Thank you for being interested in volunteering at the AWC!
During Covid we are limiting volunteers coming to the shelter but still need drivers and foster homes.
If you’d like to volunteer, please call us (505) 426-3289 or email: volunteers@animalwelfarenewmexico.org.
For other volunteer jobs listed below please check back with us once Covid restrictions have been lifted.
POST-COVID Volunteer Jobs
Transfer Drivers/ Vet Drivers
Dogs and cats need to be taken all over! Can you give them a lift?
Volunteer Recruiter
Can’t spend a lot of time helping, but know lots of people? Ask them to check and see what they can do!
Food Bank/Delivery program
We need people to help get food donations, and to take those donations to where they need to go.
Publicity
Flyers up and down, all around the town.
Foster homes/ Foster home finders
We need loving homes for both dogs and cats while we get them up to date on their shots and find them forever homes. Can’t foster? Can you help us find foster homes?
Cat Colony Care
We’d like to start a program mapping identified colonies and caretakers. Then we’ll be able to find funding to get the cats altered and on a managed care program.
Adoption booths
Can you travel? We have great luck at adoptions not just here in Las Vegas, but in Santa Fe and Albuquerque. Adoption days are long days, but so very worthwhile!
Information booths
Throughout the summer we have a number of events at which we pass out information. If you can give just a few hours of time, this can be super helpful!
Chained Dog Visits
There are animals on chains throughout town that we try to monitor and make sure they’re receiving adequate food, water and shelter. If you’d like to help with these visits, let us know.
Clinic Helpers
All sorts of jobs to do, from checking in animals when they arrive, to helping load them on the van – even folding laundry.
Clinic Lunch Provider
For every day we hold a clinic, we need to feed our troops! The lunch provider asks for local restaurants to provide lunch for our doctors, techs and volunteers.
Photographer
We need someone to go the to shelter once a week and photograph any new residents. Also, we have new foster animals that need someone to go to their foster homes and take photos so we can start the process of getting animals into forever homes.
Supplies
For the Shelter, for fosters, and for adoption events, we need someone to request donations, and get them where they need to go
Social Services Liaisons
We’re looking for people to work with the soup kitchen, food banks, domestic violence hotlines, adult protective services, and mental healthcare providers to help us provide a safety net for the animals of individuals who find themselves unable to care for their beloved furry family members.
Grant Research Assistant
There are MANY funding, networking, and other resources available for animal welfare groups. We need you to scour the web and compile and maintain these opportunities in a database.
Cleaning Assistant
There is always something that needs to be cleaned ranging from crates to floors to laundry to dirty dishes. If you love the satisfaction of getting an area sparkling clean we need your help!
Dog Exerciser
Dogs need exercise for mental and physical health. Taking a dog out on a 15-20 minute walk around the shelter grounds can really help them relax.
Cat Socializer
Many of the cats we receive are not accustomed to human interaction. Seeing, hearing and feeling humans touch them helps them become great adoptive pets.
Sign Maker
When an animal comes into the shelter we immediately give it a name and it is really helpful to have a sign on their kennel with their name. The more interesting the sign the better!
