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In-shelter volunteers work directly with animals in both the Redwood City and Palo Alto shelters in a variety of roles: providing exercise and socialization, introducing pets to potential adopters, helping prep for surgery in the vet clinic, cleaning and caring for the pets, and more.
We have four recruitment periods each year. The application opens for two weeks at the beginning of February, May, August and November.
Please note that we are not able to bring on new volunteers outside of these recruitment periods.
The minimum age for volunteering in the shelter is 16 years old.