Let us shine the spotlight on some of our amazing volunteers and foster families.
For this Foster Friday, we’re highlighting the incredible super team of dog dater’s Francesca and Conor! You may recognize their photos from our social media or animal profiles, because these two not only take AWS dogs on incredible dog dates…
For this Foster Friday, and International Cat Day, we thank our dedicated kitten fosters! These kindhearted folks open up their hearts and homes to mama cats and their babies and keep them happy and healthy until it’s time to be…
With Woofstock nearly a week away, we’d like to highlight the many folks who make Woofstock possible! From morning set up to afternoon breaking down, it wouldn’t be a success without our Woofstock Volunteers. While it’s impossible to name everyone,…
This summer at AWS is all about having fun with our community. Take part in AWS’ summer of fun by fostering flowers, fostering pets and fostering fun! Foster Flower Beds We’re opening our campus’ beautiful flower beds to local businesses…
We’re kicking off our Volunteer Spotlight with a mother daughter duo: Meira & Sicily! These two have been volunteering at AWS for nearly a year now. They take on some of the more challenging tasks every Monday afternoon. From mopping…
Volunteers are the heart of AWS, contributing their time and talents in so many ways. Whether they care for animals at our adoption center, help keep our clinic running smoothly, open their homes to foster pets, assist at fun events,…
Today, World Kindness Day, we want to give a special shout out to our amazing volunteers and foster families. The kindness and love you show our animals each and every day means the world to them – and to us!…
Have you ever wanted to foster a pet before? You might be surprised to learn that there are many forms of fostering! Luckily, each one is a meaningful way to make a difference in the life of a pet! We…
On Fridays, we like to highlight our amazing foster families who do so much for our pets. We call them (appropriately) Foster Fridays! This week, we want to thank Rico, who is currently fostering adoptable dog Elmer. As you can…
Have you ever heard the term foster-to-adopt? We sometimes use this term in our adoptable pet profiles to describe the status of certain animals. For example, “Sophie is a foster-to-adopt pet, so she will need to be fostered by her…
*Thanks to the generosity of our community members, all volunteer cleaning spots have been filled. Thank you!* You’d like to volunteer with animals? Great! You’ve come to the right place. The staff and pets at Animal Welfare Society would love…
It’s no secret that being a volunteer or foster for AWS makes a big difference for the pets in our facility. Volunteers not only help clean, run errands, and answer phones, they are also a great contact point for potential…
For the last week of every April, we celebrate Volunteer Appreciation Week! It goes without saying that our hardworking volunteers are invaluable members of our organization. They deserve to be recognized for the many roles they play within AWS. From…
All this crazy spring snow has us longing for warmer days and sunny hikes with our canine companions. For this Volunteer and Foster Friday, we want to thank champion dog walker Marc. Marc not only loves to take our dogs…
Happy Foster Friday! We like to celebrate our foster families, our fostering community, and the act of fostering itself every Friday here at AWS. There are many wonderful and beneficial reasons to foster, both for the animal and the human,…
Happy Friday! Our foster families make a huge difference in the lives of our animals by opening up their doors to adoptable pets who need some time away from the shelter. Fosters help to socialize animals, care for their needs,…
Happy Valentine’s Day! One year ago today, we started our Doggy Date Program where our community of short-term fosters take our resident dogs out for an afternoon, night, or sleepover away from the shelter. Looking back, we’re so excited to…
On Fridays, we highlight our amazing foster families who do so much for our pets. This week, we thank Diane, who is currently fostering Luna. As you can see, Luna and Diane are having the best time together!!! These pics…
