Volunteer Opportunities

Thank you for your interest in volunteering at Hanover Humane!

Volunteers play a critical role helping us meet our mission to help homeless animals find forever homes. There are many ways you could use your talents here, including:

  • Walking and exercising our adoptable dogs
  • Working with our adoptable cats in our Petsmart Adoption Center
  • Fostering cats or dogs 
  • Performing landscaping tasks around our facility
  • Performing handyperson tasks around our facility
  • Administrative and marketing activities
  • Serving on our fundraising committee to help with event planning
  • Organizing food and supply donation drives in the community 

All volunteers must be 18 years of age or older, (volunteers under 18 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.)

Ready to join us? Download and print our Volunteer Application:


Send your completed application to:

Hanover Humane Society
P.O. Box 1011
Ashland, VA 23005
Attn: Volunteer Coordinator

Once we receive your application, someone will be in touch. (Be sure to include info@hanoverhumanesociety.org in your contact list so our emails to you will get through.)