Interested in working on behalf of animals? Already in the field, but want to learn something new? Discover new career opportunities in animal welfare across the United States by searching the job listings below or filtering by category or location.
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Location | Remote, Remote/Telework Position
Best Friends Animal Society
The Grassroots Advocacy Intern will assist with national grassroots advocacy efforts including action team recruitment in key markets, digital and campaign strategy around key issues, and action team member cultivation. During this internship, interns will have the opportunity to strengthen communication and networking skills, learn building blocks of community organizing, and use their skills to address real-world issues involving pets and people at the local level as they relate to the field of animal welfare and advocacy issues. -
Location | Remote, Remote/Telework Position
Best Friends Animal Society
Legislative interns will assist in monitoring and researching legislation related to current animal welfare issues. Legislative interns will have the opportunity to practice and improve their research and writing skills, strengthen their communication skills, meet and network with other professionals in the animal welfare field, and address regulatory and legislative issues as they relate to reducing the number of dogs and cats killed in America’s animal shelters. Veterinary Technician Supervisor (Sanctuary Medicine)
Location | Kanab, Utah
Best Friends Animal Society
As the Supervisor you are responsible for leading the daily operations of providing veterinary care to the many animals passing through the Sanctuary on their way to a new home, with a focus on shelter medicine. At Best Friends, supervisors conduct and oversee the daily functions of veterinary care and clinic programs, at the direction of their managers. -
Location | Salmon, Idaho
Lemhi County Humane Society
Job duties include fundraising, administrative activities, and leading our amazing team in driving our mission forward. A passion for animals and commitment for their safe and humane treatment is a must. A college degree, and minimum of three years of management and supervisory experience in a non-profit environment is preferred. -
Location | Asheville, North Carolina
Asheville Humane Society
The Director of Development spearheads the fundraising, community partnership efforts, marketing, and engagement initiatives of the Asheville Humane Society (AHS) as it continues to expand its services and leadership in Asheville and Buncombe County. Clinic Services Practice Manager
Location | Charlotte, North Carolina
Humane Society of Charlotte
The Practice Manager directs clinic day-to-day operations, manages and offers insight into available resources, and ensures financial goals are attained through daily practice and innovative ideas. A passion for animal welfare and community involvement is a must! -
Location | New York, New York
Animal Care Centers of NYC
The Fleet Coordinator is tasked with ensuring all the pieces of the puzzle are where they should be. They ensure the vehicles are always running whether that means arranging for repair or renewing registration. They make sure the team has what they need – like gas cards, EZ pass, or parking permits – to get around. They oversee inventory and ordering, coordinate training, act as liaison with city agencies, and generally support the smooth operations of the Field Services Department. -
Location | New York, New York
Animal Care Centers of NYC
While cats, dogs and rabbits are our primary focus, the New Hope coordinators are responsible for securing placement for a magnitude of other species including local wildlife, exotic illegal pets, and farm animals. The New Hope coordinators work together seamlessly as a team and will need to handle multiple emergency placements throughout the course of the day. -
Location | New York, New York
Animal Care Centers of NYC
Animal Care Centers of NYC is on the prowl for a multi-tasking, big-picture-thinking, problem solving, puppy kissing, cat cuddling, Veterinarian with super-hero medical and surgical skills to embrace the multitude of challenging cases facing our NYC homeless pet population. ACC NYC is one of the nation’s largest open-admission animal shelters whose mission is to End Animal Homelessness in NYC. -
Location | New York, New York
Animal Care Centers of NYC
The Enrichment Coordinator provides support to the Behavior and Enrichment Supervisor, assisting with the smooth running of the canine behavior and enrichment programs. The Coordinator will run playgroups, complete the associated notes and record keeping, liaise with the trainer and assessor to identify dogs in need of additional training or enrichment, and coordinate the delegation and completion of tasks as discussed with the trainer, assessor and supervisor. Animal Services Administrator Mobile County
Location | Mobile, Alabama
Mobile County administration-Animal Control
This position is responsible for operational and administrative oversight, visioning, leadership, planning, coordinating and managing all aspects of the Animal Control Department which includes field operations and animal shelter. -
Location | Anchorage, Alaska
Anchorage Animal Care & Control
Animal Control Officers are responsible for capturing and impounding dangerous or stray animals, investigating cases of animal cruelty, enforcing licensing laws, providing expert testimony in court cases, rescuing trapped animals, preparing incident reports, and providing humane care to animals under their supervision. -
Location | Yarmouthport, Massachusetts
International Fund for Animal Welfare
The Disaster Response Manager is responsible for managing the Disaster Response strategic planning, monitoring, evaluation, and budgeting in collaboration with Regional staff. The Manager also provides programmatic expertise and guidance to IFAW Departments, Offices and Programs. -
Location | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia Animal Welfare Society (PAWS)
The Medical Director acts as a liaison among multiple departments to ensure optimal treatment and outcomes for animals in PAWS’ care. Therefore, the successful applicant must have excellent interpersonal, communication, and decision-making skills and must be able to work well with staff with widely varying levels of medical knowledge. The ability to think practically about medical care, balancing animal welfare and “gold standard” practices with cost and reasonable outcomes, is essential. -
Location | Morrisville, Vermont
North Country Animal League
The Executive Director position requires demonstrated leadership and management abilities, fiscal stewardship, fundraising and grant experience and a passionate commitment to animal welfare. Manager, Lifesaving Programs - New York City
Location | New York City, New York
Best Friends Animal Society
This position will oversee our Adoption and Brand Center in SoHo. Our Center can spread the Best Friends’ mission that started at our amazing Southern Utah Sanctuary and continues in our stride to no-kill 2025. This opportunity is for someone who not only has years of experience in operations, preferably in animal welfare, but also loves people, animals, and the NYC community. -
Location | Petaluma, California
Giant Steps Therapeutic Equestrian Center
The Executive Director reports to the Board of Directors and is responsible for the organization's consistent achievement of its mission, growth, and financial objectives. Ensures ongoing programmatic excellence, and consistent quality of finance and administration, fundraising, communications, and systems. Oversees all the daily operations of the organization and provides direction to ensure the growth and well-being of the organization within the fiscal constraints of the budget. Regional Director, South Central
Location | Remote, Remote/Telework Position
Best Friends Animal Society
This position will be the architect and thought leader in the region, building and guiding the regional team in their work to directly impact shelters and communities, promote and manage the tactics in the region while aligning strategy with cross-departmental teams. This leadership position supervises regional staff within their department. -
Location | Atlanta, Georgia
LifeLine Animal Project
This position is responsible for coordinating transfers to rescue groups and working with Kennel staff to identify animals that can be placed in rescue. -
Location | Fort Wayne, Indiana
Fort Wayne Animal Care & Control
We are looking for a candidate who is ready to engage with our community to improve the lives of animals. Though there are times when enforcement action is needed, we pride ourselves on working with the community to provide education and resources to be responsible pet owners. Customer Experience Technician - Adoption (Full-Time)
Location | Des Moines , Iowa
Animal Rescue League of Iowa
This position will be responsible for customer care, animal care, promoting our events/services and most importantly helping our animals find their fur-ever home! Certified Veterinary Technician
Location | Eugene, Oregon
Willamette Animal Guild
Willamette Animal Guild (WAG) is a 501c3 nonprofit seeking a full-time Certified Veterinary Technician (CVT) to join our low-cost, high-quality, high-volume spay/neuter (HQHV) and wellness clinic. WAG’s surgical and wellness team works 4 days a week, 10 hours max. per day. WAG’s S/N clinic is a fast-paced environment averaging 5,000 surgeries per year. We are seeking a dynamic, friendly and self-starting team member to join our community clinic (32+ hours per week, Monday - Thursday). Staff Veterinarian - Kanab, Utah
Location | Kanab, Utah
Best Friends Animal Society
We’re seeking veterinarians who have professional interests that include shelter medicine, exotics, large animals, spay and neuter surgeries, urgent care and general practice. -
Location | Dallas, Texas
Dallas Animal Services
The Assistant Director of Animal Services assists and supports the planning, organization, direction, and the overall management, administration, operation, and maintenance of the Animal Services Department. This position provides leadership to maximize lifesaving while prioritizing public safety and animal quality of life and requires the ability to build a comprehensive strategy to meet department goals, including program and process development, marketing and communication, budget and finance, and data interpretation to effectively guide decisions.
