Volunteer Opportunities Archives

Wanted: Foster Volunteers for Large-Breed Dogs

June 14, 2021

| By Lollypop Farm

| Tags: Animal Rescue, Community Support, Dog, Dog Training, Dogs, Pet Welfare, Volunteer Opportunities

Big dogs at Lollypop Farm need people with big hearts–like you!. Right now, we are actively recruiting volunteers to foster large-breed dogs in your home. Big dogs often spend longer in our shelter while they recover from illness, work on behavior challenges, and wait for loving new homes. But research from The Humane Society of …

Kittens: Too Much of a Cute Thing?

April 13, 2021

| By Lollypop Farm

Categories: Pet Welfare, Shelter Life

| Tags: Cat, Foster Care, Kitten, Kitten Season, S.N.I.P., Services, Shelter Life, Volunteer Opportunities

Each spring and summer, hundreds of thousands of kittens will be born across the U.S. And while the image may make you think of adorable little balls of fluff running around in the sunshine, for people working in animal welfare it’s all but cute. In fact, this can be one of the busiest and most …

Lollypop Spotters: Heroes of the Internet

May 15, 2018

| By Lollypop Farm

Categories: Our Community, Shelter Life

| Tags: Lollypop Spotters, Pet Safety, Services, Volunteer Opportunities

It happens in the blink of an eye. You open the door to go out and get the mail, and your pup spies a squirrel and takes off. Or you’re having a party and your cat slips out the door without anyone noticing. We want to believe that it can’t happen to us, but HomeAgain, …

Healing with Holly

March 15, 2018

| By Lollypop Farm

Categories: Pet Welfare

| Tags: Animal Rescue, Clinic, Dog, Foster Care, Pet Welfare, Shelter Life, Volunteer Opportunities

When longtime Lollypop Farm foster volunteer Liz was rushed to the hospital on Sunday, December 3rd, her life changed forever. Suffering from a stroke and meningitis, Liz’s road to recovery was going to be long. Liz was in the hospital for two weeks before she was released to go home. Luckily, Liz had an amazing …

Boy Scout Helps Horses Overcome Obstacles to Adoption

September 14, 2017

| By Lollypop Farm

Categories: On the Farm, Our Community

| Tags: Behavior and Training, Equine, Evelyn Z. Diehl Training & Rehabilitation Arena, Farm Yard, Horse, Volunteer Opportunities

John Santowski, a member of Boy Scout Troop 167 in Pittsford, NY, first came to Lollypop Farm to help a fellow scout with an Eagle Scout project. During that time on the farm yard, he recognized that many of the horses at Lollypop Farm need help learning to trust their riders in order to find …

From Girl Scouts to retirement, Bonnie Austin puts pets in need first

June 13, 2017

| By Lollypop Farm

Categories: Our Community, Shelter Life

| Tags: Our Community, Pet Peeves Helpline, Shelter Life, Volunteer, Volunteer Opportunities

Bonnie Austin has loved animals as far back as she can remember. She was first introduced to Lollypop Farm when she was just 11 years old. Bonnie came with her Girl Scout troop to learn pet CPR for their “First Aid to Animals” badge, and she has never stopped doing everything she can for pets …