Greetings Volunteers, What a year it’s been! On March 16th, 2020, all staff were informed that Marin Humane would be closing its door for three weeks as mandated by the State. Our first thoughts were wondering what we were going to do at home for three weeks? How were we going to work remotely when …

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Dear volunteers, Exactly 52 weeks ago, our Novato campus, Kitty Corner, and Thrift Shop went eerily silent. Most of the resident animals were sent to caring foster homes, volunteers and non-critical staff were asked to go home, and we began a new era in our organization’s history. After measuring our spacing in increments of six …

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Greetings Volunteers, Are you looking for a way to get back to volunteering as we approach the one year anniversary of closing our doors? Well, we have a couple of opportunities that would be of huge help to the staff: Dog Training Assistant and Laundry volunteer. Our Dog Training Assistants (DTAs) assist trainers in different …

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Greetings Volunteers, It’s a time warp, how can it be March already? Just sayin’.  Shelter update: We currently have 84 animals in our care: 42 animals in foster and 42 in the shelter. The shelter residents include: 10 dogs, 19 cats, 6 parrots, 1 pigeon, 1 parakeet, 1 rabbit and 5 hamsters. Since March 16th, …

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Greetings Volunteers, Do you talk to your animals? Some of us have dogs, cats, or small companion animals in our homes. While others also have horses, chickens, goats, or other outdoor animals. But I’ll bet all of us talk to our pets, and maybe even more so now since we’re home so much more! Neil …

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