Want to help save lives?
Join the Houston Pets Alive volunteer team!
(If you’d like to volunteer as a foster parent to help save a cat or dog’s life, please complete the foster application here.)
Volunteer applicants must be 18 years of age or older to complete the form. Applicants have the opportunity to include a minor in the application. Age requirements for each volunteer area are included in the descriptions below.
Following approval of your volunteer application, you will receive a link to make a $10 non-refundable screening and T-shirt donation. You will be able to access volunteer orientations once the screening and T-shirt donation is paid. Please note that if you pay the donation and neither show up for orientation nor respond to follow-up communications, you will forfeit your T-shirt. If you are apply with a minor(s), you will be required to cover a $10 non-refundable screening and T-shirt donation for yourself and each minor volunteer.
How to volunteer:
STEP 1: Review volunteer opportunities below (click each to expand their descriptions and age requirements).
Houston Pets Alive! - 2800 Antoine Drive, Suite 2854, Houston, TX 77092
Must be at least 18 to handle dogs, and at least 14 with a parent/guardian present to assist with dog care.
PetSmart Copperfield - 7050 Highway 6 North, Houston, TX 77095
PetSmart Bunker Hill - 9718 Katy Fwy., Houston, TX 77055
Petco Dacoma - 4512 Dacoma St, Houston, TX 77092
Houston Pets Alive! - 2800 Antoine Drive, Suite 2854, Houston, TX 77092
Key role supporting both our medical staff, animals, and foster families as they bring animals in for appointments.
STEP 2: Compete the volunteer application
STEP 3: Once you submit your application, someone will be in touch with you.
Want to volunteer in a way not listed above? We’d love to hear from you! Email Volunteer@HoustonPetsAlive.org.
Have Your Volunteer Hours Count for More:
Did you know that thousands of companies provide incentives for employees to volunteer with organizations like ours? That means that not only will you be helping save lives by volunteering your time, but you’ll increase your impact with monetary donations from your employer!
Please use the search tool below to see if your company provides volunteer grants or Paid Volunteer Time Off (PVTO) programs and to access the forms, guidelines, and instructions that you need to participate in them.
