A Home for Weary Wanderers Volunteer Agreement and Release and Waiver of Liability

Volunteer Agreement As a volunteer with A Home for Weary Wanderers, I am fully aware that some volunteer roles will be in direct contact with dogs of various ages, breeds, activity levels, and behaviors. I agree to release A Home for Weary Wanderers and any of its employees, volunteers, managers, directors, or owners of any and all liability. I am aware that with the nature of working with rescue dogs there is a possibility for bodily injury, and personal property damage. | agree to release A Home for Weary Wanderers and any of its employees, volunteers, managers, directors, or owners of any and all liability.

Iagree that as a volunteer of A Home for Weary Wanderers, I am representing the organization and

agree to always represent myself and the rescue in a professional manner. I understand that any unprofessional behavior of any kind will not be tolerated. I expressly assume any and all risks associated with volunteering for A Home for Weary Wanderers.

Release and Waiver of Liability I, the undersigned, wish to participate as a volunteer with the A Home for Weary Wanderers, a non-profit organization. As a volunteer, I understand that there is a potential risk involved while participating in events/volunteer duties. Volunteer duties include, but are not limited to,

transporting live animals, performing evaluations on live animals, overseeing/conducting meet and greets with live animals and potential foster or adoptive families, providing medical care to live animals, fostering live animals, performing meet and greets with multiple live animals, walking live animals, temporarily caring for live animals, doing home visits with or without live animals, processing applications, entering data, being present and handling live animals at adoption events or fundraising events, etc. I understand that A Home for Weary Wanderers represents the temperament of each dog to the best of our knowledge however animals can be very unpredictable. I understand that A Home for Weary Wanderers board members, volunteers, foster families and affiliates are not responsible for the behavior, response, or action of any animal in any given situation whether or not alleged to be caused or contributed to by the

NEGLIGENCE of A Home for Weary Wanderers or its volunteers. I acknowledge the risks involved in adopting or taking custody of rescue animals or any animals due to their natural propensities. As a volunteer I will follow every safety precaution to keep myself, the animals and others safe. I understand that I handle all animals at my own risk. I also understand that I volunteer and participate in events at my own risk. I voluntarily and knowingly sign this waiver, releasing A Home for Weary Wanderers, and its board members, volunteers, foster families and affiliates of any and all liability, expense, damage, loss or cost as a result of any claim brought against A Home for Weary Wanderers whether as a result of negligence, willful action or recklessness. I will not hold A Home for Weary Wanderers liable for any emotional, physical, personal or property damage suffered while volunteering, both directly and/or indirectly. I further agree that no other person, including but not limited to a spouse, family member, friend or other volunteer/member on my behalf, will hold A Home for Weary Wanderers liable for any accident, damage, bodily injury or even death (including attorney's fees) that arises from my voluntary service for A Home for Weary Wanderers. Initial any of the following that apply: I certify that I am of at least eighteen (18) years old and sign this waiver of my own free will.

Icertify that I have my own health insurance to cover any and all medical bills that I might incur while volunteering both directly and indirectly for A Home for Weary Wanderers.