Volunteer Opportunities

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There are many ways that you can volunteer for CAP - at the shelter, PetsMart locations, special events and even in your home. Here are just a few possibilities:

Foster Parenting

Foster Parents provide temporary care in their homes for special needs animals who are sick, injured or under age until they are ready to be adopted. CAP provides many of the medical needs for these animals who just need a place to recuperate until they are ready to find that happy, forever home. Find out more about becoming a foster parent in the Foster Homes page.

Shelter Animal Caretaker

CAP’s staff spends each day providing quality care for every animal that comes to our shelter. These days can be very long and overwhelming, especially in the Spring and Summer when hundreds of puppies and kittens are surrendered. Volunteers in the shelter are invaluable to the animals and the shelter staff as they give their time walking dogs, assisting potential adopters, washing dishes, doing laundry, unfolding newspapers and performing other tasks that all contribute to providing a happy, healthy environment for the animals.

Volunteer Events

CAP has volunteer events throughout the year, such as the monthly "Newspaper Unfolding Pizza Party."  Contact the Adult Volunteer Coordinator for more information about this event and other ways you can volunteer to help CAP.

Website Content Contributer

CAP's website is central to our mission and helps us maintain one of the highest adoption rates in the country.  Help support CAP and our adoptable animals through assisting with adoption listing postings and other website activities.  See our current needs on the Web Volunteer Opportunities page.

Meet and Greet

Volunteers assist customers in the Dog and Cat Adoption Areas, providing information on the animals, helping take the animals out of their cages for interaction with the customer and assisting with adoption paperwork.

Feral Cat Team Member

A feral cat is a cat that has been born and raised with no human contact and therefore exists in a wild state with no humans contact (except being fed by a caretaker). Sometimes tame cats are abandoned outside and they revert to a wild state. Find out how you can become involved and even maintain a feral cat colony in your area by reading the Feral Cat Assistance Program (FCAP) page.

PetsMart and Off-site Adoption Events

CAP has Adoption Counselors at three local PetsMart locations. CAP also holds Adoption Events at Rover Oaks Pet Resort in Katy and many other locations. Volunteers are always needed to help set up, work tables and tear down at special adoption events in addition to helping our staff at PetsMart.

Special Events

CAP participates in many Special events such as the "Tour for Life" Adopt-a- thon, Home Shows, Cat and Dog Shows and Animal Planet Expo. In addition, CAP hosts several fundraisers throughout the year to help raise money for our operations. Our two annual major fundraisers are Mr. Magoo's "Paws for Style" Party and the Celebrity Paws Gala. Volunteers are always needed to assist with these events.

Office Assistance

Whether answering phones and providing information and resources to individuals needing assistance, helping with filing, writing Thank You cards, assisting with mailings and special projects, volunteers help keep CAP operating efficiently.

Pet Facilitated Therapy

Volunteers take their own pets to nursing homes and assisted living facilities to enhance the lives of the residents. To learn more please contact our Volunteer Coordinator.

Pet Supply Shop and Thrift Store

These are both fun locations to work and at the same time, you are helping raise money for our shelter. The main duties in these stores are helping customers, putting away inventory, sorting donated items for sale and generally keeping the stores looking clean and attractive.