volunteer

After years of helping shelter animals find homes, a dedicated volunteer explains why the shelter isn't a place of heartbreak, but of hope: 'Sadness is the last thing you feel.'

Ayala Sorotsky

Sick 19 year old dumped cat the shelter had given up on, adopted by shelter volunteer after falling in love with the feline’s sassy meows, new cat mom says: He’s made my life a lot happier, and I feel fulfilled by his presence.’

Laurent Shinar

Guy signs up to volunteer with Super Bowl pre-game production company and quickly figures out they are being used as unpaid stagehand: ‘It would have been nothing to slap people with $100 for 5 hours’

Etai Eshet

Young dog shelter volunteer’s unique bond with shy pupper leads to surprise adoption after his mom begs their landlord to be pet friendly, mom says: ‘The staff say she loves him, apparently she lights up when she hears his voice.’

Laurent Shinar

Woman tries to take credit for a volunteer's work at a non-profit, so they let her fail miserably in an important presentation: ‘The most peaceful payback I've had in years’

Lana DeGaetano

Man unkonwningly adopts his soul dog after never wanting a pet and becomes the most devoted dog lover, he: ‘even started volunteering once a week at a rescue’ to help other dogs

Laurent Shinar

15-year-old quits barista and babysitting jobs to focus on volunteering for college, parents protest she won't pay rent any more: 'Neither my brother or sister has ever contributed'

Ally Perry

'I was out the door pretty much immediately when I heard '2-year-old'': Toddler goes missing in cold New England woods, she is found surrounded by her family's pets thanks to the help of a volunteer search-and-rescue dog, Freyja

Blake Seidel

'It's the happiest place on earth': Woman shares her wholesome experience volunteering at cat sanctuary, helping care for 130 senior cats in a feline hospice

Isabella Penn

‘She deserved a loving home, not a garage kennel’: California woman fosters dog from shelter, faces false accusations from the rescue’s president, but with volunteers defending her she finds strength knowing the pup was saved because of her care

Laurent Shinar

New Yorker claims all NYC transplants should have to volunteer to atone for taking from the city: 'If the only thing you're contributing is your taxes, you are ultimately a loser'

Emmy Pratt

“She’s part of a lovely herd now”: After being discarded and overlooked by her original owner, this sassy little horse found her forever human in a devoted volunteer

Laurent Shinar

"You're just the most reliable": Second grade teacher takes advantage of 35-year-old mom's generosity by expecting her to pick up other parents' slack when they drop the ball on volunteering, turn nasty when she finally says no

Ely Bulnes

Engineer backs out of volunteer work for his company, then finds out volunteers got paid after all, he throws a fit: ‘You set me up, I would’ve come if I knew’

Bar Mor Hazut

Amateur photographer volunteers at local shelter to give cats a glow-up to help them get adopted, and the results are simply pawdorable

Isabella Penn

'I'm just a person who likes to take naps with cats': Sweet senior man finds his purrpose after volunteering in local cat shelter to nap with cats every day

Ayala Sorotsky