Being Around Animals
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animal shelter, foster rescues, food and supply drives, conservation centers, groom shelter animals
SOCKS
No-Kill Cat Shelter
" If you choose to give of yourself two or three hours per week, SOCKS could use your help."
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" We need volunteers to help clean the cat and kitten shelter. The ideal volunteer time period would be 9 a.m. to noon weekdays, but we can use help each day until we close at 5 p.m. After an orientation, you will help create and maintain a clean, healthy environment for the cats and kittens, as well as a more pleasant place for visitors, increasing the chances of adoption for our furry residents. "
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Location: Fort Walton
Types of Work: Cleaning / Sterilizing cat rooms
Drop in or Scheduled: Drop in
Minimum age: 16 with Parent, 17 and up may come alone
Volunteer Skills: Good listener & Follows protocol
Accepts Scholarship or Court Mandated Hours: Both
PAWS
Animal Shelter
"The type of work you do depends on YOUR interests, skills, goals, & how much time you have to invest at PAWS. Volunteer opportunities are unlimited. "
"Volunteers are essential to the well being of animals at PAWS. PAWS depends on volunteers to contribute their time, energy, & ideas to make PAWS a better place for animals. Volunteers are a tremendous source of PEOPLE POWER! Volunteers enrich programs at PAWS with their ability & willingness to get things done. By working as a team with other people at PAWS, volunteers meet the needs of more animals."
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Location: Fort Walton
Types of Work: Cleaning, feeding, washing, playing
Drop in or Scheduled: Scheduled
Minimum age: 16 with Parent, 17 and up may come alone
Volunteer Skills: Good listener & Follows protocol
Accepts Scholarship or Court Mandated Hours: Both
SRC Animal Control Shelter
Animal Shelter
"Love animals and have some time to give back to your community? Ask us about volunteering! Come visit us in person to complete an application or call 850-983-4680 for more information."
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Location: Milton
Types of Work: Cleaning, feeding, washing, playing
Drop in or Scheduled: Scheduled
Minimum age: 18
Volunteer Skills: Personality, Willing to get your hands dirty
Accepts Scholarship or Court Mandated Hours: Scholarship
Navarre Beach Sea Turtle Conservation Center
Do you love sea turtles?
Do you have a passion for conservation and education?
Do you want to learn something new every day?
"The role of volunteers at Navarre Beach Sea Turtle Conservation Center is extremely important. As NBSTCC volunteers, you will create a link between the public and our conservation efforts through education and research".
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Location: Navarre
Types of Work: Animal care, Gift Shop, Educators, Construction, Events
Drop in or Scheduled: Scheduled
Minimum age: 16
Volunteer Skills: Computer savvy, Animal Background, retail, commitment
Accepts Scholarship or Court Mandated Hours: Scholarship
