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Salina shelter restarts volunteer program; staff say volunteers won’t walk dogs pending state standards
Summary
Shelter staff told the advisory board they received 23 volunteer applications and oriented five volunteers; they described four volunteer roles (housekeeping, cat socializing, dog enrichment, photo/video) and said volunteers will not walk dogs so state standards are met by paid staff.
Salina Animal Services told the advisory board on Feb. 11 that it has restarted a volunteer program and held an orientation for five volunteers on Jan. 31.
Staff said 23 people applied for volunteer roles but seven never responded and eight declined; two accepted volunteers failed to attend orientation. The operations superintendent described four volunteer positions: housekeeping (laundry, adoption bags), cat socializing,…
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