Volunteer at Pasture Pals Equine Rescue
ReportLocation: Clayton, USA
We are in a rural location about 8 miles from town and 25 miles from the city, so hiking, exploring the woods, or a visit to the nearby creek are all favorite pastimes for our volunteers. We are currently in a small space and looking to lease or buy a pasture, however this is temporary housing as most of the animals here are up for adoption. This is not a breed specific rescue and so we have everything from a 31 inch tall miniature pony to a 18.2 hand 2100 pound Percheron and everything in-between as well as pigs, goats, chickens, dogs and cats. The animals here are all beloved friends and will never be sent to a slaughterhouse or used for consumption. The animals live outside and are not coffined to their shelters, so it is muddy when it rains and dusty when it is hot outside. Be prepared to get dirty!
We currently have rooms available from now through next year and offer volunteer accommodations under the following arrangements:
1) We only accept people as rooms open up and have 2 bedrooms until more are built.
2) We expect that volunteers will work at least 5 hours a day for 5 days a week, with a preference that their 2 off days fall during the week. Morning feeding and chores start 9 AM, while evening feeding and chores start at 5 PM. The first week is typically spent learning feeding and basic animal care, but we also need volunteers with skills in office work, grant writing, building/maintenance, or other special skills.
3) Volunteers stay in the house on the property. It includes a queen size bed, table and chair, a small refrigerator and a microwave in the room. Shared bathrooms, living room, kitchen, and laundry room are available as well.
4)We are happy for you to join us for dinner when we or other volunteers cook Family or group meals, and volunteers are free to cook for themselves at anytime. You will have full access to the refrigerators in both the house and volunteer area for all other meals, but are also welcome to buy your own food from the local farmers market or store and/or to suggest things for the monthly grocery delivery order.
5)You will need boots and gloves as it does get muddy here. We do have some boots/gloves that we lone out to volunteers and must be put back in their place after each use. Jewelry can be dangerous around animals and we recommend that facial jewelry and/or rings are not worn during work.
6) No one can smoke in the house as my husband is on oxygen. The only rooms smoking is allowed are the office and volunteer area. No one is allowed smoke or vape in the house or while working hands on with an animals.
7) Volunteers must be respectful of others as well as the animals at all times.
We love meeting and working with volunteers from all across the world. Diversity is encouraged here, and all backgrounds are welcome. We look forward to working together with you, learning about each other, and helping to improve the lives of our animal friends.
WORKING ARRANGEMENT
We need volunteers for feeding, watering, mucking, animal care, fence fixing, building, painting, office work, social media, grant writing... the list goes on and on, there is something for everyone to do here to help with the rescue effort. This is not a breed specific rescue and so we have everything from a 31 inch tall miniature pony to a 18.2 hand 2100 pound Percheron and everything in-between as well as pigs, goats, chickens, dogs and cats. The animals here are all beloved friends and will never be sent to a slaughterhouse or used for consumption. The animals live outside and are not coffined to their shelters, so it is muddy when it rains and dusty when it is hot outside. Be prepared to get dirty!
We expect that volunteers will work at least 5 hours a day for 5 days a week, with a preference that their 2 off days fall during the week. Morning feeding and chores start 9 AM, while evening feeding and chores start at 5 PM. The first week is typically spent learning feeding and basic animal care, but we also need volunteers with skills in office work, grant writing, building/maintenance, or other special skills.
LIVING ARRANGEMENT
Pasture Pals Equine Rescue is a 501(c03 non-profit horse rescue. We need volunteers for feeding, watering, mucking, animal care, fence fixing, building, painting, office work, social media, grant writing... the list goes on and on, there is something for everyone to do here to help with the rescue effort. My husband and I have run Pasture Pals Equine Rescue as an all volunteer rescue since 2012. We have helped to rehabilitate and adopt out over 300 animals to their forever homes over the years.
We are in a rural location about 8 miles from town and 25 miles from the city, so hiking, exploring the woods, or a visit to the nearby creek are all favorite pastimes for our volunteers. We are currently in a small space and looking to lease or buy a pasture, however this is temporary housing as most of the animals here are up for adoption. This is not a breed specific rescue and so we have everything from a 31 inch tall miniature pony to a 18.2 hand 2100 pound Percheron and everything in-between as well as pigs, goats, chickens, dogs and cats. The animals here are all beloved friends and will never be sent to a slaughterhouse or used for consumption. The animals live outside and are not coffined to their shelters, so it is muddy when it rains and dusty when it is hot outside. Be prepared to get dirty!
We currently have rooms available from now through next year and offer volunteer accommodations under the following arrangements:
1) We only accept people as rooms open up and have 2 bedrooms until more are built.
2) We expect that volunteers will work at least 5 hours a day for 5 days a week, with a preference that their 2 off days fall during the week. Morning feeding and chores start 9 AM, while evening feeding and chores start at 5 PM. The first week is typically spent learning feeding and basic animal care, but we also need volunteers with skills in office work, grant writing, building/maintenance, or other special skills.
3) Volunteers stay in the house on the property. It includes a queen size bed, table and chair, a small refrigerator and a microwave in the room. Shared bathrooms, living room, kitchen, and laundry room are available as well.
4)We are happy for you to join us for dinner when we or other volunteers cook Family or group meals, and volunteers are free to cook for themselves at anytime. You will have full access to the refrigerators in both the house and volunteer area for all other meals, but are also welcome to buy your own food from the local farmers market or store and/or to suggest things for the monthly grocery delivery order.
5)You will need boots and gloves as it does get muddy here. We do have some boots/gloves that we lone out to volunteers and must be put back in their place after each use. Jewelry can be dangerous around animals and we recommend that facial jewelry and/or rings are not worn during work.
6) No one can smoke in the house as my husband is on oxygen. The only rooms smoking is allowed are the office and volunteer area. No one is allowed smoke or vape in the house or while working hands on with an animals.
7) Volunteers must be respectful of others as well as the animals at all times.
