Four legged friends need volunteers and homes
From the city press release;
Richmond Animal Care & Control, the city of Richmond public animal shelter, welcomes the new year with an all?out effort to find more loving homes for shelter pets than ever before! Volunteers are needed to assist with a variety of activities including cat and dog adoptions
held on Saturdays throughout the city. Foster homes for cats and dogs are also needed. All volunteers must be at least 18 years old. For details, please contact Paula Ritter, outreach coordinator, at Paula.ritter@richmondgov.com.Adoption hours are Tuesday – Friday, 1:00 p.m. until 5:00 p.m. and Saturday, noon until 4:00 p.m. The shelter is located at 1600 Chamberlayne Avenue in northside/ downtown Richmond. All pets are spayed and vaccinated. Pets available for adoption may be seen online at www.richmondgov.com/animals. The shelter adoption phone number is 804?646?5575.
Donations of blankets, towels, pet beds, kitten food, baby food, peanut butter and toys for cats and dogs are always needed.
Richard, would they be willing to let you feature a Pet of the Week type thing to get the faces out there? A little bio on the hairy friends?
@Trish an idea worth exploring. Right now I’m a bit overwhelmed with other projects but will add that to the list. Unless of course a loyal reader out there wants to take the lead, hint, hint.
As a volunteer for RACC for over 7 years, I cannot support this post enough. More volunteers = more animals finding their “forever homes”.
I’d be happy to sit down and chat with any H&H neighbors about the experience if they’d like to know more about the volunteering experience. You can literally give 30 minutes of your time a week simply walking dogs around the block of the shelter. Those will be some of the best 30 minutes (or few hours!) of your week!
~ Greg on 800 block W28th