![Brenda Shoss and Alex Graff protest US Bank's bailout loan to criminal animal testing lab, Huntingdon Life Sciences. (c) Kinship Circle](/action_center/imgs/HLS-USBank504-kinshipcircle-5x2-768x307.png)
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Volunteer
Kinship Circle offers two main ways to volunteer:
- Read each volunteer blurb below.
- Click on the category that interests you.
- Fill out and submit the corresponding volunteer form.
1. Animal Advocacy Volunteer
Kinship Circle conducts investigative research for animal cruelty action alerts/updates, posted on social media and our website. Volunteers like to dig for the truth… plus find ways to reach key decision-makers who influence outcomes for animals.
Register: Advocacy Volunteer Form
VOLUNTEER ROLES:
- Investigative Research For Animal Cruelty Campaigns
- Gather Info On Stranded Animals And Disaster Zone Access
- Coordinate Nonprofit Events, Fundraisers
- Boost Social Media And Public Relations Presence
- Other Stuf? Your Ideas, Skills To Benefit Our Work For Animals
- Register: Animal Advocacy Volunteer Form
![Beth Schmidt aids kitty marooned over Thailand floodwaters, Kinship Circle](/edu/words/disaster/ThailandKit-kinshipcircle-5x2-768x307.png)
2. Animal Disaster Aid Volunteer
Kinship Circle Disaster Animal Response Team (KC-DART) is an all-volunteer nonprofit, activated by request when primary emergency resources are depleted. We work in agreement with officials and nonprofits to offer skill, stamina and leadership — in a spirit of cooperation that best serves animals. Volunteers reflect a range of training and certification
Register: Disaster Animal Response Team
VOLUNTEER NEEDS:
- Volunteers with training, certification in areas such as:
- Search-Rescue, Field Operations
- Veterinary Skills/Certification
- Disaster Sheltering Care And Management
- Water/Boat Rescue, Firefighter/EMT
- Large Animal Rescue, Technical Rescue
- Food/Water (shelter-in-place) Programs
- Wild Animal Rehabilitation…
- Team members who follow Incident Command structure under Kinship Circle DART leadership.
- People with flexibility to travel to disaster zones and work one week or more.
- Volunteers able to self-sustain in rugged post-disaster surroundings.
- Register: Disaster Animal Response Form