Volunteer! Volunteer Application
The work The Humane Society of Marlboro County accomplishes would not be possible without the dedication of volunteers. Due to our small shelter staff, volunteers are essential and the only way we are able to do so much good work at the shelter and in the community!
Compassionate, dedicated volunteers are essential to our programs and services, and it is important to us that volunteering be a meaningful experience for everyone who participates.
We strive to foster a Culture of Care that values Compassion, Courage, Impact, Integrity and Inclusion. We are proud that our volunteers are a part of this culture and are with us on this journey to promote Diversity, Equity and Inclusion within the organization and for the community we serve.
We have lots of needs, some daily, some per project or spur of the moment. If you are interested in volunteering, please fill out this application.
Sample Volunteer Needs (These are just a few!):
- Dish washing/laundry/Kong filler daily
Office help to answer phone and assist visitors during open hours
Unchain Marlboro fence projects: help assemble fencing, canopies, dog houses, hog wire
Build dog houses
Enrichment toy assembly for cats and dogs
Fundraising event planning and day of help.
Events
Local and long distance animal transport
Apply now to give us a hand and help us save lives!
*We can give you credit for service hours if needed.
Foster a Dog or Cat: Foster Application
You can foster for any amount of time!
2 Weeks: Many times animals designated to go to a rescue group must be quarantined for 10 days before they can cross state lines to go to their rescues.
1 Month: Often when a rescue steps up to take one of our animals we must provide a foster home here in SC while they make room in their community to receive them. This could be 2-4 weeks.
3 Months: If we are able to treat a dog for heartworms, they must be inside a foster home. Heartworm treatment can be painful and the dog should be in a climate-controlled, non-stressful environment. Heartworms are not contagious to your other pets. Treatment is about 60-90 days.
Animals are up to date on all their shots before they go to foster homes. If you are interested in fostering or have more questions, please fill out a Foster Application and a Humane Society representative will contact you.
Be a part of our Foster on Deck Program: Especially needed during spring kitten season! This is a special list of fosters who have agreed to take a litter of puppies or kittens as soon as they are surrendered to the shelter so that they don’t have to spend a single night in the shelter. As someone surrenders a litter, we call the Foster on Deck to come pick them up, then let the next person on the list know that they are up and to be ready. You can always pass if it is not a good time. Puppies and kittens are usually placed with rescues or adopters very quickly and being in a foster home keeps them healthy and well socialized. Just indicate on the Foster Application that you are interested.
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