You can walk dogs and pet cats. Being around people increases the adoptablity of that pet. Plus it helps to cheer up the animals who may get to be with a person once a day.
You can volunteer to clean at the shelter. Actually this is what most shelters need because, lets face it , animals make messes. This helps because it just needs to be done. A animal in a dirty, stinky cage is not the most appealing sight. The cleaner the cage, the more likely the adoption.
You can groom the animals Many animals come into the shelter having not been groomed for years or months. Thick matts pull on the skin, and the animals it just doesn't look very attractive. By grooming one animal you can completly change the look of that animal. Once a shaggy little black dog came in one day, we groomed it and we found out that it was a minerature poodle. The next week the cute little thing was adopted by a family and is doing great.
You can donate products All shelters are in need of products. They are always in need cleaning products, food, toys, food dishes, and litter boxes. Do you have any old bankets? They make perfect beds for dogs or cats. Any office supplies can help offset the costs for the buisness end of the shelters. Leashes, collers, toys, and pet brushes, are also great things to donate.
Donate money Always a good choice if you don't know what your shelter needs. Money goes to help pay for vaccinations, spays, nueters, and other medical procedures. Moeny is what the shelter needs to keep their programs going.
Help our through the internet Organizations like Petfinder let people intrested in adopting pets search through a database of adoptable pets that volunteers post of discriptions and pictures of homeless animals in their area and local shelter. You must ask the shelters permission before posting anything, but other than that it is pretty simple to manage.
Stop by your local shelter and simply ask how you can help. You will never regret helping animals.
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