Specialized Skills and Pro Bono

Veterinary Professionals

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Professional Veterinarians, Registered Vet Technicians and Vet Assistants volunteer with our Veterinary team during surgery, treatments and rehabilitation for shelter animals or our San Diego Kitten Nursery team with kitten treatments.  Volunteers must successfully complete a working interview prior to volunteering. DVM volunteers must successfully complete a background check prior to volunteering and must possess a valid CA license and liability insurance. RVT volunteers must possess a valid CA RVT certification.  Typical commitment is one 3-4 hour shift per week.

Professional Dog Trainers

Professional Dog Trainers and Animal Behavior Specialists assist the Behavior & Training team with training and behavior modification for shelter animals. Volunteer trainers may also assist the Behavior & Training team with public classes and outreach events. Volunteers must successfully complete a working interview prior to volunteering and possess a valid animal training or behavior specialist certification (CPDT-KA, KPA-CTP, CTC, CBCC-KA, CAAB, etc). Typical commitment is one 2-4 hour shift per week.

Not currently recruiting.

Professional Groomers and Bathers

Professional Groomers assist with grooming adoptable animals at the shelter or at your grooming salon. Volunteer groomers must be have professional grooming experience with bathing, cleaning ears, trimming nails and cutting and working with a variety of coats. Typical commitment is one 3-4 hour shift per week. Volunteers use own grooming equipment. 

Not currently recruiting.

Professional Bathers assist with bathing dogs at the shelter. Volunteer bathers must be have professional experience with bathing and cleaning ears. Typical commitment is one 3-4 hour shift per week. 

Not currently recruiting.

Professional Photographers

Shelter Animal/Event Photographers conduct weekly photo shoots for adoptable dogs, cats, rabbits and other animals to be used as promotional photos on the animals’ online profiles. Volunteers will also be asked to serve as event photographers to cover various fundraising events throughout the year. Volunteers must submit a professional portfolio, including samples of companion animal photography, to be reviewed for quality and brand fit. Professional animal photography experience preferred. Typical commitment is one 2 hour shift per week. 

Not currently recruiting.

Professional Videographers

Shelter Animal/Event Videographers shoot and edit videos for adoptable dogs, cats, rabbits and other animals to be used as promotional videos on the animals’ online profiles. Volunteers will also be asked to serve as event videographers to cover various stories and fundraising events throughout the year. Volunteers must submit a professional portfolio, including samples of videography work to be reviewed for quality and brand fit. Professional videogrpahy experience preferred, but will also consider students and story telling enthusiasts with own camera or high quality cell phone. Comittment is a weekly set shift, typically 2 hours in length; training provided.

Not currently recruiting.

 Administrative Professionals

Professional Administrative Assistants help our Operations, Philanthropy and Human Resources teams with database management, donor relations and various clerical tasks. Volunteers must have office experience and be computer and database savvy. Typical commitment is one 3-4 hour shift per week.

Not currently recruiting.