Volunteering

Champaign County Animal Control is now inviting volunteers to our facility. If you are interested, please submit the application listed below. Volunteer tasks can include:

General Cleaning: General cleaning involves extra chores our kennel workers can’t always get to. This job has minimal contact with animals. Tasks can include, but are not limited to:

  • Dishes

  • Laundry

  • Soaking Crates

  • Making And filling litter boxes

  • Cleaning the Floors

  • Cleaning the yard

  • Taking out trash

  • Breaking down boxes

Cat Room: Cat room involves aiding our kennel staff in the cleaning of our cat rooms. Contact with cats is high. Prior experience and knowledge on cat behavior is recommended. Tasks can include, but are not limited to:

  • Sweeping Floors

  • Feeding

  • Socialization of cats

  • Tearing paper

  • Moving cats for cleaning

Dog Socialization

  • Walks

  • Playing in the yard

  • Helping young dogs with potty-training

  • Photographing dogs for social media

  • Enrichment

Scheduling

  • Shifts can be scheduled weekdays 1pm - 4:30pm. Sign-ups are to be done through email. Be sure to show up to your shifts or cancel your shift prior to your scheduled time. 3 no-shows can result in no more shifts given.

 

Volunteer Inquiry

Fill out some info and we will be in touch shortly regarding orientation and training! We can't wait to hear from you!