{"id":14573,"date":"2013-01-17T12:25:35","date_gmt":"2013-01-17T18:25:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hsni.org\/?page_id=14573"},"modified":"2025-05-16T16:18:48","modified_gmt":"2025-05-16T21:18:48","slug":"volunteering-101","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.hsni.org\/?page_id=14573","title":{"rendered":"VOLUNTEERING 101"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">Thank you for your interest in volunteering at the Humane Society of North Iowa; We welcome you to our shelter and appreciate the physical and social benefits you are providing our shelter animals by spending time with them.\u00a0 By volunteering, you keep them active, friendly and social, thereby increasing their chance for adoption!\u00a0 Below is all the information you need to volunteer at the Humane Society of North Iowa:<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hsni.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Untitled-design-15-e1747428825415.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-77065 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hsni.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Untitled-design-15-e1747428825415.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"417\" height=\"381\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hsni.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Untitled-design-15-e1747428825415.png 714w, https:\/\/www.hsni.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Untitled-design-15-e1747428825415-300x274.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 417px) 100vw, 417px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #3366ff;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva;\">THE RULES:<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>You must complete a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hsni.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Visitor-Form.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Visitor Form<\/a><\/li>\n<li>You must be 16 years old to volunteer unsupervised (with parental\/guardian permission if under 18)<\/li>\n<li>All visitors under the age of 16 must be supervised<\/li>\n<li>Keep at least 10 FEET of distance in between dogs; do not let dogs come into contact with one another in or outside the building<\/li>\n<li>Wear appropriate sturdy footwear for dog walking-no flip flops\/slides\/crocs<\/li>\n<li>Please clean up after the dog you are walking. Poo bag dispensers are located near the exit door and a waste receptacle is located outside the door<\/li>\n<li>Please refrain from cell phone use while walking dogs<\/li>\n<li><b>HAVE FUN!!! <\/b>(the most important rule)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #3366ff; font-size: 20px;\">THE SCHEDULE:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>You are welcome to volunteer anytime during our open hours. You do not have to schedule your time, nor will we call you. You can show up when it\u2019s convenient for you!<\/li>\n<li>Our shelter hours: Tuesday-Friday (10-4) and Saturday (10-2)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #3366ff; font-size: 20px;\">REMINDERS:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>We have dogs in every shape, size and breed that would LOVE to go for a walk! Don\u2019t forget about the medium and larger sized dogs; they need the exercise and activity too!<\/li>\n<li>Don\u2019t forget about the kitties! They love to be brushed, pet, and played with<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #3366ff; font-size: 20px;\">BE SAFE:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Do not stick your fingers in kennels<\/li>\n<li>Keep 10 FEET apart from other dogs when walking<\/li>\n<li>Pay attention to any \u201cSTOP\u201d and \u201cYIELD\u201d signs on the kennels<\/li>\n<li>STOP: Animal cannot be interacted with at this time. Do not enter or remove animal from their kennel.<\/li>\n<li>YIELD: Animal may have restrictions or need assistance from staff before handling<\/li>\n<li>Only let one cat out at a time from the kennels<\/li>\n<li>Please ask questions or seek help from staff if you need assistance<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #3366ff; font-size: 20px;\">Volunteer Video:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Click <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/bw3kzIUnBYA?si=_dvVBN--9aFLT5N7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a> to watch a short video on how to safely volunteer and interact with the shelter animals.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<iframe src='http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.hsni.org%2F%3Fpage_id%3D14573&amp;layout=button_count&amp;show_faces=true&amp;width=280&amp;action=recommend&amp;colorscheme=light&amp;height=30' scrolling='no' frameborder='0' style='border:none; overflow:hidden; height:30px' allowTransparency='true'><\/iframe>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thank you for your interest in volunteering at the Humane Society of North Iowa; We welcome you to our shelter and appreciate the physical and social benefits you are providing our shelter animals by spending time with them.\u00a0 By volunteering, you keep them active, friendly and social, thereby increasing their chance for adoption!\u00a0 Below is [&hellip;]<\/p>\n<iframe src='http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.hsni.org%2F%3Fpage_id%3D14573&amp;layout=button_count&amp;show_faces=true&amp;width=280&amp;action=recommend&amp;colorscheme=light&amp;height=30' scrolling='no' frameborder='0' style='border:none; overflow:hidden; height:30px' allowTransparency='true'><\/iframe>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":51,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-14573","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hsni.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/14573","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hsni.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hsni.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hsni.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hsni.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=14573"}],"version-history":[{"count":32,"href":"https:\/\/www.hsni.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/14573\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":77074,"href":"https:\/\/www.hsni.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/14573\/revisions\/77074"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hsni.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/51"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hsni.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=14573"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}