Cats and kittens need brushing and their nails clipped periodically. Dogs and puppies need bathing, dipping and brushing as well as having their nail trimmed. All animals need daily exercising. We have cat toys and scratching posts available for the cats to play with. There are collars and leashes of all sizes to use in walking the dogs in our fenced in field out behind the shelter.
Office work requires answering the phone, data entry, filing, greeting visitors, etc.
Other office projects our volunteers work on are matching our lost and found reports as well as our wants to adopt request that they follow up on all the necessary vaccinations and sterilization requested at the time of adoption. Special projects include remote pet adoptions, various programs in the schools and Animal Services' participation in programs that other organizations hold to which we are invited to participate. Remote pet adoptions have been a huge success and are operated totally by volunteer support. We do several dorm programs at Southwest Texas University and would like to expand our education programs to the Independent school system. Volunteers will be the ones generating and running these programs.