New Director of Animal Welfare wanted!
Hello Atwater Animal Lovers!
I have been one of the Directors of Animal Welfare here in Atwater for about a year and a half. It has been a truly wonderful experience to advocate for the animals and help animal owners and concerned residents wherever I could.
Unfortunately, I [and Barry] will be moving out of state very soon :) So there is a need for another DAW to take my place. This is a great opportunity to work with animals and work with two of the nicest, most caring people you'll ever meet: Jeannie and Donna, the other two DAWs.
This is, of course, a volunteer position but the rewards are many (no really!). And you can pretty much decide how much you want to do and in what areas... the only "mandatory" is that you love animals.
Here are some of the things the DAWs do (you could do some or all of them or come up with ideas of your own too):
• Provide advice and resources to residents on all things animal-related, from where to get low-cost spay/neuter vouchers to marauding racoons, orphaned baby birds, skunks living under the house, loose dogs, etc., etc.
• Intercede on behalf of chained dogs or neglected/abused animals. We never do anything dangerous and always call Animal Control if it's something we can't handle but we have had a lot of success educating people about proper/humane animal care
• Trap-neuter-release adult feral cats
• Trap, foster and find homes for feral kittens
• Pick up stray dogs and return them to their homes (with education about tags, leashes, etc.) or foster and find new homes for them
• Return calls on our DAW hotline
• Hold monthly adoption events (this is pending based on if Atwater gets a new DAW or two)
Anyway, if this sounds like something you'd like to do, please contact us right away. You can email me at Bea4Copy@pacbell.net or Jeannie at jmwinsurance@roadrunner.com. We'd love to hear from you!
Thanks so much, Bea