Volunteer/Internships

Volunteering at PAWS can be one of the most rewarding experiences you'll ever have. As a PAWS Volunteer, you will be involved in a variety of areas and projects. You may also meet many others who love animals as much as you do.

Of course, the most rewarding thing you'll gain is the satisfaction that comes from knowing that everything you do helps the animals!

To request a volunteer packet, please contact Kim Gardner at kgardner@pawsweb.org.

When you volunteer at PAWS, you set your love of animals in motion. Since we receive no state or federal funding, we rely on the hard work and ambition of partners and volunteers to keep PAWS going.

If you live in the Northern California area, there are many ways you can help:

• Open House and Special Events Staffing - which includes, general set-up, parking lot assistance, front gate help, security assistants, helping with food or beverages, helping with auction functions, cleaning-up
• Grounds Keeping - Planting, Pruning, Weeding
• Supply Transportation
• Clerical Support
• General Shelter Maintenance
• Gift Shop Sales
• Fundraising
• Building Fences
• Miscellaneous Construction Projects
• Amanda Blake Memorial Wildlife Refuge: Visitor Center and Museum Gift Shop Help and Animal Docents Needed (approx. 15 minutes from Galt facility)
• ARK2000 - Construction and Landscaping (approx. 40 minutes from Galt facility)

If you live outside of the Northern California area, you can get involved in protecting captive wildlife in your area by contacting public officials and the media when a traveling show with animals comes to your town. PAWS can provide information on the dangers of entertaining animals and public safety issues.

Simply let us know what you'd like to do to help! E-mail us your name, address and phone number and we will provide you a schedule of upcoming events and send you a volunteer packet. All volunteers must attend an orientation.

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There are other ways to help. PAWS has need of the many items to support the animals. To see our Wish List, click here.