Volunteer
We need all kinds of volunteers!
Thank you for your help and your heart! We have a variety of volunteer opportunities available.
Fosters
We're always in need of long-term fosters (30 days or more) and emergency fosters (for a couple of nights). Learn more about fostering.
Emergency volunteers/standbys
This may seem like the least helpful, but actually, our standbys always save us & the dogs! We need you!
You give us the days and times you are available and we add you to a list. Then, if something comes up that day, you will be the first one we call. This helps us reach out to volunteers with availability that day instead of calling our entire volunteer list. If there is a day, half a day, or even a few hours you can volunteer to be placed on a “call in case of an emergency” list, let us know!
This can be for many different tasks, and almost always requires some driving. We try very hard to plan things in advance, but if there is a last-minute opportunity to save a life, get a dog adopted, or have a foster emergency, it helps to have a handful of people we reach out to first!
Freedom riders and transports
We rescue dogs from shelters all over California. As a rescue, we can call a shelter and adopt a dog over the phone, but they do not transport. Volunteers are always needed to pick up the dog from the shelter. Some of these shelters are so bad that, if we do not pick up the dog the same day we tell them we are pulling, the dog will be euthanized. Yes, sometimes the shelters are far away, but this is the time when you actually get to save a life! Shelters in SoCal we rescue from are in the Los Angeles Area (ie San Pedro, Downey, Gardena, Simi Valley, San Gabriel Valley, Long Beach), San Diego, and the Inland Empire!
Also, since they can’t drive, our dogs need help getting to adoption events, vet appointments, meet and greets with potential adopters, and moving to new foster homes.
Adoption event volunteers
All of our adoption events are held at the West Hollywood Petco (508 N. Doheny Dr. 90069) from 1-6pm every other Saturday. We'll need lots of help with transporting dogs to and from the event, setting up, giving treats and water to the pups, taking donations, walking dogs, breaking down, etc. If you’re part of a group, the minimum age is 21 years.
Doggy chefs
Our foster dogs receive home-cooked food to supplement their kibble. While we'd love to feed 100% home-cooked, we just can't afford it, but we can supplement with a yummy topper. Let us know if you would like to prepare food and we will send you the simple recipes and reimburse you for the ingredients! Food just needs to be dropped off in Pacific Palisades or at Petco during an adoption event.