Scituate Animal Shelter

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Scituate Animal Shelter

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780 Chief Justice Cushing Hwy, Scituate, MA 02066
Phone (781) 544 - 4533
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Our mission

To improve the quality of life for both the companion animals and the people of our community by providing shelter and placement for homeless animals and support through community services and education.
Opportunities

Cleaning Volunteer

Our normal protocols at SAS include lots of cleaning, but given current circumstances, they are now kicked up a notch!
  • Occasional, Weekly
  • Adults
  • Individuals
  • Indoor
  • On-site
  • Weekdays, Evenings, Weekends

Fostering

Foster families bring pets temporarily into their homes, caring for cat moms and kittens, as well as providing love and care for the dogs and cats whose health or emotional issues make shelter life too hard. SAS provides all food and supplies, fosters just must have time, patience and space!
  • Occasional, Weekly
  • 55+, Adults
  • Individuals
  • Indoor
  • None
  • Weekdays, Evenings, Weekends

TNR Team Member

Our TNR programs help feral cats stay healthy and keep populations humanely in check. Cats are humanely trapped, neutered, and then returned to their colonies to life out their lives more healthfully.
  • Occasional
  • Adults
  • Individuals
  • Outdoor
  • On-site
  • Evenings, Weekends

Facilities Volunteer

These volunteers help with routine maintenance of our shelter and our grounds, for example, helping to plow our paths when it snows so that our dogs can be walked. Trades experience is a plus (landscaping, carpentry, painting, etc).
  • Occasional, Weekly
  • 55+, Adults
  • Individuals
  • Indoor, Outdoor
  • On-site, Skilled
  • Weekdays, Evenings, Weekends

Committee Members

Simply put, volunteer committees at SAS help keep staff costs down so we can help more animals. Our committees are made up of Board members and regular volunteers and include: Finance & Audit Committee , Fundraising Committee , Communications Committee , Human Resources Committee, Gala Committee.
  • Monthly
  • 55+, Adults
  • Individuals
  • Indoor
  • On-site
  • Weekdays, Weekends

Transportation Team

These volunteers provide transport for pets going to veterinary appointments or surgeries, grooming, or even taking them to their new adoptive homes. Animals are generally crated for transport.
  • Occasional
  • 55+, Adults
  • Individuals
  • Outdoor
  • None
  • Weekdays, Weekends
How you help

Volunteers are essential to us. They care for our cats, dogs and small animals, help to match homeless pets with new families, and aid in fundraising efforts.
About us

In 2017, SAS celebrated its 25th year of helping Massachusetts animals. Our mission is to improve the quality of life for both the companion animals and the people of our community by providing shelter and placement for homeless animals and support through community services and humane education. In the past five years alone, our shelter has found homes for 2280 animals from all over Massachusetts. Pets come to us as strays, as surrenders from owners no longer able to care for them, and as transfers from shelters and animal control facilities with no more room. Because of the generosity of our donors, we continue to make a positive impact on animal welfare in our community by offering services that promote the health and well being of companion animals and address the root causes of pet homelessness. We strive to help our region’s pet owners and to educate adopters and the public about animal welfare issues.