Become A LifeLine Volunteer!

As the largest animal welfare organization in Atlanta, LifeLine is working with our community to redefine “humane.” LifeLine is a progressive leader in national animal welfare initiatives to serve the community by providing access to resources and support to keep pets with their families, reducing barriers to pet adoption, enriching the lives of shelter animals, helping more lost and found pets return home and working towards a goal of having 50% of our shelter population residing in foster homes. Learn more about LifeLine Animal Project.

Our over 700 volunteers are proud to join our mission and make a difference for the pets and people of our community. Are you in? Sign up to become a volunteer.

What to Expect

First, create your volunteer account. Then, watch our three digital orientation videos and schedule your in-person volunteer orientation at one of our three shelter locations. We ensure that all of our volunteers, even the most skilled volunteers, go through the same training and onboarding processes. There are many things unique to LifeLine, and we want our volunteers to be well informed before getting started.

Volunteers are also encouraged to grow and learn new skills. LifeLine offers training on reading animal body language and behavior, honing marketing skills like bio writing and pet photography, matchmaking to help adopters find the perfect pet for them and more!

Please note, the Fulton County Animal Services location is our most central location (address listed) but we welcome you to volunteer at whichever of our three locations is best for you.

A Few of Our Volunteer Opportunities

• Cat & Dog Exercise and Enrichment

• Help keep pets happy and active by assisting with dog walking, socializing cats and dogs, or assembling enrichment toys

• Community Outreach

• Work with our Pets for Life and Community Programs teams to provide support to pet owners in our community. This can include lost/found assistance, translation services and Healthy Pets volunteering.

• Media Volunteer

• Help gather photos and information about our pets' personalities, write compelling profiles and maintain databases used to match pets with potential fosters and adopters.

• Transport Volunteer

• Volunteers use their own vehicles to transport animals to veterinary appointments, rescue groups or offsite adoption events. This position involves local and/or interstate trips.

• Clinic Volunteer

• Wash instruments, wrap and sterilize surgery packs and monitor patients waking up from anesthesia.

• Matchmaker

• Help staff match potential adopters and fosters with pets who are the best fit for their lifestyles and families.

To view all of our volunteer opportunities, click here.

We look forward to having you join the LifeLine Animal Project volunteer team!