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Volunteering
Would You Like to Be
a Save-A-Dog Scheme Volunteer?
As an organisation that relies on volunteers
for its very existence, your input as a
potential volunteer is much needed. Volunteers
assist with many tasks including:
• Cleaning the kennels and cattery
• Feeding
• Grooming
• Helping in the office
• Helping with laundry and dishes
• Handy-person jobs
Some volunteers may progress to walking
dogs and hands-on care of the animals.
Some volunteers come for a three-hour session
in the morning or afternoon. We endeavour
to have a roster for volunteers to make
sure we don’t have too many one day
and not enough the next.
If you are over 18 years old (see age requirement
explanation below) and would like to learn
more, please phone the shelter on 9824
7928. Volunteers need a current tetanus
vaccination before starting with Save-A-Dog-Scheme.
Age Requirement for Volunteering
Unfortunately, due to reasons beyond our
control, Save-A-Dog Scheme is unable to
accept voluntary work at the pound and shelter
premises from people under 18 years of age.
By definition this means we are unable
to take people under 18 years who may be
undertaking community service, work experience,
Duke of Edinburgh Award or similar projects.
Save-A-Dog Scheme does however wish to
encourage, as much as possible, the interest
and support of this age group; to this end,
projects which do not involve direct participation
at the shelter are appreciated but do need
to be discussed, and permission must be
sought for any project involving the use
of our name.
If you would like to discuss how people
under 18 (or indeed any age) can help our
work, please phone us on (03) 9885 1188,
leave a message with your phone number said
clearly and repeated and briefly state your
reason for phoning and we will return your
call.
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