Catskill Animal Sanctuary
316 Old Stage Road, Saugerties, NY 12477
Phone: 845-336-8447×226
www.CASanctuary.org
Catskill Animal Sanctuary operates with a small full-time staff, so we rely on caring and dedicated volunteers for much of what we do. If you love animals and want to help create a more compassionate world for all beings, volunteer at the Sanctuary. Our volunteers assist with animal care, business administration, Compassionate Cuisine, youth programming, weekend tours, outreach, events, special projects, and more.
To Volunteer:
View our volunteer opportunities here.
If you’re a new volunteer, complete the online Volunteer Interest Form to become eligible. We will send you a reply email with next steps.
If you have volunteered previously, complete the online Volunteer Schedule Request Form, ideally at least seven days prior to your requested shift to allow us to schedule accordingly. After submission, a Sanctuary staff member will contact you to confirm.
For your safety, as well as the safety of our animal residents, the minimum age to volunteer is 12; volunteers who are 12 to 15 years old must be accompanied by an adult at all times.
Remember to check back often, since we’re always working on something new!. More info or call 336-8447. https://casanctuary.org/work-with-us/volunteer/
Ulster County SPCA
20 Wiedy Road, Kingston, NY
Phone: 845-331-5377
info@ucspca.org
http://www.ucspca.org/
Make a difference in an animal’s life TODAY! The Ulster County SPCA is looking for volunteers and fosters to support our mission of helping, healing, and adopting. As an essential services organization, we are here every single day of the year, providing care for the neglected, abused, and homeless animals of Ulster County and beyond.
Volunteers are needed every day, 7:30am – 4pm for a variety of tasks including dog walking, cat socializing, cleaning, feeding, fundraising, and more! Fosters are always needed to provide temporary homes for animals of all species and ages, including kittens, puppies, adult cats, and dogs. Please contact the Volunteer Coordinator at volunteer@ucspca.org or 845-331-5377 x215 for more information.
Wish List
Kitty Litter (non-clumping kind)
Towels and light blankets
Canned cat and kitten food (prefer Friskies/Nine-Lives)
Canned dog and puppy food (prefer Pedigree/Purina/Alpo)
Cat toys, cat beds, and cat scratching posts
Bleach, antibacterial dish detergent, laundry detergent, Sponges,
Large garbage bags/small kitchen garbage bags
PAPER TOWELS AND MORE PAPER TOWELS,
8.5×11 white copy paper
Pens, scotch tape, staples, paper clips.
Rondout Valley Animals for Adoption
http://www.suesternberg.com/
Rondout Valley Animals for Adoption relies on the help of our many volunteers. Volunteers are needed for the following:
transport animals to and from vet
socialize puppies
take dogs to training class
walk and play with shelter dogs
help with office administration tasks (mailings, telephones, data entry)
Training Wheels outreach
For more information contact :
Jane Kopelman Training Wheels Director
4628 Route 209 Accord, NY 12404
Phone: 845-687-4406
UCART (Ulster Community Animal Response Team)
Ulster Community Animal Response Team (UCART) is a collaboration between The Ulster County Office of Emergency Management, the UCSPCA, the American Red Cross of Northeastern NY and UlsterCorps. County Animal Response Teams serve as a specialized resource to assist local emergency management officials, as needed, in all phases of an emergency (mitigation, preparedness, response and recovery) or disaster that impacts animals to ensure the humane care and treatment of animals in case of a disaster, or other situations that cause animal suffering by rescuing, relocating, fostering, etc.; and to assist in protecting public health concerns where humans and animals interact. To learn how you can be a part of this critical community effort, please click here or contact ucart@ulstercorps.org or (845) 379-1098.
Woodstock Farm Animals Sanctuary
2 Rescue Rd, High Falls, NY 12440
(845) 679-5955
info@woodstocksanctuary.org
Surrounded by the Catskill Mountains in the town made famous for peace and music, Woodstock Farm Animal Sanctuary provides sanctuary to over 200 rescued cows, pigs, chickens, turkeys, ducks, sheep, rabbits and goats.
We are a place where visitors can come face to face with these animals who most only know as dinner and learn about the benefits of plant based food choices. Here you can frolic with goats in a large open pasture, sit down with a pig who wants nothing more than a belly rub, cuddle with chickens who seek out your attention or get nuzzled by some very friendly sheep!
At the heart of our mission is the hands-on work of rescuing, rehabilitating and caring for farm animal refugees – as well as educating the public about the horrific treatment of animals bred and killed for human consumption.
WFAS is driven by the simple philosophy that kindness and respect to animals is our moral duty and that all the creatures that share this earth are here with us and not for us. Like our faithful dogs and lap-sitting cats, farm animals are feeling individuals who deserve to be treated with compassion and to live free of fear and suffering.
WFAS depends on volunteers to make our daily operations, rescue, education and advocacy efforts possible. Volunteers are always appreciated to help staff clean housing and coops, assist with grounds maintenance, prepare and set-up our visitor center, and other projects (maybe some painting or assisting feeding animals). In addition, volunteers are needed to help with office tasks and outreach. Pack yourself a lunch if you are coming for a full day (vegan of course, out of respect for the animal residents). Please contact us for more details and visit our volunteer page at
http://www.woodstocksanctuary.org/join/volunteer/
http://www.woodstocksanctuary.org
For Paws of Ulster
seeks volunteers to help build dog park in New Paltz. More info.
Hudson Valley Humane Society
http://www.hvhumane.org/
200 Quaker Road, Pomona, NY 10970
Phone: 845-694-8118
hvhsny@optonline.net
We constantly need pet food {dogs, cats and bunnies too!}, bedding, towels, cat litter and pet-friendly cleaners and disinfectants.
Moving to Florida or Arizona? We need a snow blower. We have some 400 feet of driveway/parking. Snow plowing and salting is costly and destructive. The asphalt is always damaged and we invariably must repair the lawn each spring.
Have a small, four-wheel drive vehicle you would like to donate? We could use it in our law enforcement and animal welfare activities. We have to deal with bad weather and bad roads.
Agility equipment. We will offer outdoor agility training in the spring.
Plumbers, carpenters, electricians, painters, excavators, landscapers, heating and air conditioning contractors: could you spare us some time? We need your services from time to time, usually for relatively small jobs. Send us your business card and join our labor bank.
Items to sell at our yard sale.
Books (animal oriented) for our reference library.
Hydraulic Wood Splitter.
Ravensbeard Wildlife Center
Fully equipped to deal with raptors, particularly. (Owl, hawks, eagles) and also other large birds: water birds, herons, etc. 679-4211
www.ravensbeard.org/
Ravensbeard’s List of Wildlife Emergency Info & Rehabilitators in the Mid-Hudson Valley of NY
DEC (Mon-Fri) Wildlife Hotline: 256-3098
Injured Wildlife – 256-1400, emergency: 914-388-5221
Wildlife Watch Hotline: 877-WILD-HELP or visit wildwatch.org
NYSDEC Recruiting Citizen Scientists for the Volunteer River Herring Monitoring Season
The NYSDEC Hudson River Estuary Program and Hudson Rivers Fisheries Unit are continuing a volunteer-based River Herring monitoring program this spring. Monitoring will take place between 4/1 – 5/31 during the annual migration of river herring from the ocean into freshwater tributaries to spawn. Each volunteer will conduct visual observations for signs of herring, at least twice a week for 15 minutes at a site close to his or her town. Training is provided and begins in March, no experience necessary. We need at least ten volunteers per site. More info.
UlsterCorps, in collaboration with the UCSPCA, the Red Cross, Ulster County Office of Emergency Management, the United Way, and other local volunteer organizations, are developing working groups on the following emergency response and recovery issues: Animal Emergency Response Team; Sheltering, Feeding, Communications, Access to Services, Volunteer Reception Center. If you would like to be a part of these proactive efforts to make our community better prepared for and more resilient in and after the next disaster, please contact volunteer@ulstercorps.org or call 845.481.0331.