How can a 12 year old volunteer with animals?

Posted in Animal Volunteer Work about 1 year ago, 87 replies

How can a 12 year old volunteer with animals?
I love animals and I want to work with them, but everyone seems to want to hire just older teens. I am responsible and I have had training experience with animals, but no shelter is letting a 12 year old working with their animals! Does anyone know a place where I could do some volunteer work?
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Well,I had the same question and my friend worked at a animal shelter.All you need to do is open the yellow pages and then call each animal shelter in your area.Also ask them if you could walk the dogs and change the animals water.Make sure you tell them that all you want to do is work for just a couple hours and with NO pay!They'd most likely say that it isn't okay unless you bring an adult.But try and see what happens.If you don't happen to find a place to work at,then ask your parents if you can walk neighbors dogs or just take care of their animals while they are in vacation and maybe you could find yourself more responsible and then actually work at a animal shelter.
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Thankyou so much for that comment about where can a 12 year old work i am 11 years old and i have been trying to find a place where i can volunter and i dont care if i get money but the problem is that my mom and dad dont like going out but i have a friend who is older then 60 and she loves animals and she used to volunter with animal but then she got tired but now i will ask her about that idea anyway thankyou again for that information! :)
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Thanx 4 the info. I have been in love with animals for a long time and when my parents gave me the idea I had to look it up. If this works then I will owe you a bigger thanx. I can't wait to try it!
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I am 12 years old. And Thank you soooooo much i tried it at one place and it really worked. Thank you so much again.
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i want to volunteer at any vet in allen park mich
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well, i volunteer at a local farm brushing the horses and giving them food and water and stuff so maybe u could try that. good luck finding an answer!! i could use a little help too!
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Hey I Was Lookin 4 A Place To How Old R U
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can you tell me the name.im 12 years old and i wanna volunteer.
you can send it to ambarj96@yahoo.com.thanx
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How old are you to be able to do that?
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im 12.i love marine life. i can never find a place to volinteer at. everyone wants teens. i look everywhere to volinteer but no luck
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srry, i misspelled my name in the last comment its Evie not Evue srry again!!
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i was asking the same question and i have been every where looking for a job and they only want old teenagers why cant we work in a rspca shop or work with animals like i said we all want to and noone can stop us really (ive been to my local council and they recomend working in a charaty shop)!!
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ya.i went to 3 clinics and you have to 16. i wanted to help the mspca but im not old enough.if anyone knows were i can help (i dont care if i get payed)please type. thanks lots! :)
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12 is the best age to volunteer becasue your younger and younger is better
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hey i agree but have u found anything if so can u tell me at soccergirl600011@gmail thanks
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im 11 going on 12 and im in a club called dfyit(drug free use int town),and it requires i do 10 hours of community service,and each website that i go tosays you have to be 18 or older
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Im just starting volunteer work and i was wondering the same thing. Every web sight i go to say you must be like 16 or 18. I really want to volunteer for animals!
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Many non profit horse barns will let anyone over the age of ten work, and once you turn 13 they should let you work on your own!
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Thank you!!! where though?
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I am 12 also and I was thinking of fostering a liter of puppies or kittens.
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i rang my local RSPCA and they are gonna send me some info bout' it
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I am ten an have spent countles hours looking for volunteer opportunities but everyone says that I have to be 18 I am geting so frustrated
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im 10 too. is so anoying looking for a place to help but i wont give up! dont give up, keep looking! :)
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if you go to sumner you should be able to find some work for 15 years and up. sorry i don't know where to find any thing for 10 year olds. I'm 14 and i can't find any thing for me but good luck
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oooh I'm 15.
and I can't find anywhere either
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i want to work with animals aswell and im 12 and i keep asking local farms and rspcas if i could do volenter work but they all say i have to be over 14 its s annoying!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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same here! im 13 and ive been looking for volunteer work with animals. and all of them say 14 and older or 18 and older. its so annoying!! i really want to work with animals~ <3 them
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I know!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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hey i am 14 do u mind givin fme place where theres a place i cant do plz at soccergirl600011@gmail
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Actually, a lot of place want 12 and up! check out your local humane society! - Jessica
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I would like to earn some mony so l can get all my little cosins and familly presents and i have like four difrent family sids and i know almost evry thing about animals and i'd rilly rilly like to work with them but its hat because of my age and i think walking dogs would be good because its geting colder and peaple are not going to want to walk thar dog thats whar I come in.
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hiyya i love working wiv animals. I have an experience with a vary of animals. i keep looking for jobs but they say i have to be 14. its sooooo innoying!!!!!!!!!
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If you are good with animals, as you say you are and luv wrking with them you can try rspca and volunteer places. Or you can try dog walking or pet sitting. I pet people are dying to find someone so goodluck!!!!!!!!
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Hey people out there um i have two cats on is a newborn the other is its mom. If you want and have the responsibility to foster and take lots of care of these two cats...and also let people adopt them then email me at:mileychic11@aol.com for additional info.

(FYI when you put them on adoption they are a package deal.)

Thank you so much.

Morgan S.

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I would love to take your cats but i don't live in your state. pluse i already have one cat and i'm not even supposed to have him. thanks anyway
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its very hard i'v looked every where but no luck so i go take care of my friends Animals and help the elderly with theres
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thanxs, love the INFO i will try the elderly one my age 13 and if you ever find a site please reply even if i am in a diffrent state

xx thanxs xx
x lolly-pop x
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i know it's like we can't do any thing ggggrrrr
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i'm all most 12 just to let you know
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here isa websight even 5 year olds can do it at http://www.oc4h.org/lhh/about_4h.htm
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I realy want to work with animals but i don't know where to go it is so innoying
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well keep trying and dont give up
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ive just started looking and i really want to work with animals but im gonna check at this adoption center next to my house maybe u should try that
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I have been every where online i soooooooooooooooooo need to help animals
good luck!
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omg i LOve animals soooooooooooooo much and hope to be in vet bye same with you guys rite
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Ask ur neighbors if u can walk they dog and that can be ur community service, or u could go to a shelte in Kentucky and be 1 at age 12 but u have to work 2gether wit ur parents
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I was actually looking for the same opportunity but just can't seem to find one. I have 4 dogs and 3 cats( of course i have a license that says i can have that many)and even though I show them the license the peolpe still say I can't just cause i'm 13!!!!!!! It's so annoying!!
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Hey Hey Heyyy!
My school told me that I really need to find some Volunteer work and well I cant find ANYYY! ): And its quite irritating and they said that if i dont find any soon that I will have to be In ISS. and yeah.
So if som one finds any in Waco,Texas msg me my email is XpinkXXdinoX@rocketmail.com
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I am 11 and my cousin is 12 and we have been looking everywhere but you have to be 16 and its like what were not mature enough or somthing???And we dont care if we get payed we just want to help animals!!!!!!!
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i am 12 i have two dogs one big dog and one little dog. ilove animals so much!!!!! any one know where i can go
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they act like we cant do any thing and those commercials that tell you to volenter or be acctive are stupid becase thier aint nothing to do
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Hey ya I am 12 to and I live in a very small town close by winnipeg manitoba in canada and I cant find anywhere to work There is a 4h club but you dont really work with animals very much I love animals so much and i have been wanting to be a vet since I was 3.I do have experince with animails because right now i have three chinchillas 2 dogs 1 cat and a bird and i used to hae a rabbit and horses andchickens and lots more but there is no where that I can find a place to volunteer and I really want more experiecne and a challenge please any one just give me a few suggestions and maybe i can even help you.

*chinchilla lover
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im 10 i look evreywhere and i cant find one animal shelter i look on like 30 websites
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Heyy guys,
I want to volenteer with animals to but i cant find any place to volenteer. I've wanted to be a vet since i was 3 and if you know somewhere to volenteer or just want to talk about volenteering email me at softball.251@hotmail.com
Thank you sooooo much,
Alexis
I <3 Monkeys. @(^_^)@ hehhehehhe its a monkey.
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sorry i have no idea where you can volunteer. i give you my condolences and good luck.
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Where can I volunteer for animals? i am 14 years old and i want to become a vet. i have surched and havn't found any orginatization that would allow me to volunteer. Also, my mom won't let me walk any dogs or take care of any animals other than our cat and we arn't even allowed to have him! (sob) I really need some help here! please contact me as soon as possible. THNX.
P.S. I really love cats.
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WHY CAN'T I VOLUNTEER AT ANY OF THE LOCAL PET STORES IN SUMNER? IF ANY OF THE STORE OWNERS OR WORKERS ARE READING THIS PLEASE CONTACT ME... BUT ONLY IF YOUR STORE HAS AMNIMALS(NOT ONLY FISH). THANK YOU.

ehensler8@hotmail.com MY E-MAIL. ONLY CONTACT ME WITH INFO CONCERNING A VOLUNTEERING JOB. I AM 14 AND I CAN ONLY WORK AFTER SHCOOL(2:30PM). THANK YOU AGIAN.
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Im 11 almost 12 ive looked everywhere even miles away from my home town but u have to be 16 or 18 to volunteer at an Animal shelter!(grrrrr) Im resbonsibil i have 2 cats a dog and a rabbit so i have ex. if u now a place please reply!!!!!!THX!!!
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DO you know of any really good books I can read? I am really stumped! :( I really don't have any good books to read. I'm 13 and I am a readaholic. I like books like city of bones or fade.
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yeah my fave book is Wenny Has Wings it is soooooooo good
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o my gosh i love The Mortal Instument Series!
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I have been raped and I don't know how to cope. You see the thing is____ this person is my sister. I don't know what to do. Please help. THNX
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DUDE!!!!!!!!!!!!! YOU'VE got to tell someone. Don't worry that it is your sister. No person has the right to invade you like that!!!!!!!!!! Do this for your own good. please. I'm only 13 but if some one else will read this than mabey they will help me more than me. I'm sorry I can't help any more than this. please tell someone. I--- sorry i have to go my abortion is due soon. Take you should'nt get raped. It's just wrong. good luck.
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IF THIS ACTUALLY HAPPEND TO YOU AND IT IS NOT JUST A CRUEL JOKE THAN I WOULD TELL MY PARENTS OR SOMEONE BECAUSE THAT IS SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO WRONG NO ONE CAN TAKE ADVANTAGE OF YOU LIKE THAT! AND YOUR SISTER! IS SHE A LESBO?!
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YOU REALLY GOTTA TELL SOMEONE ABOUT THAT. COPS ANYONE. IVE BEEN THERE. BEEN RAPED. ITS NT FUN. TELL SOMEONE./ ITS A SCDARY THING
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i like all animals cause they have a fun side to
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CAN I HAVE A JOB
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Hi,
My name is Jazmine Salmon. I am a 12 year old looking to volunteer to help animals just like you. But so far I am out of luck. If you hear anything for volunteering in Bridgeport, CT about helping animals email me at Baldeenterprise@yahoo.com, I love animals so much but not everybody is not a big fan of animals. But soon I am going to start a dog washing business. My favorite animal is a puppy. But I do not have one even though I want one.

GOOD LUCK!
Jazmine Salmon
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i would love to work with animals are any living things except things that kill humans but other than that i will
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I'm 13 years old and have always wanted to work voluntarily with all the animals i can. If anyone has work type it up with your email adress and i'll contact u
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i am a 14 year old looking for a horse job in flint or flushing michigan. i love animals and i took riding lessons when i was about 9 or 10 and i trained them a bit. so if u anyone to help with your horses than reply to this
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i Rilly whant to volenteer but they allways say im to young and i hate that!what dose a 14 or 16 year old have that i dont?! im just as responsibal as they are!!!! this is so not fair!
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you are sooo true we are just as responsibal as they are it makes me soo made
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yah im 13 years old and was really hoping to get a volunteer job done this summer so thanx for the info i will use it
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hi my name is kiera i get a bit board around the house everyday so i was woundering if anyone had any anwers 4 me cause i am only 12 an i would like to get out of the house an volunteer soomewhere so would any be able to help me
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i wol
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I also feel the same way i am 13 and i want to work with animals i have had experince with them and i love helping out but they tell me i have to be 14 or oldeer just to WORK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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i am 11 years old and i am looking for an animal shelter that will let me work there without a parent... i love aninals
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hi Well I cant find anywhere either so I was so sad give me Ideas Ps I am 12
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where cann a 12 year old volunteer nobody is taking 12 year old volunteers and i dont care about the money but i have a lot of open time on the weekends so i want to volunteer it !
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ive been searching to find an animal shelter where i can volunteer so i wanted to thank you even if it doesnt work out thx thx thx thx thx thx thx thx sooooooooooooooo much 4 the info
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p.s. im turning 12 really really soon and i dont even care if i have 2 work with my parents cuz i LOVE animals
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Thank you for the info I ha?e been in love with animals science I was 5 I will try what you said thank you again
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my name is angel takara and ive always had an erge 2 help animals in need, ive told my mom and she agrees with me.we've had animals all my life. even my mom had animals since she was a baby, we rescue animals my dog MooMoo was saved, we have 6 cats and 4 of them were rescued. to this day we still help animal stay off the street and into a good home,when we give up an animal to a friend we always check what there house looks like and if they can provide food and shelter for that animal. its heartbreaking to give up a beloved animal. when we adopt an animal off the street we take it to the vet and pay what ever we need to save a life ,one of our cats had siezers for 12 hours straite ,and cost us $700 she is now very healthy and has 5month old kittens .we have 9 animals in total 3 dogs and 6 lovely cats
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well if u wanna help out with animals u can go to a near vet center by u and ask can u volunteer there
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my name is amber I'm 14 and i was rised with animals all my life i was wondering how can i volunteer to work with animals and my mom agress with me that working with animals would be the best thing for me because i love dog and cat and anything kind of animals
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i am getting one at a prt store today
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