Welcome! Anyone can become a volunteer, as long as you are over 18 years old and have a passion for animal welfare!
Our volunteers are a huge support helping with husbandry tasks including laundry, washing bowls, cleaning animal areas and sorting through donations.
View some frequently asked questions here.
We are very lucky to receive a high number of applications for our volunteer program. If we have an opening available that matches your availability we will be in contact with you.
If you are looking for student placement, we have limited positions available and if we have capacity we will contact you.
Please note we do require a minimum fortnightly commitment from our volunteers.
We appreciate your patience and value your support.
You can also jump across to our fostering page to become a foster carer.
I would like to volunteer
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Volunteer support required across:
Animal care duties
This includes supporting with cleaning kennels/cages, washing dishes, doing laundry, interacting with animals, supporting with feeding animals, creating enrichment for the animals and any other tasks to support the care of our animals.
Transport
This includes picking up / dropping off animals, donations and other materials to required locations. Sometimes you may be required to drive the Sydney Dogs & Cats Home van (valid driver's license required).
Reception
This includes answering the door and supporting visitors, answering the phone and supporting with paperwork.
Gardening
This includes general gardening on-site - mowing grass, weeding, and other related tasks.
Event support - set up and pack down
This could include picking up the required items and delivering them to the event site and helping to set up for the event. It could also include packing down from an event and delivering the items back to the office.
Event support - working on the stand
We're looking for people who:
- are confident and charismatic to approach and speak to the public
- are keen to educate the community on the work we do at Sydney Dogs & Cats Home
- can support with recruiting volunteers and foster carers
- can assist with collecting donations (cash or using the eftpos machine)
- can help customers with purchasing merchandise from the stand
About us
We provide shelter, food, vet care and lots of love and cuddles to lost, homeless and abandoned animals, mostly dogs and cats. We’re proud to say we never place a time limit on any animal awaiting adoption.
