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Become a Mt. Pleasant Animal Shelter Volunteer

Volunteer Opportunities

Volunteer Positions Ages 14+

Cat Companion
Socializing with the cats in our care is important for their health, wellness, and adoptability. Volunteers play, pet and groom our cats, and helping them get comfortable with human interactions.

Shelter Helper
Help us meet the needs of daily operations by assisting with laundry, dishes, and any other current needs. 

Public Relations Helper
Help promote Mt. Pleasant Animal Shelter by taking pictures and creating highlight videos or content for the shelter to use. Volunteers must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.

Outreach Assistant (Ages 16+)

Our outreach and fundraising events help us save more homeless pets. Volunteers are needed to assist with setting up and taking down our event sites and distributing flyers and information about our events. 

Volunteer Positions Ages 18+

In addition to the volunteer opportunities in the 14+ category above, volunteers who are 18 years of age and older are able to participate in the items below. 

Dog Walker
Our dogs are full of energy and love to play with their human friends. Volunteers help exercise our dogs throughout the day every day of the week. You must attend a Dog Walking Orientation before working with our dogs.

Kennel Attendant
Assist with the morning cleanings within the cattery or dog runs. Shifts are available every day from 8:00 to 10:30 AM.

STEP 1: Complete your Fear Free Shelters Training

Individuals looking to volunteer must FIRST complete our online Fear Free training and will need to upload a copy to their volunteer application. Follow the instructions below to complete your training:  

  1. Go to https://fearfreeshelters.com/register/
  2. Enter your personal information and click NEXT.
  3. Add Mt. Pleasant Animal Shelter, 194 Route 10, East Hanover NJ 07936, as the organization.
  4. Fill in the volunteer verification form by clicking the “Download the volunteer form” button located at the lower lefthand side of the Fear Free Shelters website.
  5. Enter “0” for the average number of volunteer hours.  You can leave the signature field blank. 
  6. Scan and upload the Volunteer Verification Form you filled out and click NEXT.
  7. Under “what you do” check VOLUNTEER.
  8. Under “how did you hear about us” choose SHELTER and click SIGN UP.
  9. Complete all the modules and then click to download your Certificate. 
  10. Go here to complete your registration with Mt. Pleasant Animal Shelter. Click “sign up to this organization” and follow the prompts to answer the information requested. 

Any questions at all throughout the process can be directed to Emily at outreach@njshelter.org.