Are you a dog lover? Interested in the work of getting these pets with no home to a loving one while simultaneously gaining community service hours? Well, look no further as there’s local pet stores that have adoption events that YOU can sign up for. This is where you could lend a helping hand to these poor and helpless dogs and find their forever homes. From assisting these foster dogs with daily activities to having conversations with their potential adopters, there are plenty of ways you can be part of this program. This is a great way of gaining community service hours while also doing what you love.
Volunteers can expect to gain approximately 5 community service hours for every adoption event they attend. They are usually held at Sierra Fish and Pets in Renton from 11am to 4pm (10:30am to 4:30pm for volunteers) on selected weekends (see store calendar link below). Adoption events are also held at Federal Way biweekly with locations being swapped for each event. Volunteers can also expect to care for these foster dogs, such as walking them, giving them baths, and keeping them entertained with dog toys and other activities. Volunteering also includes having conversations with potential pet adopting/foster families. These conversations include answering any questions they might have, assisting them with paperwork for the adoption/fostering of the dogs, and recruiting other high school students to volunteer at the events held by handing out forms when needed.
Nearly 200 dogs have been adopted through these amazing adoption organization events. That’s a massive amount of happiness and contentment that these dogs have felt due to these events that find homes for them. You can be the change that the rest of these dogs want to see. A lot of these dogs come from abusive backgrounds and horrible past owners. They were shipped from countries such as Thailand and China where they were treated awfully with injuries and such. Organizations and events like these are what make an important difference for these pets that just need a normal life and a loving home where they can thrive. By volunteering, you are being a tremendous help and a big contributor to dogs’ lives.
We encourage you to come down and visit! Even if you are not able to volunteer or adopt at the moment, it would still be a great support for these sweet dogs. This is a fantastic way to get your community service hours while being an advocate to help get these dogs into a loving home. There is also the amazing option of being a foster home. Being a foster is also such a wonderful task; it takes someone great and passionate about the dogs to do this because it can be heartbreaking when you have to say goodbye. However, it does help so much! So, we hope to see you there whether to adopt, foster, volunteer, or just to say hi!
SIERRA FISH & PETS:
601 South Grady Way in Renton, WA
Sierra Fish and Pets Store Calendar
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