Volunteers must be 18 years of age or older. Those under 18 years of age must be accompanied by a parent or guardian while on LTBHS property. Volunteer opportunities can include helping our animal care attendants with cleaning tasks such as dishes, laundry, cleaning of dog and cat enclosures, dog, and cat enrichment, and more! LTBHS frequently needs assistance with events, intakes, and transport opportunities as well as foster families to help us care for animals who are not yet available for adoption! The opportunities are endless here at LTBHS and we encourage volunteers to help us brainstorm additional tasks that could be available!

Volunteers are welcome to come to our facility anytime during normal business hours. The shelter is open Monday through Saturday from 10am-5pm. To arrange volunteering at a time outside of normal business hours, please contact the Volunteer and Foster Coordinator directly at sgraves@ltbhs.com.

Orientation All volunteers are required to complete a volunteer application and attend a volunteer orientation. These are scheduled at least once per month and can be done individually upon appointment.

Fear Free Shelters We ask that volunteers who wish to engage with the animals complete the Fear Free Shelters program. This is a free training opportunity to help us provide the most calm and positive experience for the animals in our care. Volunteers are able to complete the training on their phone or a computer and we encourage volunteers to complete it while they are on-site or at home if they prefer.

Dress Code We require that our volunteers wear appropriate clothing for working with animals in the shelter environment. This includes wearing closed toe shoes and long pants. Volunteers should expect they may get messy and should plan accordingly. Failure to dress appropriately for the shelter environment may result in a limitation to volunteer duties on that date or being asked to change before volunteering. We also ask that LTBHS volunteers wear a name tag while they are on-site helping us! Name tags are available at the front desk.

Personal Limitations LTBHS asks that volunteers communicate openly and express their comfort level as it applies to all tasks and animal handling. All employees of LTBHS reserve the right to limit the tasks available to volunteers for any reason.

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