Make a Difference in a Homeless Animal's Life

Do you love animals? Are you interested in making a difference in your community? Do you want to be part of something special? Do you just need to get out of your house a few hours a week?

Come volunteer at the Sauk County Humane Society!

We have lots of opportunities to volunteer here, including:

Kennel Assistant:  Help with washing and drying litter pans, food dishes, laundry, and cleaning cat, dog, or critter kennels. Not glamorous work, but essential to the health and well-being of the animals. This position gets you the most animal interaction!

Dog Walker: Walk dogs around the grounds and spend time supervising and playing with dogs out in one of the large play yards. Important: Volunteers working during hours when the shelter is open to the public will help match dogs with prospective adopters, including assisting with “meet and greets” between dogs and prospective adopters.

Cat Socializer:  Spend time socializing with cats and kittens in the shelter. Play with cats, brush them, and record information about personalities and preferences of each animal. Important: Volunteers working during hours when the shelter is open to the public help match cats with prospective adopters, including assisting with “meet and greets” between cats and prospective adopters.

Front Desk: Help office staff by answering phones, greeting the public, performing data entry, filing, making follow-up calls, and assisting with other projects as needed.  Front Desk volunteers may be eligible to train as Adoption Counselors.

Special Events Committee Member:  Help plan and manage a major SCHS event. You would take charge and be responsible for a subcommittee of your choice. This could be obtaining prizes, PR, decorations, food, supplies, grounds, vendors, silent auction, raffle, and many others, depending on the event. 

Foster Homes: Care for animals in your own home. This position involves opening up your home to dogs, puppies, cats, and kittens. Some animals require special care. 

Animal Enrichment:  Make toys, blow bubbles, make decorations, play with shelter animals, etc. to improve the quality of their care. A creative position! Research how to enrich our animals lives and go do it! 

Building/grounds maintenance:  Assist with general building and grounds maintenance, including maintaining planting beds, mowing lawns, and cleaning up grounds around the shelter in the spring and fall. 

Whatever your skills or interests, we'd LOVE to have you on our team! Please fill out a Volunteer Application form and turn it in via mail, email, or in person!