Animal Network, Inc.

The Four Phases of Rescue PDF File

Animal Network, Inc is always in need of motivated, self starters, who love animals. Since we do not have a physical shelter and are a Network of volunteers who jump into one of our programs or start their own program, you might check out what we do. We don’t tell you to be somewhere on a particular date or time to assist us with a particular project, because that’s not the type volunteer that we’re looking for. However, if you enjoy a challenge and have great ideas, then we can use your help. Have you been thinking about fostering an animal, have an idea you think will help animals, want to fund raise, or just plain want to assist in helping with the growing homeless animal population? Then we can use your help!

All rescue organizations need volunteers, from fostering, to computer work, to sewing, to transports to working events. If you name it, some rescue group needs help doing it! If you are not sure about the emotional side of volunteering, what you want to do as a volunteer, do you have the time to volunteer, or what rescue group is right for you, contact us and we will gladly try to help you make the right decisions for the animals and yourself. Become a volunteer today, it is a decision you will never regret.

There are thousands of ways you can help an animal in need with a little thought put into it. Here are just a few ways and ideas on how you can help.

1) Donate a food dish or a stainless bucket for a crate

2) Donate a leash

3) Walk a dog

4) Groom a dog

5) Make a few phone calls

6) Drive a dog to and from vet appointments

7) Donate long distance calling cards

8) Donate the use of your scanner or digital camera

9) Donate the use of a photocopier

10) Donate a raffle item if your club is holding a fund raiser

11) Donate flea stuff (Advantage, etc.)

12) Donate heartworm pills

13) Provide a shoulder to cry on when the rescue person is overwhelmed

14) Pay the boarding fees to board a dog for a week or two weeks

15) Be a Santi-paws foster to give the foster a break for a few hours or days

16) Bake some homemade doggie biscuits

17) Conduct a home visit or accompany a rescue person on the home visit

18) Go with rescue person to the vet to help if there is more than one dog

19) Have a yard sale and donate the money to rescue

20) Donate vet services or can you help by donating a spay or neuter each year or some

21) Write a column for your local newspaper or club newsletter on dogs currently looking for homes or ways to help rescue

22) Take photos of dogs available for adoption for use by the Club

23) Microchip a rescued dog

24) Donate a bottle of bleach or other cleaning products

25) Drive the fosters' children to an activity so that the foster can take the dog to obedience class

26) Use your video camera to film a rescue dog in action

27) Help the foster clean up the yard (yes, we also have to scoop what those foster dogs Poop)

28) Bring the foster take out so the foster doesn't have to cook dinner

29) Pay a house-cleaning service to do the spring cleaning for someone who fosters dogs all the time

30) Lend your artistic talents to your club's newsletter, fundraising ideas, t-shirt designs

31) Donate your professional services as an accountant or lawyer

32) Donate other services if you run your own business

33) Donate other types of doggy toys that might be safe for rescued dogs

34) Donate materials for a quarantine area at a foster's home

35) Remember that rescuing a dog involves the effort and time of many people and make yourself available on an emergency basis to do *whatever* is needed.

36) Do something not listed above to help rescue