Many people who work in animal shelters are paid to do so, many volunteer their time. Do you think it's wrong to take payment from an animal rescue organization and that people should be volunteering their time instead?
2007-01-02 22:21:52 · 8 answers · asked by thekittiesinthehood 2 in Pets ➔ Other - Pets
It is impossible to get enough volunteers to do all the work that needs to be done at a place like a large humane society so they have to have some paid workers.
Many people volunteer time but it is to hard to find enough who can do all the work needed. Sometimes you have to pay someone.
I do volunteer work with a rescue and foster work and home visits and other things. I also will do a training class for about 4 weeks that if you want to attend the class you make a donation to the rescue and you get to attend. I love that I have the time to volunteer. I fell good helping someone else with a their pets.
2007-01-03 01:28:52 · answer #1 · answered by tlctreecare 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I hate to burst your bubble here, but aside from county funded shelters, I have never dealt with ONE single rescue that paid it's volunteers. And the county shelters generally pay very poorly. But most people can't volunteer for them for 40 hours a week. If they didn't pay staff, they couldn't remain open.
2007-01-02 22:40:07 · answer #2 · answered by Lotus Effect 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It goes both ways. The county run animal shelters allow so much full time work and that is it because of budget allotments. The rest of the work is voluntary.
In Alabama, I have "heard" that they charge $40 to take animals in, which is totally absurd. And they charge $100 to adopt them out. I can understand the adoption fee, but as far as the intake fee? It's preposterous. They are suppose to be in animal rescue because they are trying to save animals lives. To me, the intake charge is quite discouraging. This encourages abandonment and animal starvation.
2007-01-03 07:23:27 · answer #3 · answered by Veneta T 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Getting enough volunteers is very difficult bcaues we all have lives of our own. I know how hard it is to find time to volunteer myself. How can you expect people to drop important facts of life, like earning a living and taking care of their families to work in an animal shelter?
How much time have you volunteered lately?
2007-01-02 22:32:08 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is not wrong at all if the shelter has the money. But many shelters are already struggeling to finance the vet and to get the money for food.
2007-01-02 22:25:56 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-29 21:30:31 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
vets should get paid, but the actual cleaners/walkers/feeders should volunteer their time, It's very rewarding.
2007-01-02 22:32:32 · answer #7 · answered by courtsnort51 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Voluntary only and people can donate money.
2007-01-02 22:29:16 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋