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Richmond Good Life :: Volunteering :: Animal Volunteering Opportunities

Richmond Virginia (VA) Animal Volunteering Opportunities

I think Richmond has the highest per-capita concentration of dog and cat related charities... 

Name Description
Animal Adoption and Rescue Foundation (AARF) We are a Richmond, Virginia based, non-profit, all volunteer, non-euthanizing organization founded in May of 1993. Our goal is to rescue orphaned animals and place them in loving homes.
Bandit's Adoption & Rescue of K-9s (BARK)  BARK rescues orphaned or abandoned pets and other adoptable dogs from animal shelters in the Richmond and surrounding areas, ensures they are spayed/neutered and given routine vaccinations, and finds loving, forever homes for them.
Cat Adoption and Rescue Efforts, Inc. (C.A.R.E.)  Cat Adoption and Rescue Efforts, Inc. (C.A.R.E.) is an all volunteer, non-profit 501 (c)(3) organization dedicated to the rehabilitation, care, and adoption of cats and kittens rescued from euthanizing animal shelters in the Richmond, Virginia metropolitan area. 
Cat's Cradle of Greater Richmond, Inc.  Cat’s Cradle of Greater Richmond is a kitten and cat adoption and rescue, non-profit 501(c)(3) all-volunteer organization committed to rescuing and adopting cats and kittens, regardless of pedigree, age, physical condition or aesthetic appeal. 
Center for Human-Animal Interaction  Established in the VCU School of Medicine in June 2001, the purpose of the Center for Human-Animal Interaction is to provide a formal structure for and promote interdisciplinary and interinstitutional research, clinical practice, and educational activities related to the human-animal relationship.
Chesterfield Humane Society The mission of the Chesterfield County Humane Society is to reduce the death and suffering of homeless animals by providing the supplies and services necessary for these animals, and to work in unison with the efforts of the Chesterfield County Animal Shelter to accomplish this goal. 
For the Love of Animals in Goochland (FLAG) F.L.A.G. - For the Love of Animals in Goochland (Virginia) is an all-volunteer animal rescue group that works very hard to find good homes for abandoned, abused and/or neglected dogs, cats, puppies and kittens.
Friends of Barker Field at Byrd Park  We are a group of citizens of Richmond and surrounding counties who exercise our dogs at Barker Field, an acre fenced and set aside for use as an off-leash dog park in Richmond's Byrd Park. 
Friends United with the Richmond Shelter (FURS) An all-volunteer, non-profit dog adoption group based in Richmond, Virginia, FURS is dedicated to collaborating with the Richmond City Animal Shelter to place Shelter dogs in permanent, loving homes.
Hanover Humane Society Hanover Humane Society is a nonprofit organization. We are NOT affiliated with Animal Control or the County Pound. Animals enter our system either as strays, owner surrenders, or from the Hanover County Pound. These animals are given medical care, spayed or neutered, then placed in a foster home, and brought to adoption stands and given visibility on our website until they find a “forever” home. 
Henrico Humane Society Our non-profit organization is run solely by volunteers. These volunteers give numerous hours to homeless pets that have been rescued in addition to their own work and family duties. Their only reward is in knowing that they have helped to provide warm and loving homes to animals in need. Please have patience with these hard-working, caring individuals. 
Hickory Hill K-9 Rescue Hickory Hill K9 Rescue was started to help the overwhelming amount of animals that are abandoned, surrendered to county agencies and simply not wanted any more. These animals are facing death a lot of times due to no fault of their own other than not being convenient anymore. Our mission is to help stop the unnecessary killing of animals. 
Operation Catnip Operation Catnip is a non-profit, all volunteer organization committed to humanely reducing feral and stray cat overpopulation through trap-neuter-return (TNR). 
The PetFx Coalition  The PetFx Coalition in an all-volunteer, nonprofit organization comprised of over 25 Virginia animal welfare groups, and our focus is providing affordable spay/neuter statewide.
Prevent A Litter (PAL) The mission of Prevent A Litter Veterinary Hospital is to eliminate the killing of healthy, otherwise adoptable companion animals simply because they are surplus and cannot be placed in loving homes. P.A.L. plans to accomplish this goal by providing high quality, affordable, and accessible spay/neuter services to the public without regard to income or geography.
Richmond Animal League Richmond Animal League will be the leader in Chesterfield County in providing homeless animals with temporary housing, medical treatment, sterilization, and quality care until they are adopted to permanent, loving homes. Our commitment to no-kill will be promoted through educational programs that teach the importance of spay/neuter, responsible pet ownership, and compassion for companion animals.
Richmond Animal Shelter Our shelter is always wanting to improve in every way -- whether it be to enhance our pet quarters, to purchase pooper-scoopers for our dog walkers, or to pay for that necessary surgery to fix a cat's broken leg. Cash donations are the means in which we are able to do these things that cannot be covered with normal City operating funds. It is through kind donations like yours that we are able to make our shelter a better place for animals and people alike!
Richmond Audubon Society  The Richmond Audubon Society promotes the enjoyment, understanding, and preservation of birds, 
other wildlife and habitat through birding, education, advocacy, and fellowship. 
Richmond Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) Thank you for your interest in volunteering at the Richmond SPCA. Devoted supporters such as you help keep the shelter running, and we thank you from the bottom of our hearts.
Save Our Shelters (SOS) SOS exists to ensure the humane treatment of publicly impounded animals. The organization was formed in September 1996 in response to reports of inhumane treatment and negligence at the Richmond Animal Shelter, the city shelter financed by tax dollars. Since that time, SOS has rescued thousands of unwanted animals. 
Somebuddies Somebuddies was founded in 1998. We would love to see each and every pet have a warm and loving home, but that is only a dream and not reality.
Therapeutic Riding Association of Virginia To further the medical, therapeutic, recreational and social stimulation derived through horseback riding for people with disabilities.
United States Equine Rescue League Richmond Chapter Volunteers are in integral part of the USERL. They come from many backgrounds and experiences, but all share a desire to help the forgotten horses. Duties range from office work to horse training. There is a job for everyone at the USERL!
VA Reptile Rescue Act as a rescue organization for reptiles and amphibians that have been injured, neglected, mistreated or are otherwise unwanted.
Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries' WildlifeMapping  WildlifeMapping is an outreach program that allows school children, citizens, community groups, and other city, county and state organizations to collect wildlife-related information that will be available to everyone. The program provides an opportunity for students and volunteers to perform field studies that contribute to the state's biological databases. 

 
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