10 Animal Volunteer Gigs You’d Quit Your Job to Do Full-Time
Donating your time to through volunteer work is a fantastic way to be the change you want to see in the world. And if you’re an animal lover, you can use this opportunity to make a tremendous impact in the lives of pets, wild animals, or even the environment as a whole.
Best of all, some animal volunteer opportunities are so extraordinarily awesome, you’ll wish you could do it all the time!
If your idea of volunteering is devoting every Saturday to back-breaking manual labor that doesn’t give you warm fuzzies, you’ll be glad to know there is a whole world of animal-related volunteer options that will warm your heart — and they all come with plenty of fuzzies.
Snuggle with kittens and play with puppies
Animal shelters around the world need compassionate animal lovers (like you!) to socialize their animals. Most of these gigs involve cleaning up after the pets, so if you’re willing to do a little pooper scooping, you can have the cushy job of cuddling with kitties and playing fetch with puppies. Whether you’re doing this for an animal shelter, or your neighbor who doesn’t have the mobility to take his dog for long walks anymore, this one’s a pet-lover’s dream come true.
