Duties: Welcome visitors to RAL, show our animals to potential adopters, help potential adopters complete adoption application, make adoption related phone calls, answer phones as needed.
Available Shifts: Tuesday-Friday 4:30 PM to 8 PM, Saturday-Sunday 12 to 4
Requirements: Adoption counselors must be 18 or older and must make a weekly or bi-weekly commitment.
Duties: Exercise dogs by walking and playing in the backyard, feed dogs, clean front and back of runs, replace bedding and refill water buckets, scoop the yard, refill food containers, take out trash, assist with dishes and laundry, give occasional baths and socialize with dogs. Available Shifts: 8:30 AM to Noon or 6 PM to 8 PM, any day of the week Requirements: Weekly or bi-weekly commitment
Duties: Pick up previous day’s food and water bowls, clean litter boxes, clean inside cages, replace bedding, give fresh food and water, clean floors, take out trash, assist with dishes and laundry as needed. Available Shifts: 8:30 AM to Noon or 6 PM to 8 PM, any day of the week Requirements: Weekly or bi-weekly commitment
Duties: PetSmart volunteers assist in showcasing our animals and promoting the Richmond Animal League. Duties include assisting with loading supplies (crates, water bowls, etc.), putting cats in crates for transport and loading dogs into the van. Once at Petsmart, we showcase our animals and talk with prospective adopters. In addition to giving the animals an outing, this is also a good opportunity to socialize them. A lot of our animals are adopted as a result of their being seen there.
Available Shift: Sundays, 11:30 AM to 3 PM
Requirements: PetSmart volunteers must be 18 or older; can work with either dogs or cats, depending on preference
Duties: Assist in showcasing RAL animals at various off-site adoption locations, load supplies and animals in van, talk with prospective adopters, socialize animals.
Shifts: As needed (mostly weekends)
Requirements: Off-site adoption event volunteers must be 18 or older.
Duties: Dog walking, cat/dog socialization and grooming at the shelter OR take an RAL dog on a day outing (to the park, your house, etc.) Available Shifts: Tuesday through Friday afternoons Requirements: Day outing volunteers must be 18 or older, minors can participate with a parent or guardian. *This is a great volunteer opportunity for people with varying schedules!*
