Description
Provide daily care, handling, and monitoring of animals in shelters, clinics, or boarding facilities; maintain clean, safe environments; assist with intake, adoptions, and basic medical support under supervision.
- • Monitor animals' health and behavior; report concerns and document observations.
- • Safely handle, restrain, and move animals for cleaning, exams, or transport.
- • Perform basic health checks and administer routine treatments as directed by veterinary staff.
- • Receive animals during intake, scan for microchips, and place in appropriate housing.
- • Feed, water, groom, and provide daily enrichment and exercise.
- • Clean and disinfect kennels, cages, and equipment; manage laundry and dishes.
- • Maintain accurate records of intake, care, medications, and outcomes in shelter software.
- • Provide customer service to visitors; explain care requirements, policies, and adoption processes.
- • Assist with adoption counseling, meet-and-greets, and placement; create profiles and photos.
- • Reunite lost pets with owners by checking identification and contacting guardians per policy.
- • Assist with vaccination, microchipping, and licensing clinics as directed.
- • Stock supplies, prepare diets, and maintain inventory of food, litter, and cleaning materials.
- • Ensure compliance with sanitation, safety, and animal welfare protocols.
- • Transport animals within the facility or to veterinary appointments as assigned.
- • Assist authorized staff with humane euthanasia and aftercare, following laws and protocols.
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Last reviewed: Jan 2026
