Help us fight the good fight. Join our team.
Volunteer Roles
In-person San Diego-based opportunities include:
Transport: If you have a car and live in San Diego, this can be a great role! Transport includes driving dogs to vet visits, to and from adoption events, and bringing dogs across the border.
San Diego Team: Believe it or not, we don’t have that many volunteers that live in San Diego. You’ll be on the ground helping us keep fighting the good fight! This includes things like helping with our storage room to coming down to Mexico with us to rescue dogs!
Remote opportunities include:
Adoptions Team Processor: Adoptions are the heartbeat of our Rescue. Come help animals fine their forever homes by assisting in processing incoming applications by conducting home checks, references, landlords and veterinarians!
Foster Team Processor: Fosters are a VITAL part of rescues! Finding temporary homes for our rescue dogs will enable us to continue to rescue while our dogs are being taken care of. Come help process foster applications by conducting phone interviews with references and landlords.
Adoption Team Coordinator: As an adoption coordinator, you would be assigned to a dog that is ready for adoption! Your main job will be to set up meet and greets and follow up until your assign dog find his/her forever home!
Vetting Coordinator: Keeping track of records, sending records out to adopters, and emailing records to vets.
Bio Writer: Once our dogs are ready for adoption, you would be in charge of writing their adoption bio to post on our website and social media.
Volunteer FAQ
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Our volunteer work ranges from hands on to remote roles. Unfortunately, we do not have a facility in San Diego right now, so our dogs are split between foster homes and our sanctuary in Rosarito, Mexico where they are provided with their daily activities such as feeding, walking, grooming, cleaning, etc.
If you’re looking for hands-on volunteering, transporting dogs across from Mexico and assisting with adoption events would be the best way to get your dog fix!
If you are looking for solely remote volunteering, we do have administrative duties such as filtering and processing applications, writing bios for our adoptable pups, and assisting with vetting records.
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All ages are welcome. We do recommend a parent or guardian for those younger than 13.
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Hours can range, but it is ultimately up to your discretion and schedule.
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Since we are a certified 501 (c)(3) nonprofit organization, we can provide a customized letter confirming volunteer work.
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Most adoption events are in the surrounding San Diego area; however, there are occasions where we plan group trips to our sanctuary in Rosarito, Mexico.
Remote volunteer work can be done anywhere you have access to the internet, including out of state.
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Our Events calendar is shared at the beginning of the month. Feel free to reach out about attending a specific day already in mind. Event Directors will follow up the week of event to get an idea of volunteer coverage.
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We may need help with the set-up/breakdown area, transportation of pups to and from events, handling pups if a foster can’t attend, cleaning up after pups of all ages, photography for our social media, and interacting with the public about our rescue and the foster/adoption process.
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Supplies are provided by the foundation. Just grab your water bottle and wear your comfiest clothes and shoes.
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As much as we love all pets, it’s preferred to leave them at home. We want to avoid any stressors and additionally, give our pups a chance at finding their fur-ever home. All other human help is welcome ~ the more the merrier!
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Of course! Please submit an application and our adoptions team will be in contact.
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