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Get that warm, fuzzy feeling by volunteering at your local animal shelter.
Step 1: Find a shelter
Search the internet for an animal shelter in your area. Many sites offer a search by zip code feature.
Step 2: Call or visit
Call or visit the shelter and ask to speak to the volunteer coordinator. Give them your name and age and ask if they can use a volunteer.
Tip
Ask lots of questions -- there are many different ways to help out.
Step 3: Give them ideas
Give them a list of potential jobs that you can do and fill out a volunteer application form if asked. Suggest such jobs as cleaning cages, making phone calls, decorating the waiting room, or advertising adoptable pets.
Step 4: Adopt a pet
Adopt a pet of your own. Even if there's nothing you can do at the shelter, you can help them out by giving an animal a home.
Step 5: Raise money
Do some independent fundraising for the shelter. Even if they can't use you personally, they can always use more money. With a little work, you can find a way to help a local shelter and get pets into good homes.
Did You Know?
In 2005, eligible inmates at San Quentin State Prison in California began participating in Pen Pals, a program which enables them to train dogs from a local animal shelter.
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