Thank you for your interest in volunteering with the Animal Advocacy Alliance of Utah (AAAU). AAAU helps thousands of companion animals every year and would not be able to do this without the support of compassionate, dedicated, and long-term volunteers. Volunteers provide hands-on care for animals, educate others, attend outreach events, and much more.

Foster Care Program Volunteer Opportunities

AAAU volunteers can provide home-care for special young, old or needy animals in our Foster Care Program. These volunteers welcome animals into their own home temporarily while that animal grows or heals enough to be ready for adoption. If you are interested in helping save lives by caring for animals in your own home, please contact us.

URGENT

We need to set up a foster program in Davis County in an effort to prevent animals from the Farmington and Fruit Heights Shelters being turned over to  the Univesity of Utah for research.  We have a bill before the Legislature which will lengthen the manditory waiting periods for animals in Utah shelters, plus it will notify an owner that their exists a possibility that ther beloved companion animal may end up in a research lab and then euthanized.  For more information on this bill and our euthanasia bill, go to our'Take Action' page.

Group Volunteer Opportunities

If you are a member of a group, company or service organization that would like to participate in a one-day volunteer project with AAAU there are many opportunities available. Contact us!

All Other Volunteer Opportunities

Special Projects

• The Animal Advocacy Alliance of Utah receives no public funding. All of our programs rely solely on voluntary individual contributions. We would like to put on a series of small fundraising events throughout the year including raffles, yardsales, walk-a-thons, car washes, etc. We need people to coordinate and oversee, or participate in committees to plan and carry out such events. Individuals may choose to work on one or more each year, depending on interests and time availability.

Writers / Designers / Artists

• An important component of the Animal Advocacy Alliance of Utah's programming is humane education. We produce a variety of educational pamphlets and brochures. In addition, as described in the foregoing section, we need to expand our fundraising, public relations, and development capabilities. We need volunteers to assist in preparing brochures on specific topics or creating flyers, posters, etc. We also need designers and artists to assist with layout and design of brochures, flyers, advertisements, signs, etc.

Promotion / Publicity

• Place weekly or monthly ads for shelter cats in local papers
• Talk to school groups about the responsibilities of pet ownership
• Help staff community outreach tables at shows, fairs, public areas
• Assist our Director of Media Relations with media campaigns

Fundraising

• Place and monitor donation cans in local stores
• Assist in distributing flyers
• Host an event such as a yardsale or meeting or help us to locate free or very low-cost locations for such events
• Assist our Director of Development with specific projects
• Donate crafts or other items for sale or raffle

Skills and Talents

• Help make posters, yard sale signs, flyers, etc.
• Translators - help find people to translate our educational and promotional materials into other languages, especially Spanish.
• Help bake or prepare foods for special events

Communications

• Mail - help with incoming mail, membership renewals, or new members
• Help set up a telephone chain for special events
• Become an AAAU member and spread the word to friends and co-workers about our efforts