Here are some of the ways you can help us:

1. We need people to assist in the temporary foster care of animals. This would include situations where someone finding a dog on Sundays or holidays, when Animal Control is unavailable, and the finder is not able to keep the dog. Foster care may also be needed in other situations, such as unweaned puppies and kittens. Foster care is also needed for animals we rescue, until they can be adopted out.

Pet Adoption Day is on the first Saturday of each month at The Pet Lodge & Outfitters (20963 Woodford/Tehachapi Road) from 10:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m., and volunteers are always welcome to attend and support this worthy cause.

2. Volunteer to help with fund raisers. These will include, but are not limited to, the Movie Fundraiser Raffle, May rummage sale, Springtyme Fair,Fall Harvest Fair, the Christmas Craft sale and See’s Candy sales, and bake sales at K-Mart (team up with a friend, it doesn’t have to be one person).

3. Adopt A Teacher Program: Take charge of advertising and signing up teachers who would like to participate.

4. Take charge of an awards program for our members. For example, research prices for a service pin and present findings to the Board for purchasing. Plan other recognition awards.

5. Take care of major advertising campaign in January and February on spaying and neutering to help prevent litters in the spring.

Most of the following programs come with a package that will assist in advertising and administration of the program. They are once a year programs and again, it doesn’t have to be 1 person!

6. Be Kind to Animals Week, May 2-8.

7. Adopt A Shelter Cat month, in June.

8. National Homeless Animals’ Day, Aug.21.

9. Nominating Committee in September. Three members are needed to call all the members and come up with a list of nominees for officer positions for the next year and give it to the board at their October meeting.

10. Adopt A Shelter Dog month, in October.

11. Feral Cat month, in October.

12. Animal Shelter Appreciation Week, November 7 - 13.

13. Assist with tasks, i.e., folding, stapling, stamping and envelope stuffing, as needed.

14. Bakers for bake sales.

15. Craft makers for our August and December craft sales.

16. Drivers needed to transport pets and their owners to a vertrinary hospital. Drivers are also needed to transport animals from a shelter to a rescue group, another volunteer, or other places.

17. People to assist our Humane Education Coordinator.

Please call the Tehachapi Humane Society at 661-823-0699 if you can help.