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Location | Armonk, New York
Adopt-A-Dog
Adopt-A-Dog, a local nonprofit animal shelter, is seeking a reliable and detail-oriented Bookkeeper to assist with financial tasks. If you have experience with QuickBooks, payroll, and balancing monthly finances, we would love to have you on our team! -
Location | Kanab, Utah
Best Friends Animal Society
Best Friends Animal Society is seeking a veterinarian, mixed animal (more...) -
Location | Kanab, Utah
Best Friends Animal Society
The Sanctuary Ambassador is the first point of contact, and they play an integral role in welcoming our visitors and discussing with them the options at hand for a glimpse into our life-saving work. They are informed and up to date on all Sanctuary happenings, Best Friends' mission, and any new developments on the horizon. The Sanctuary Ambassador is responsible for providing our visitors with a quality experience through informative and engaging tours of the Sanctuary at the highest level, which are meant to be informative, interactive, and entertaining. Manager, Adoptions and Foster Programs
Location | Los Angeles, California
Best Friends Animal Society
Best Friends Pet Adoption Center is looking for an engaging & dynamic manager for our adoption and foster program who is outgoing, people focused and committed to improving the lives of both animals and the people in our community. If that sounds like you, we'd love to talk to you. -
Location | Farmington, New Mexico
City of Farmington
Leads and directs, through subordinates, all aspects of the Animal Services division which includes all supervision and management of employees, customer service, public relations, finance, regulation and compliance, and shelter operations. The intent is to improve and maintain the live release rate of animals. -
Location | West Palm Beach, Florida
Palm Beach County Animal Care & Control
Palm Beach County Animal Care & Control is seeking a shelter veterinarian (more...) -
Location | Asheville, North Carolina
Asheville Humane Society
AHS seeks an Executive Director who is well prepared to provide the inspired external and internal leadership required of this role. The new Executive Director must have proven, significant, and successful organizational leadership experience and the ability to oversee fundraising, programs, and overall operations while working effectively with both the staff, the board, and the volunteers to guide the organization. The Executive Director must also possess the talent to listen and communicate effectively and to build relationships with multiple constituencies, including the Board, staff, volunteers, donors, and agency partners. -
Location | New Orleans, Louisiana
The Inner Pup
The Inner Pup -- in collaboration with its research partners at University of Florida and Toronto Humane Society -- is seeking a full-time Research Associate for a groundbreaking community-based heartworm treatment study. This prospective study will evaluate the efficacy of a novel approach to treating heartworm disease. This lower cost, simpler approach to treatment has the potential to expand access to heartworm treatment significantly. -
Location | Lynnwood, Washington
PAWS
The CEO position at PAWS offers a variety of responsibilities, requiring a balance of internal oversight and external engagement, with the goal of furthering the organization's mission and ensuring its stability. Reporting to the 23-member Board of Directors, the Chief Executive Officer will manage this organization with an operating budget of approximately $9 million, staff of 90 during high season, a large active volunteer base, and a committed and impactful group of donors. The CEO serves a key role in fundraising, engaging with major donors and cultivating relationships to secure financial support. Senior Director, Animal Behavior
Location | Columbus, Ohio
ASPCA
Alongside the CRC’s Vice President, the Senior Director of Operations, and the Senior Director of Veterinary Services, the Senior Director of Animal Behavior provides ongoing supervision and support for a unified integrated care team, fostering a collaborative team culture, prioritizing animals’ physical and psychological needs equally, continually honing procedures and processes to ensure efficient operations, guiding decisions about animal treatment and outcomes, and collaborating with other ASPCA team leaders. The Senior Director of Animal Behavior supervises a team of 14 behavior experts: 3 Senior Managers of Animal Behavior (direct reports) and 11 Behavior Specialists (indirect reports). -
Location | Las Vegas, Nevada
The Animal Foundation
As a member of our team, you’ll work alongside veterinarians, licensed veterinary technicians, and veterinary assistants to provide high quality care to the animals in our shelter. While experience in High Quality High Volume Spay and Neuter is preferred, we offer on-the-job training to support your growth. We adhere to the Five Freedoms of Animal Welfare and Fear Free Sheltering practices, ensuring every animal receives compassionate care regardless of health, temperament, or species. -
Location | Las Vegas, Nevada
The Animal Foundation
Responsible for performance of all functions of a licensed veterinary technician (LVT) according to State of Nevada veterinary law. Provides compassionate and humane medical care to the animals in our care in accordance with protocols created by veterinarians at The Animal Foundation. -
Location | Kanab, Utah
Best Friends Animal Society
The Cat World Director is a key leader, strategically helping the Sanctuary Animal Care team achieve the greatest lifesaving impact and visitor engagement in support of Best Friends Animal Society’s no-kill mission and goals. Overseeing one of the largest teams at the Sanctuary the Cat World Director has responsibility for all activities associated with cat lifesaving. This position is the Sanctuary based resource for Best Friends’ regional centers, national programs, and Network Partners relating to felines. -
Location | Carson, New York
ASPCA
Oversee a fast-paced and dynamic nonprofit Community Veterinary Clinic (CVC). Enjoy a broad range of responsibilities: lead a happy, high-functioning team, ensure patients receive the highest-quality care, and deliver outstanding client experiences to maximize the CVC’s impact in the community. Veterinary clinic experience is beneficial but not required, as medical direction is provided by the Medical Director and Nursing Director. If you have a passion for mission-driven work, a desire to serve pets and people, and strong professional leadership experience in a people-centered service industry such as retail, hospitality or healthcare, this may be the perfect opportunity for you! -
Location | Dallas, Texas
SPCA of Texas
The Chief Veterinarian supports new and experienced veterinarians in reaching their potential at a job they are proud of, where animal well-being, teamwork and serving the community are important to our work at the SPCA of Texas. As a member of the senior leadership team, you will deliver key objectives: lead a happy, high-functioning team, ensure animals receive quality care with minimal fear and stress, and delver outstanding client experiences to maximize the SPCA of Texas’ impact in the community. As both a contributor and a leader, you will work as a veterinarian as needed – seeing wellness appointments, treating shelter pets or performing high-quality, high-volume spay/neuter (HQHVSN) for shelter/rescue animals and beloved pets. Spay/Neuter Clinic Veterinarian
Location | Springfield, Illinois
Animal Protective League
We are seeing compassionate, enthusiastic, and like-minded full-/part-time veterinary surgeons to join us in making a positive impact on the lives of pets and their human companions in the Central Illinois area! Our staff veterinarians enjoy collaborating on individual cases and mentoring new doctors. HVHQSN offers the ability to care for the patients you love with minimal client interaction. Our workdays are predictable with no late nights, no holidays, and no on-call. Philanthropy Officer - Humane Colorado
Location | Denver, Colorado
Humane Colorado
The Philanthropy Officer will work with the Manager of Philanthropy and Planned Giving to develop and implement a strategy targeting individuals capable of making significant annual contributions of $10,000 or more to support the mission of Humane Colorado. The Philanthropy Officer develops long-term relationships built on a firm understanding of donors’ interests, passions, and values. The Philanthropy officer will maintain a portfolio of major donors capable of five and six figure gifts and will be responsible for achieving key metrics. The Philanthropy Officer is responsible for identification of prospective donors as well as qualification, cultivation, solicitation, and creative stewardship of a portfolio of existing donors. -
Location | Atlanta, Georgia
LifeLine Animal Project
Fulton County Animal Service Officers work to ensure a safe and harmonious environment for both human and animal residents of the community. They respond to dispatches to provide animal rescue, municipal and public assistance with animal-related situations and enforcement of state and local statutes as outlined in Lifeline’s contracts with Fulton County and several of the county’s municipalities. This position’s shift varies and is subject to stand-by or call-out service (after hours). -
Location | Hope Valley, Rhode Island
River Haven Sanctuary
Join our team as an Animal Care Assistant and immerse yourself in the daily lives of our rescued residents. You'll gain hands-on experience in animal care, learn about the unique needs of various farmed animal species, and contribute to our advocacy efforts. This position is perfect for individuals passionate about animal welfare and seeking a deeply rewarding work environment. -
Location | Santa Fe, New Mexico
Santa Fe Animal Shelter & Humane Society
Looking to make a difference without a full-time commitment? Santa Fe Animal Shelter is seeking a compassionate and skilled Relief Veterinarian to join our clinic team on a flexible basis. -
Location | Santa Fe, New Mexico
Santa Fe Animal Shelter & Humane Society
We’re seeking full-time and part-time Veterinarians to support our growing team. Whether you come from shelter medicine, or a high-volume spay/neuter background, you’ll bring your clinical expertise to a place that values innovation, compassion, and collaboration. -
Location | Kalamazoo, Michigan
Kalamazoo Humane Society
This veterinary position will be in charge of the veterinary staff at a large non-profit veterinary hospital that serves the underserved pet owners in Southwest Michigan. The 11,000 sq" clinic has a full service veterinary clinic, a spay/neuter clinic, crematory and emergency pet food bank. The position offers a balance between work and life with no night or weekends. This position helps to guide the future of veterinary services at the Kalamazoo Humane Society which is 128 years old. -
Location | Kalamazoo, Michigan
Kalamazoo Humane Society
A veterinarian is sought to work in the Kalamazoo Humane Society's 11,000 sq foot veterinary/s/n clinic. Join a non-sheltering animal welfare organization focused on preventing overpopulation and providing affordable veterinary care. We support pet owners with services and resources to keep pets out of shelters. Hours our during the week. No nights or weekends. We primarily serve the needs of low income residents of West Michigan. A veterinarian is needed to conduct high volume, high quality spays and neuters on cats and dogs. -
Location | High Falls, New York
Woodstock Farm Sanctuary
This is a seasonal, temporary position reporting to the Education Manager, through December 2025 at a rate of $22-26/hour. The Hospitality Coordinator works in the Gray Barn, our on-site inn, from Thursday-Sunday handling the day-to-day function of the space which includes cooking breakfast for guests and handling regular cleaning and room turnovers while being a friendly host to visitors.
