Department:
People We Serve:
Share
Print
RSSVolunteering at Chicago Animal Care and Control
If you love animals, we need you!
If you want to spend time working directly with animals, you would be a great Adoption Volunteer.
Lost Pet Volunteers are needed to experience the incredible joy in reuniting a lost pet with its owner.
As an Adoption Screening Volunteer you would educate the public about being a responsible pet owner.
A Customer Service Volunteer would escort the public through the facility, answer phones, update our database, various mailings and assist at special events. (You must be at least 18 years old to volunteer.)
Finally, a Volunteer Veterinarian, must be currently licensed to practice veterinary medicine in the State of Illinois. Interested candidate should be available to work between the hours of 11:00 am to 7:00 p.m.
To become a Volunteer at Animal Care and Control you must:
- Be at least 18 years of age
- Attend Animal Care & Control's New Volunteer Orientation Session.
- Complete the City of Chicago Fingerprint/Background check (instructions will be assigned after attending an orientation session)
- Complete Animal Care & Control's volunteer orientation program (date will be assigned after fingerprint/background check is cleared
- Certify that you have had a tetnus shot in the last five years before volunteering at Animal Care & Control
Interested candidates should fill out Volunteer Application and scan your application to caccvolunteer@cityofchicago.org or fax to (312) 747-1409, to sign up for an orientation session.
You may also pick up an application at Chicago Animal Care & Control's Facility - 2741 S. Western Ave, Chicago, IL 60608 between the hours of 12 p.m (noon) to 7 p.m.
Department Main Office
Animal Care and Control
