We need your help!
Volunteers are the heart of our organization and essential to our work. Each year our volunteers give a collective 10,000+ hours both in-shelter and out-of-shelter. Our staff and volunteers partner together to form a vital team that’s essential to carrying out our mission to promote the health, care, and adoption of these animals. There are many important roles that you can fill to help animals in need. For safety’s sake, all volunteers need to be 18 or older.
Individual Dog Volunteer Opportunities
Seeking Experienced Dog Volunteers!
Do you have experience working with dogs with behavioral challenges? We’re looking for dedicated volunteers to help provide enrichment and support for our shelter dogs.
Key Details:
- Age Requirement: 18+
- Time Commitment: 2 hours per week on a set day and time frame
- Location: On-site at the shelter
- Focus Areas:
- Walking & enrichment activities
- Playing & socialization
- Sitting with and providing comfort
- Supporting behavior training plans
Please Note: We are currently seeking volunteers with prior experience handling dogs with fear-based behaviors, resource guarding, or jumpy/mouthy tendencies. Your skills will help these dogs build confidence and prepare for adoption!
Ready to make a difference?
Individual Cat Volunteer Opportunities
Join Our Cat Volunteer Team!
Are you passionate about feline care and behavior? We’re looking for dedicated volunteers to help with daily cat care and enrichment at our shelter.
Key Details:
- Age Requirement: 18+
- Time Commitment: 2 hours per week on a set day and time frame
- Location: On-site at the shelter
- Focus Areas:
- Cleaning & feeding (morning and afternoon shifts)
- Socialization & enrichment (midday shifts)
- Monitoring behavior and stress levels
We are currently seeking volunteers with a strong understanding of common cat behaviors, including fear, high arousal, and body language cues. Your keen observation skills will help provide a calm and enriching environment for our cats as they prepare for adoption.
Interested?
Transportation Opportunities
Help Transport Pets to Vital Medical Care!
Do you have a reliable vehicle and a passion for helping animals? We’re looking for dedicated volunteers to assist with medical transport for shelter pets in need.
Key Details:
- Age Requirement: 21+
- Time Commitment: No set minimum—join our on-call list!
- Location: Our most-used veterinary partners are 45 minutes to an hour away
- Transport Schedule:
- Morning departures: Pick up at the shelter at 7 AM and transport to off-site locations
- Evening returns: Pick up at off-site locations at 5 PM and transport back to the shelter
- Occasional midday transport opportunities
While SUVs are helpful, they’re not required—what matters most is your willingness to help get our animals to the care they need!
Want to be a transport hero?
Photography/Videography Volunteer Opportunities
Capture Their Best Moments – Become a Photography Volunteer!
Are you passionate about photography and helping animals find homes? We’re looking for skilled photographers to capture high-quality images of our shelter pets to support adoptions and promotions.
Key Details:
- Age Requirement: 18+
- Time Commitment: Weekly 2-hour shift on a set day
- Location: On-site at the shelter
- Focus Areas:
- Photographing dogs and cats playing, interacting with volunteers, and showing their personalities
- Working alongside volunteers to ensure pets are comfortable and engaged
- Reading animal body language to avoid stress and create natural, engaging images
We are seeking photographers who can edit and deliver high-quality images within one to two days to help maximize adoption and promotional efforts.
Ready to make an impact through photography?
Individual Cleaning Opportunities
Keep Our Shelter Running Smoothly – Join the Cleaning Crew!
Are you organized, detail-oriented, and eager to make a hands-on impact? We’re looking for dedicated volunteers to support our daily shelter cleaning program—an essential part of keeping our animals healthy and our facility running smoothly.
Key Details:
Age Requirement: 18+
Time Commitment: 2 hour weekly shift on a set day and time frame
Location: On-site at the shelter
Focus Areas:
- Washing dishes, doing laundry, and restocking supplies to keep daily operations running smoothly
- Organizing, tidying, and putting away donations, including sorting pet food and essentials
- Helping maintain a clean, safe, and welcoming environment for animals and visitors
This vital role keeps our operations flowing and directly supports the well-being of every pet in our care. If you’re a team player who takes pride in a job well done, we’d love to have you on board.
Ready to roll up your sleeves?
Group Volunteer Opportunities
Group Volunteer Opportunities at Baypath Humane Society
We are so grateful for our wonderful community and the generous groups who support our mission through volunteer service.
Key Details:
- Age Requirement: 18+
- Time Commitment: Typically weekdays, typically 3-4 hours (in the 10 AM – 4 PM range)
- Location: Due to limited space, activities are outdoors and weather-dependent
- Group Size Accommodated: Typically 6–10 people
- Focus Areas: Project-based tasks such as:
- Beautification & landscaping
- Raking & spreading stone/mulch
- Organizing storage spaces
- General cleanup & maintenance
While our animal volunteer program requires extensive training, these group opportunities provide vital support to keep our shelter in top shape for the pets in our care.
Interested? Submit a request, and let’s make a difference together!
- Dog Care
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Individual Dog Volunteer Opportunities
Seeking Experienced Dog Volunteers!
Do you have experience working with dogs with behavioral challenges? We’re looking for dedicated volunteers to help provide enrichment and support for our shelter dogs.
Key Details:
- Age Requirement: 18+
- Time Commitment: 2 hours per week on a set day and time frame
- Location: On-site at the shelter
- Focus Areas:
- Walking & enrichment activities
- Playing & socialization
- Sitting with and providing comfort
- Supporting behavior training plans
Please Note: We are currently seeking volunteers with prior experience handling dogs with fear-based behaviors, resource guarding, or jumpy/mouthy tendencies. Your skills will help these dogs build confidence and prepare for adoption!
Ready to make a difference?
- Cat Care
-
Individual Cat Volunteer Opportunities
Join Our Cat Volunteer Team!
Are you passionate about feline care and behavior? We’re looking for dedicated volunteers to help with daily cat care and enrichment at our shelter.
Key Details:
- Age Requirement: 18+
- Time Commitment: 2 hours per week on a set day and time frame
- Location: On-site at the shelter
- Focus Areas:
- Cleaning & feeding (morning and afternoon shifts)
- Socialization & enrichment (midday shifts)
- Monitoring behavior and stress levels
We are currently seeking volunteers with a strong understanding of common cat behaviors, including fear, high arousal, and body language cues. Your keen observation skills will help provide a calm and enriching environment for our cats as they prepare for adoption.
Interested?
- Animal Transport
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Transportation Opportunities
Help Transport Pets to Vital Medical Care!
Do you have a reliable vehicle and a passion for helping animals? We’re looking for dedicated volunteers to assist with medical transport for shelter pets in need.
Key Details:
- Age Requirement: 21+
- Time Commitment: No set minimum—join our on-call list!
- Location: Our most-used veterinary partners are 45 minutes to an hour away
- Transport Schedule:
- Morning departures: Pick up at the shelter at 7 AM and transport to off-site locations
- Evening returns: Pick up at off-site locations at 5 PM and transport back to the shelter
- Occasional midday transport opportunities
While SUVs are helpful, they’re not required—what matters most is your willingness to help get our animals to the care they need!
Want to be a transport hero?
- Photopgraphy & Videography
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Photography/Videography Volunteer Opportunities
Capture Their Best Moments – Become a Photography Volunteer!
Are you passionate about photography and helping animals find homes? We’re looking for skilled photographers to capture high-quality images of our shelter pets to support adoptions and promotions.
Key Details:
- Age Requirement: 18+
- Time Commitment: Weekly 2-hour shift on a set day
- Location: On-site at the shelter
- Focus Areas:
- Photographing dogs and cats playing, interacting with volunteers, and showing their personalities
- Working alongside volunteers to ensure pets are comfortable and engaged
- Reading animal body language to avoid stress and create natural, engaging images
We are seeking photographers who can edit and deliver high-quality images within one to two days to help maximize adoption and promotional efforts.
Ready to make an impact through photography?
- Cleaning & Organizing
-
Individual Cleaning Opportunities
Keep Our Shelter Running Smoothly – Join the Cleaning Crew!
Are you organized, detail-oriented, and eager to make a hands-on impact? We’re looking for dedicated volunteers to support our daily shelter cleaning program—an essential part of keeping our animals healthy and our facility running smoothly.
Key Details:
Age Requirement: 18+
Time Commitment: 2 hour weekly shift on a set day and time frame
Location: On-site at the shelterFocus Areas:
- Washing dishes, doing laundry, and restocking supplies to keep daily operations running smoothly
- Organizing, tidying, and putting away donations, including sorting pet food and essentials
- Helping maintain a clean, safe, and welcoming environment for animals and visitors
This vital role keeps our operations flowing and directly supports the well-being of every pet in our care. If you’re a team player who takes pride in a job well done, we’d love to have you on board.
Ready to roll up your sleeves?
- Group Volunteer
-
Group Volunteer Opportunities
Group Volunteer Opportunities at Baypath Humane Society
We are so grateful for our wonderful community and the generous groups who support our mission through volunteer service.
Key Details:
- Age Requirement: 18+
- Time Commitment: Typically weekdays, typically 3-4 hours (in the 10 AM – 4 PM range)
- Location: Due to limited space, activities are outdoors and weather-dependent
- Group Size Accommodated: Typically 6–10 people
- Focus Areas: Project-based tasks such as:
- Beautification & landscaping
- Raking & spreading stone/mulch
- Organizing storage spaces
- General cleanup & maintenance
While our animal volunteer program requires extensive training, these group opportunities provide vital support to keep our shelter in top shape for the pets in our care.
Interested? Submit a request, and let’s make a difference together!
Frequently Asked Questions
- A comprehensive orientation focused on safe animal handling.
- A cat/dog mentor program with fellow volunteers.
- Additional training opportunities on topics such as clicker training (for dogs and even cats!) or helping fearful dogs.
- Books and articles on animal sheltering developments.
- Social media engagement to recognize volunteers and share successes.
- Confidential volunteer surveys.
- A bi-weekly newsletter.
- Volunteer appreciation events.
To provide consistency for the handling of our dogs and cats, we require a commitment of two hours per week for at least six months. Volunteer shifts are scheduled from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. in two-hour increments. Volunteers work every day of the year, in all weather conditions. Please understand this is an expectation of your commitment.
It depends on the role. Please review the various roles about. Each one indicates how to learn more information or apply.
Prior dog or cat experience is not required to volunteer, but it is beneficial. Please see our essential capabilities document for more information.
Our volunteer opportunities require moderate physical exercise, so please be sure you understand and are comfortable with the physical aspects of the role in which you are interested. Please see our essential capabilities document for more information.
REAL IMPACT, MEASURABLE RESULTS
12,652
Volunteer Hours in 2024
204
Active Volunteers in 2024
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