters.

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