Shelter Our Pets Volunteer Application

Date

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Full Name

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Address

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City

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State

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Zip Code

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Best phone number to contact you?

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Email Address

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Age

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What languages do you speak?

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Are you volunteering for an internship, graduation requirement, community service, self-interest, other?

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How many hours per week are you able to volunteer?

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Please list any special skills

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Do you have experience in animal behavior or with handling or grooming animals? Please list:

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Please check ALL areas you would be interested in volunteering. To work directly with animals, you must be at least 18 years old and be an animal control officer, certified dog trainer or have completed SOP's animal handler training.

Animal Care Volunteer

Transporter (Transports animals to vets, rescues, foster parents, events, etc)
Dog caretaker (Plays, socializes, walks, etc)
Trainer (Trains basic behaviors, etc)
Grooming (provides grooming and care)

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Adoptions

Adoption counselor (Educates new pet owners and potential pet owners)
Assist Shelter Our Pets with listing adoptable pets online and in print media

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Marketing

Online: Updating website and blog
Social media: Updating social media platforms
Graphic design and print collateral
PR
Video, television and radio production

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Fundraising

Events (Creates, runs, or assists in creating online, community, shelter events)
Business sponsorships and partnerships
Grants (Assist with researching and applying for grants)
Donated Services and supplies (Recruit area businesses to donate products and services required to operate)

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Foster Program

Foster (House and assist with training animal until adopted, etc)
Foster Coordinator: Maintain foster database. Recruit fosters. Provide foster families with support, supplies, equipment and information as needed.

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Case Worker

Act as liaison for abuse victims with pets in the SOP program

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Community Outreach Volunteer

Provide humane education to abuse victims and their families.
Provide referrals for pet help and domestic violence programs to abuse victims and their families.

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Other

We each have special skills and creative ideas to contribute. Please let us know how you can help.

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What hours are you available?

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Applicant's eSignature

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Date

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Thank you for your interest in volunteering for Shelter Our Pets. Your application will be reviewed and we will be in touch with you soon.

Terms and Conditions

My services to Shelter Our Pets, Inc. are provided strictly in a voluntary capacity and without any express or implied promise of salary, compensation or other benefits. I agree to comply with Shelter Our Pets policies, procedures, code of conduct and safety precautions as set forth in the organizations’ volunteer manual. I fully understand that Shelter Our Pets expects standards of moral and ethical treatment of the animals under its care. I understand that the handling of animals and other volunteer activities on behalf of Shelter Our Pets may place me in a hazardous situation and could result in injury to me or my personal property. I shall hold harmless Shelter Our Pets, partnering organizations and agents from any claim, arising out of or in connection with my volunteer activities on behalf of Shelter Our Pets. Release of Use of Images Understanding that public relations are an important part of a volunteer’s activities on behalf of Shelter Our Pets, I hereby authorize Shelter Our Pets to use any photographs of me in its possession for public relations purposes without any compensation. I certify that all information provided on this application is true and complete to the best of my knowledge. (If you are under 18, we must have your parent's or legal guardian’s sign a form prior to volunteering.)

Applicant's eSignature

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Parent or Legal Guardian eSignature (if under 18)

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Date

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Rabies Vaccination (Only if you are handing dogs)

Shelter Our Pets recommends that volunteers handling animals receive a series of pre-exposure rabies vaccinations to protect them in case of being bitten by a rabid animal. The volunteer must make their own arrangements through their physician.