Volunteer Opportunities

 

Feline Friends is 100% Volunteer-run – we have no paid staff. Put your spare time to work helping cats!

Note: all volunteers require computer literacy for the purposes of record keeping / sharing, communication and attending online meetings where necessary.

Please email info@felinefriends.ca if you are interested in any of these volunteer positions.

secretary (Board Member)

  • Qualifications: new board members must have prior experience volunteering for Feline Friends Network in some capacity

  • Term: 28 Feb, 2024 to 28 Feb, 2027

  • Attend board meetings and annual general meetings, take notes and write up official meeting minutes

  • Distribute minutes to other board members in a timely manner

Foster Volunteers

  • Requirements: fosters need a space in their home that is warm, safe and separate from his or her own pets

  • Term: ongoing

  • Volunteers need to have time to care for and socialize foster cat(s)

  • Homes are needed for every age and situation, from tiny orphaned kittens needing bottle feeding to older cats needing to de-stress or recover from illness

  • All food, litter and medical care is provided, along with appropriate training and ongoing support.

Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR) Volunteers

TNR is a means of controlling the population of feral or barn cats. Cats are trapped, spayed or neutered and returned to their caregiver, who will provide food and shelter for the rest of their lives.

We need TNR volunteers for barns / country properties :

  • Qualifications: volunteer needs to possess good organizational skills, have a driver’s licence and access to a vehicle

  • Term: ongoing

  • Responding to people requesting help, and meet with barn owners to discuss a plan

  • Preparation & trapping

  • Transporting the cats to and from the vet (clinics may be in Stratford, Kitchener or London)

  • After-surgery care for cats – ensuring that barn owners overnight the cats in a warm space after surgery, and that they know what to do if medical complications occur

We also need TNR volunteers for residential areas :

Qualifications: volunteer needs to possess good organizational skills, have a driver’s licence and access to a vehicle

  • Term: ongoing

  • Answer messages and meet with property owners to discuss caring for the cat

  • Preparation & trapping

  • Transporting the cats to and from the vet (clinics may be in Stratford, Kitchener or London)

  • After-surgery care for cats – ensuring that the cats will be cared for in a warm space and monitored for complications after surgery

  • Arrange for drop off or pick up of cat(s)