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Become A Volunteer

Anyone over the age of 18 is welcome to become part of the volunteer program. We also accommodate 14 to 18-year-olds for school community services as we believe that teaching children to become responsible pet owners is a way to minimise unwanted animals and animal abuse.

What Are The Requirements?

All prospective volunteers ( dog walkers, cat lovers, and teenagers ) are required to attend a short training session that covers basic rules, the environment, and the objectives of the program. In addition, every participant is required to sign an indemnity form on-site before the start of the training session.

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What Is The Commitment?

Once you have completed the training session you are a member of the group. There is no formal commitment required other than attending the training. Our aim is for you to enjoy the time spent with the animals and feel the satisfaction of making a difference in the life od at least one animal.

General Information

For teenagers – a parent must accompany them to the training session to sign the indemnity form. We also prefer that the parent attends the training session so that they understand what their child will be involved in as a participant of the programme.

Teenagers are required to confirm their attendance during the week for the Saturday they want to participate. We need to make sure there is an experienced adult volunteer on-site to supervise them at all times.

Training sessions are held once a month, usually the second Saturday of the month but please make an enquiry to confirm the date.

It is recommended that you wear trainers or similar shoes, and clothes that you don’t mind getting dirty. The walking areas are in grassy paddocks with an uneven surface and frequent doggie landmines and the dogs are excited, energetic, and looking forward to attending so you will get jumped on, licked, and covered in dog or cat hair.

We only use Rogz collars and leads and these items are available each Saturday morning, but as they continually go missing, donations towards replacement are greatly welcome. If you become a regular walker we recommend having your own collar and lead.

Donations of food, blankets, etc are always welcome BUT for the Saturday program, please only bring dog biscuits (i.e. Beenos ) and cat nibbles as treats.

Please do not bring rawhide chews, cow hooves, biltong, etc as these not only cause upset tummies but can lead to jealousy in the shared kennels.

Sturdy, durable toys are also always appreciated and most welcome.

If you want to become a volunteer contact us to join the volunteer project or submit the form below and we will contact you when we need more volunteers.

Volunteers Policy Information

Please read all the information on our Volunteers Policy Page. Download the Indemnity Form, sign and bring it with you on your visit.

Make sure to fill in the form below, please.

Volunteers Policy Page

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