If you’re interested in volunteering at the Rutland County Humane Society, we would love to have you join us!

Getting Started

The first step in becoming a volunteer at RCHS is to fill out an application. Click here for our volunteer application.

Volunteer opportunities include dog and cat socializing, fostering animals, transporting pets to spay/neuter appointments, helping staff with special events, helping staff with mailings and distributing posters. These opportunities are described in more depth on the Volunteer Application.  Volunteer orientations are held at RCHS on a monthly basis and all new volunteers are required to attend an orientation prior to joining us.

We hope you will explore joining us as a volunteer at RCHS.  Many of our volunteers have told us how rewarding the experience is and all of our animals tell us how much they appreciate the volunteers!

Please note:  In order to volunteer at RCHS you must be 18 years old or older. If you are younger than 18 and would like to help the animals at RCHS, here are some ideas:

• Collect items for the animals. Click here to see our wish list.
• Make items for the animals (dog biscuits for the dogs and catnip toys for the cats are favorites!).
• Collect money to help pay for the animals and the programs at RCHS.

If you have any questions about volunteering, please e-mail Jessica Danyow at