Dedicated to placing animals in loving homes, thus reducing euthansia.
The Utah Animal Adoption Center is delighted that you are interested in helping us provide attention and care for the cats, dogs, and horses at our Center. Please call us at 801-355-PETS (7387) to speak to our staff about fitting you with your perfect volunteer or foster opportunity.
Click here for the application: Volunteer Application
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Hello!
I am very interested in helping out at an animal shelter.
If you are in need of volunteers, I would be very eager to help! I am a
responsible, patient, and kind person that is willing to devote some time to
animals. I have trained a dog before, love cats, and want to just be around and help
the animals.
Please feel free to call me at (802) 999-3657. The 802 area code is from Vermont.
Thank you!
Adria Pawlikowski
Very interested in a volunteer position!
i love working with animals. im good with dogs and cats i would like to do some volunteer work. please contact me.
Hello and good day!
I’m Charity, and I love animals! I would love to help out at your shelter, particularily with the horses. I would do anything you like! Grooming, mucking out pens, whatever! I am highly interested in being a Large Animal Vetrinarian when I am older and this kind of experience would look amazing on a college resume! Not only that but I would enjoy every minute of it! I work well with horses and have been riding off and on since I was four years old. I hope to hear from you! (801 230 9298)
-Charity Layton, 14
(Yes I am very mature and responsible for my age)
Hi If you need anyone to help out with the animals I would be more than willing to help. I am also interested in foster care for the animals. Call me if you need my assistance.
Julia Hertz
8018097032
I’m interested in volunteering at the shelter. Please contact my by email if you need another pair of hands to help out.
Thank you,
Grant Kramer
I am a fourteen year old girl and i live in salt lake city. i don’t know if you would let me volunteer and i totally understand if you don’t need or want my help because i am too young.i have experience with lots of very large (horses) animals, and very small(mice) animals and everything inbetween.i am better with older people than my own age, and i can talk to people so i could help a lot in all areas i could wash animals, or feed them sometimes. i am a great helper and i hope you think so too. hopefully i can help but if i can’t i will look elsewhere. thanks!
-Selena
Hi,
I was referred to you by Renee Resko from the Helen Woodward Animal Center in California. She had good things to say about your progressive adoption program and the “No More Homeless Pets” coalition program.
I have previous experience working in an animal shelter. I have experience obedience training dogs and working with “problem” dogs for Sterling Kennels in Sandy (now defunct). I would enjoy the opportunity to volunteer at the center in whatever capacity you could use me.
I have limited experience as a vet tech. I am also an IT professional and would be happy to provide any technical support or work that your center might need. I have a background in PC repair, networking, and printer repair and set up.
If any of these skills would be of use please email me with a contact number and I’d be happy to help out. Thank you.
Mike,
Thank you so much for your e-mail. We can always use help and since we are a non-profit organization, we really rely on volunteers to help us. I will have our volunteer coordinator contact you!
Thank you,
JoAnn
Selena,
We would love to have you as a volunteer at our center. We do however, need an adult with you when you do volunteer. This is for liability purposes. Our Volunteer coordinator will be contacting you.
Thank you!
JoAnn
Grant,
We can always use another pair of hands to help out! Thank you so much for your e-mail, Rose, our volunteer coordinator will be in contact with you.
Thank you,
JoAnn
Charity,
I have forwarded your e-mail address to our Volunteer Coordinator.
Thank you so much for your willingness to help!
JoAnn
Hi Joann. I volunteer with the cats at Petsmart and when the dogs come down on sat. I love, it anyone thinking about volunteering definitely should do it. It’s so fun to work with the dogs and cats, the facility is amazing, and the staff is nice. Oh hi Sharel see you sat.
Jade,
You are an AWESOME volunteer! Thank you for helping us, you help us find new homes for our animals. The more we can place in forever homes, the more we can save.
JoAnn
I would like to know more about your volunteer programs. I – and my family – love animals and would like to help. Please contact us.
Thanks!
Hi!
I’m interested in volunteering. I have experience with most domesticated animals, dogs (particularly APBTs) cats, mice, rats, and other small animals. I have up to ten hours a week to donate, so, if you need anyone to clean out cages or socialize with animals, send me an e-mail!
Emily
I’m interested in volunteering! What can I do to help some animals?
Hi there, I am very interested in Volunteering. I could walk the dogs, feed the cats, clean the cages, and what not. I am free most the time from either 1-2 on. Please contact me if I can help!
Thank you!
Hey, the names Whitley. I love animals and would love to come and help out. I’m available Monday and Wednesday from 2:30 till whenever. I’m a highschool student who would like some experience. What can I do????
I’ve just moved back to Utah after many years working at Iowa State University. I’m now retired, and I’d love to help out. I’m particularly interested in cats and helping to socialize them–though I love dogs too! Anything I can do. Thanks.
Hi I am interested in Fostering Dogs and Cats. I love animals and would love to help out some how. I have two dogs of my own. I am looking for a career in rescuing animals but I havnt figured out what type of schooling or how to get into it. I have worked for a year at a dog boarding facility and loved being around the animals. If there is anything i can do that would be great!! I have open availability.
Hello are you in need of anymore cat scratching posts?
My goal in life is to become a zoologist. Tiger zoologist. The first step is to volunteer at an animal shelter. Can I help? (I am allergic to cats)
Hi I am interested in helping out, I’m a junior in high school and have a project to do community service for some classes, but I have been part of our schools Community Service Council for two years.I’ve been working with AIDS programs, and programs with kids who have been abused. I would like to help you because I have always loved dogs and all animals. If you have any need please contact me.Thanks, Tara Patel.
would like to fostor dogs waiting to be adopted
I have worked with large and small animals all my life. My daughter is 11 and wants to be a large animal vet. She is always saying she wishes she could have a horse, but we can’t afford to get one. We would like to volunteer so we can work together at something we both love to do. We would love to foster dogs and cats as well. Please let me know if you need any help with anything at all.
I was wondering if I could help out in any way? I live in Park City and I don’t mind coming down. I have many nights open but my daytime is for snowboarding! Ha ha ha, let me know.
Hello my name is alisha. I am an activist for animals. I have saved animals since I was little. I have saved birds, cats, raccoons and many others. I would be a great help to you and I am dedicated to help every animal I can. I can help any type of animal and I am very experianced with animals. Feel free to give me a call at 8018842234. Thanks for your time
Would love to volunteer on Saturday mornings. I have two Chihuahua mixes that I adore. Wish I could adopt more, however the landlord is being very patient with the two that I have now. I will mail in my Volunteer Application in the next few days. Thank you.
Hi! I have been working on trying to get a a charity started to help no-kill, animal shelters called Every Mutt Matters. I would love to start working primarily with the Utah Animal Adoption Center. let me know if you are interested. You can view our blog at http://everymuttmatters.blogspot.com. Right now we are holding a blanket drive. I will be bringing down blankets to the UAAC this week actually. If there are other ways Every Mutt Matters can help assist the UAAC, please contact us and let us know! We would love for an insider’s view on what the shelters really could use and where Every Mutt Matters could donate supplies or bring in volunteers.
I would love to volunteer and help out with all the animals and their needs. Im trying to do something I need which is community service by doing what I love, being around animals. I myself own a chihuahua and she the best dog ever i’ve cared for her and I love doing it ill send my papers in and will await your response.
My eight year-old step-son wants to completed a 15 hour service project for school. My husband and I will participate with him on his service hours. We were wonderring if you have any volunteer opportunities that we could complete as a family. I am allergic to cats, so we would need to help with dogs and horses. Thank you.