Seattle Animal Shelter is looking for Volunteers

Seattle Animal Shelter offers Volunteer Orientation
Oct. 21, 2006, at Seattle Central Community College Gym

SEATLE – If you’re interested in learning more about volunteer opportunities with the Seattle Animal Shelter, plan to attend the shelter’s next volunteer orientation at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday,
Oct. 21, 2006, in the gym at Seattle Central Community College, 1701 Broadway.

The orientation will begin promptly at 1:30 and last approximately 90 minutes. Late arrivals will not be admitted.

Volunteers must be at least 18 years old and must attend an orientation meeting. Shelter volunteers work at least eight hours per month on an annual basis.

“Volunteers are vital to the success of this shelter,” says Shelter Director Don Jordan. “Last year, 600 volunteers and foster parents collectively donated more than 70,000 hours of service, the equivalent of 35 full-time employees. With their help, approximately 2,700 animals were adopted from the Seattle Animal Shelter but about 1,300 had to be euthanized. We’re constantly striving to reduce the number of animals euthanized.”

To help increase the number of adoptions, volunteers provide a variety of services, including:

• a foster-care program to rehabilitate sick and immature dogs and cats;
• off-site dog walking;
• an anti-cruelty program;
• “fabulous felines” adoptathons; 
• an annual “Furry5K” fun run fund-raiser;
• a “Get Fit With Fido” running program;
• marketing/fund-raising;
• special events planning and development; and
• pet therapy.

For Metro bus routes, call (206)553-3000 or visit this web site: http://tripplanner.metrokc.gov/. For more information regarding the volunteer orientation, call the Seattle Animal Shelter at (206)386-PETS (7387).