Dawson County Humane Society
P. O. Box 360
633 Martin Rd.
Dawsonville, GA 30534
Phone: 706-265-9160







We're looking up to you for some help!

Volunteers - How you can help!





   Our foster/adoption program in the Dawson County Humane Society is in need of more volunteers. Let us explain what our volunteers do, and you let us know if we can add your services to our list of helpers.

SHELTER VOLUNTEERS: Volunteers are needed both weekdays and weekends at the shelter, the temporary home for many dogs, puppies, cats and kittens. Volunteers will be involved walking dogs, socializing the cats and kittens, helping the staff clean cages, replenishing food and water in bowls, and scooping litter boxes. Volunteers will need to take a brief training class mandated by the Department of Agriculture and receive a volunteer manual. Other simple but important work for volunteers is preparing newspaper to line the cages of puppies, cats and kittens and sanitizing food and water bowls when necessary. Thankfully the number of volunteers available is growing, but the availability of volunteers can leave us lacking at times for proper care and help.


Cleaning the ears.


Clipping the nails.


Just giving some loving.


I need to trust people before I will come out and walk on a leash.  Can you be the one I trust?


You'll get lots of loving in return.
I promise!


SATURDAY IS ADOPTION DAY, usually at PetsMart in Cumming. We usually meet at the shelter about 8:15 on Saturday mornings to load the animals and set up our equipment at PetsMart. Summer hours are earlier due to the heat and fall and winter hours are later, meeting at 9:15 at the shelter Saturday mornings with adoptions from 10 to 2:00 at PetsMart. Animals not finding a home must be returned to the shelter and put back into their cages.
 


Introducing the animals to their prospective adopters.


Keeping them warm while waiting.


Success!  Two sisters were
adopted by two sisters.

SPECIAL EVENT VOLUNTEERS: Throughout the year we have special fundraising events, such as Art in the Garden, Opening Day at Rock Creek Park, a Golf Tournament, the Fur Ball, the Moonshine Festival, and the September Yard Sale at the Kroger parking lot, to name a few. Volunteers are typically needed for 2-hour shifts to sell merchandise, hand out information on the shelter, sell raffle tickets, and help with adoptions at some of these events. Participation in these events is fun and rewarding.

 FOSTER PARENTS: We need foster homes. Our shelter is quite limited in space, so foster homes are essential to expand our capacity to save animals. However, you will need to be inspected and approved for foster care. The State Department of Agriculture has regulated this process, and they police us for compliance. No, you will not have anyone from the State come to be approved initially. We have one of our own volunteers do the inspections for us.
Nothing here requires special qualifications or training. We will train on the job. We do require a willing spirit that desires to help the unfortunate animals. Our current volunteer numbers leave us lacking at times for proper help. Need I mention who ends up suffering?
 

We're still looking!