To care for homeless, abused, neglected and abandoned animals and educate the community to instill an increased awareness and commitment to the responsibility of animal ownership and protection. Our Mission is to care for homeless, abused, neglected and abandoned animals and educate the community to instill an increased awareness and commitment to the responsibility of animal ownership and protection.

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Foster

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Fostering allows a shelter pet to seek temporary safety and love by living with you in your home. This program helps to keep us no-kill by reducing overcrowding, preventing illness, and caring for sensitive medical cases. It also gives abused, neglected, and abandoned animals a chance to live in a home where they can begin to develop healthy and happy memories, relationships, and habits, in order recover from trauma.

Virtual Foster

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A Virtual Foster is a volunteer that is assigned an adult animal (cat or dog) to promote. Virtual fosters are encouraged to visit their foster animal at the shelter as and spend a little time getting to know the animal of their choosing. Virtual fosters can spend time with their "foster" on a walk, in the meet and greet room, or on a doggy date.

Volunteer

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DOG ENRICHMENT | entertain our dogs with fun treat-based games that engage the brain and teach manners (basic commands, leash etiquette, K-9 nose work, making and distributing peanut butter Kongs to hyperactive dogs, etc.) KENNEL ASSISTANCE | help our Canine staff in the morning with small dog and puppy rooms by helping with newspapering and putting the pups up!

Woof Pack

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Enrich our shelter dogs' lives and increase their chance for adoption by becoming a WOOF PACK volunteer! We utilize ONLY positive reinforcement methods. WOOF Pack volunteers will get a hands on dog training experience. Meredith is a Certified Professional Dog Trainer and recently works part time at Shelby Humane Society, working on behavior modification with shelter dogs experiencing issues with extreme fear, reactivity, and resource guarding.

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