Worcester Co. Humane Society seeking volunteers
Worcester County Humane Society has announced they are currently seeking volunteers to serve in a variety of roles to help the cats and dogs at the no kill shelter.
Categories of volunteer opportunities will include events and fundraising, in-shelter opportunities, and helping to take care of cats being housed at Petco in West Ocean City.
Worcester County Humane Society describes itself as a private, nonprofit that depends on donations and fundraisers to care for the many cats and dogs that find their way to the shelter.
Volunteers are also needed to take part in the shelter’s Ways and Means Committee. This committee is in charge of all of the shelter’s fundraisers which are held mostly on weekends. Society officials say there are many ways to help on this committee including chairing an event, working at an event, collecting donations for raffles and auctions, baking sweets for bake sales and making dog biscuits to sell at events.
The society also says that in-shelter volunteer opportunities are very much needed for care of the shelter animals. It is preferred that volunteers who are interested in being an in-shelter volunteer be able to commit to a set weekly schedule.
Volunteers are needed 7 days a week. Some in-house volunteer duties include cleaning kennels and cages and cleaning cat areas. Volunteers who apply for this position must be 18 years old and must be able to work independently.
For those interested in volunteering for the shelter but don’t necessarily want to physically go to the shelter, there is a wonderful opportunity to help care for shelter cats while they are being housed in the West OC Petco kitty condos. This opportunity requires the volunteer to commit to a set weekly schedule one or two mornings a week. The duties include cleaning the kitty condos, scooping litter pans, feeding and giving fresh water. These duties take about 30 minutes to complete.
Those interested in any of these volunteer opportunities can send an email to savinganimals@worcestercountyhumanesociety.org. For more information on events or available pets visit the shelter’s website.
