BECOME A TRANSPORT VOLUNTEER!
TNR and rescue work in a large city comes with its own special obstacles. Many residents do not own vehicles, making it challenging for a small team to get cats to their foster homes, vet appointments, and spay/neuter clinics, while also supporting large-scale TNR projects.
For urban animal welfare groups like ours, volunteer transporters are invaluable.
Are you within a 15 minute drive to Flatbush? We are currently accepting applications for volunteers interested in supporting our work with contributions of their time as transporters. These assignments usually involve trips within Brooklyn, with occasional travel to Queens. If you live more than a 15-20 minute drive from Flatbush, please contact your local rescue/TNR group about helping out.
Important information
Time Commitment
We ask that transport volunteers commit to at least one trip per month as their schedules allow. Opportunities will often be made available several days in advance, but we may also send (optional) alerts out to our Transport Team for last-minute needs.
Typical trips include:
Foster transports: Picking up cats from our holding space and delivering them to their foster homes (1 hr)
Vet appointments: Picking up cats from foster homes and accompanying them to and from vet appointments (1-2 hrs)
Spay/Neuter appointments: Early-morning and/or mid-afternoon transport of cats to a variety of clinic locations. TNR certification and holding space orientation required (1.5-3 hrs)
TNR project transport: TNR certification required and holding space orientation required (hours vary)
Requirements
Must be within a 15-20 minute drive to Flatbush - if you’re farther away, please consider contacting your local group to help out.
All trips are contactless. We ask that you follow social distancing guidelines, including wearing a mask and abiding by any other current city regulations. You will not come into direct contact with others.
Applicants must have their own reliable vehicle or regular access to one, as well as a valid drivers license.
Vehicles must be properly insured and registered.
Excellent communication skills. Transporters are among our most responsible and trusted volunteers. Successful applicants will be willing and able to stay in regular communication with our team before, during, and on completion of transports.