Cat Adoptions

Areas Where Volunteers are Needed

AFV Shelter: Volunteers are scheduled at the shelter Monday through Saturday
from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. (minimum of two hours required.) Tasks include walking the animals,
feeding, bathing, grooming, cleaning/maintaining cages, and assisting the staff where needed.

Off-site Adoption Shows: Every Saturday at the Temecula PETCO and the Lake Elsinore
PETsMART. Volunteers are needed from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. We're looking for responsible volunteers to work the entire shift, every Saturday. Work consists of setting up/breaking down kennels, walking dogs, answering questions from the public, and assisting in the adoption process.

Yard Checkers: We visit the yard of every family who adopts one of our dogs to make sure
they have a suitable environment for him including a sturdy fence, plenty of space for his size, shade, etc. We need people from Fallbrook to Perris and Hemet. Yard checkers must be at least 18 years of age and have their own transportation and automobile insurance.

Foster Parents: Many animal lives are saved each year by people like you who take shelter animals into their homes to care for until they are adopted. Fostering frees up space in the shelter and gives animals extra time to find their special homes. Puppies and kittens, as well as adult animals, need foster homes. For information on becoming a foster parent, please call our foster program coordinator at 951-674-0618 or print out a foster parent application and foster parent guidelines sheet and mail to us. Foster parents must be over 18 years of age or have parental permission.

Fundraising Events: Volunteers are needed to help at fundraising events throughout the
year. Duties may include set up/break down, registration, coordinating people and animals, or working booths. Our Dog Walk in the spring and Pet Parade and Blessing of the Animals in the fall are some of our larger events at which we depend on the help of volunteers.

Seniors' Pet Day: AFV understands the special bond senior citizens can form with animals. We regularly take animals to local senior communities to visit with the residents. If you have a pet who would enjoy making the day brighter for a group of seniors, please consider joining us for a Seniors' Pet Day. You and your pet can make a difference!

Shelter Office: Volunteers are needed at the shelter office to help with filing.

Foster Coordinator Assistant: We are looking for a volunteer to come to the shelter Friday afternoons to help our foster coordinator get ready for our weekend off-site adoption shows.

Newsletter: Our newsletters are mailed quarterly and we always need help inserting pages and donation envelopes and tabbing shut for mailing. Newsletters are readied for mailing at our administrative office at 33751 Mission Trail in Wildomar.