10/27/2026
Do you love animals? Do you want to help? Here's a few things not many realize...
You don't have to take an animal in your home. You don't have to be a computer genius. You don't have to donate unlimited funds. There are many other ways to help rescue animals! You just need a warm heart and the motivation to help.
Rescues are full. Rescues are overwhelmed. Rescues NEED VOLUNTEERS!
Can you donate time, even a few hours a week, to help us help more? There are MANY skills you possess that you probably never thought of....
Yes there are the standard necessities. In small rescues usually 1-3 people are trying to return calls, screen adopters and fosters, do intakes, schedule vet appointments and meets, deal with numerous surrender requests, administer medications, clean cages and areas where animals are held, socialize, feed, and then do all the required paperwork and computer work to get these guys seen on multiple platforms and social media. All while answering questions to help animals remain in their homes and trying to give the animals in our care some attention. And all this while they work a job or 2 to help support the animals in our care.
What many don't think about are the things that would free up time which is in so short supply for those in rescues. We drop everything for the emergencies we can help. Even a few hours a week help. Our personal time is rarely respected and at a minimum.
The person who wants to surrender a pet due to no time thinks one more for us is easy. In reality it takes hours, weeks, months of our time just to prepare a space, post, vet and find a good home.
Social media accounts need to be managed and update. Pets need to be posted. Fundraisers need to be planned and organized. Photos need to be gathered, organized and made ready for posting.
Can you clean? Areas need to be vacuumed, cages, traps, carriers, living areas need to be scrubbed down. Even basic cleaning of a foster home where multiple animals have free roam helps immensely! Outside feeding areas need to be cleaned. Yard where dogs frequent need to mowed. There are things that need to be done weekly, monthly, occasionally and all helps the rescue find time to help more. These relatively simple things are so important to free up time to return more calls and prepare for adoptions or new animals to enter the rescue, to deal with the mounds of paperwork, calls and admin duties.
Most important, and I cannot stress this enough, be reliable! These animals depend on us, AND YOU, wasting the rescue's time training someone who never shows when they commit hurts, not helps.
If you have a little time and truly want to help please fill out an application here:
https://form.jotform.com/242406604847155
We are in located Keansburg, and if you are great with social media or photos and can't physically come to us still apply 😉 If aren't local and want more hands on, please contact a rescue near you and offer your time. All good rescues will agree time is invaluable!
