Nonprofit
Published 10/3/25 3:17PM

Standby (on-call) Volunteers & Doggy Chefs Needed!

On-site, Volunteer must be in or near Downey, CA
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  • Details

    Available Times:
    Weekdays (daytime, evenings), Weekends (daytime, evenings)
    Recurrence:
    Recurring
    Volunteers Needed:
    100
    Cause Areas:
    Animals, Community Development
    Good For:
    Public Groups, Age 55+
    Participation Requirements:
    Driver’s License

    Description

    Standby (on-call) Volunteers & Doggy Chefs Needed!

    Wonderful Volunteers! We need your help!

    We have a major shortage of human grade dog food available for the dogs in our care : (

    As a result, we need an extra push from our volunteer doggie chefs to make food for the pups in time for our March 15th Adoption Event!

    Doggie Chefs -

    If you are interested in being one of our doggie chefs, here are the recipes we use.

    Beef and Rice Recipe

    Ingredients:

    2 Cups Plain white rice (sushi/long grain, basmati)

    4 Pounds ground Beef*

    Small Bag of Frozen Organic Peas and Carrots

    • Use the leanest ground beef you can get (90% lean to 96% lean preferred)

    Instructions:

    Cook rice in a pot, water should cover the rice 3 inches. Bring to Boil and stir.

    Add meat/veggies in raw stir in well put on lid and simmer.

    Simmer until water is absorbed.

    Let cool, portion into small ziplock bags (sandwich size) and freeze

    Chicken and Rice Recipe

    Ingredients:

    2 Cups Plain white rice (sushi/long grain, basmati)

    2 Pounds ground Chicken

    2 Pounds ground Turkey

    Small Bag of Frozen Organic Peas and Carrots

    Substitutions:

    If chicken is not available 4 Cups of Turkey in total is fine.

    Can add 1 pound of extra lean beef.

    Instructions:

    Cook rice in a pot, water should cover the rice 3 inches. Bring to Boil and stir.

    Add meat/veggies in raw stir in well put on lid and simmer.

    Simmer until water is absorbed.

    Let cool, portion into small ziplock bags (sandwich size) and freeze

    Please let me know if you have any questions, and again, thank you!

    • Dog food can be dropped off between 1-4 PM at Petco in West Hollywood during the event (Saturday the 13th) OR ANYTIME this week between 11am-7pm at our office in the Palisades: 838 N Las Casas Ave, Pacific Palisades CA 90272

    Just give us a call ahead of time at (310) 652-8683 to let us know you're coming.

    ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

    Location

    PETCO: 508 N. Doheny Drive (at Santa Monica Blvd) West Hollywood, CA 90048

    • We are there RAIN OR SHINE* 4/13 & 4/27*

    Time

    1:00 pm to 6:00 pm for Volunteers

    (event runs from 2:00 to 5:00 pm for the public)

    Thank you so much!

    Location

    On-site
    Downey, CA, USA

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