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How You Can Help
Make a Donation or Monetary Contribution
Donations to the Weatherford Parker County Animal Shelter (WPCAS) help provide for the “extras” that allow the shelter staff and volunteers to make the animal's time in the shelter as pleasant as possible. Whether it’s a soft bed, a tasty treat, natural disaster or building improvements, your donation makes a homeless animal’s life a little easier. All donations are tax-deductible to the fullest extent allowed by law and your generosity is greatly appreciated!
Contributions are accepted in the form of cash, check or money order made payable to the Weatherford Parker County Animal Shelter. Monetary contributions may be mailed to:
Weatherford/Parker County Animal Shelter
403 Hickory Lane
Weatherford, TX 76086
or to donate through PayPal. You may click on the following link:
Donate Items
For those who would like to help but don't have the time or energy to work with the animals, the Shelter is always in need of donations. Donations can be brought directly to the shelter.
Items Needed
- Dog and cat food
- Kitty litter
- Trash Bags
- Laundry detergent and bleach
Purchase a Memorial Brick
You can purchase a memorial brick for $100, which can be engraved in honor or memory of a beloved family member or pet. A memorial wall will be erected as part of the new construction.
Purchase A Memorial Brick
Volunteer
WPCAS is in the middle of rebuilding our volunteer program, but there are many things to do. To volunteer at the Animal Shelter, you must be at least 16 years of age and have a clear criminal history. Volunteering at the animal shelter consists of walking dogs, taking photographs, bathing, grooming, offsite adoptions and other various tasks the volunteer would be interested in doing.
The goal of the volunteer program is to assist the shelter in getting animals adopted. The goal is not cheap labor. Volunteers are not made to do anything they don't want to, but all volunteers do have to adhere to the shelter guidelines found in the Volunteer Manual.
If interested in becoming a volunteer please click on the link below. This takes you to our Volunteer software, Better Impact. Once you have completed your application please come in to the shelter to fill out a background check and a liability waiver. There is a $5 fee for the background check. Both of these are needed to become a registered volunteer.
Please click on the link below to fill out a volunteer application:
Open
Outreach/PR Ambassador – this role focuses on public education, onsite events, and media coverage. Outreach Ambassador will also need to train and assign volunteers to fill in when needed.
Cheryl Tanferno
Rescue Ambassador – focuses on working with special needs dogs/cats, networking special needs and urgent animals. Also works on relationships between the shelter and all rescue groups. Will also need to train and assign volunteers to fill in if necessary.
Joan Goodkin
Front Office/Surgery Ambassador – focuses on learning front office procedures such as answering phones, directing the public, filing, and making folders. Approved volunteers will be trained on computers. Office Ambassador will also be able to train and assign other volunteers to fill in when needed.
Mandy Heunemann
Photography Ambassador- focuses on retaking photos to better promote shelter animals, also works on collages for adoptable, special needs and urgent animals. Photography Ambassador will also need to train and assign other volunteers to fill in when needed.
Open
Barn Cat Ambassador – focuses on delivering/ coordinating placement of feral cats, call back potential homes, retrieving set ups. Will also need to train and assign volunteers to fill in when necessary.
Open
Cat Ambassador – focuses on socializing, cuddling, assisting potential adopters and promoting adoptable cats. Will also need to train and assign other volunteers to fill in when necessary.
Deborah Haller
Dog Ambassador – focuses on socializing, walking, assisting potential adopters and promoting adoptable dogs. Will also need to train and assign other volunteers to fill in when necessary.
Brenda Bruce
Offisite Ambassador - focuses on orchestrating offsite events. This includes picking adoptable animals to go, scheduling volunteers to attend, scanning and completing adoption paperwork, informational booths, and stocking adoption trailer. Will also need to train and assign volunteers to fill in when necessary.
Cindy Malik
Recruiting Ambassador – focuses on recruiting and maintaining volunteer base. This Ambassador will send out welcome emails, set up and attend recruiting events, send out volunteer information to try and recruit new volunteers. Will also need to train and assign volunteers to fill in when necessary.