Fraidy Cat Handling - East Side

We frequently admit cats in need of behavioral assistance, including non-social (feral) and under-socialized cats. Many of these animals come to us after weeks of being left to improve on their own or under threat of release into an area unfamiliar to them.

Extremely fearful, under-socialized cats in our area often end up with us when they have no other options, so we enroll them in the Fraidy Cat program to prepare the cat for social interaction and cooperation with a human caregiver and can ultimately become adopted. In short, it is a socialization program which goal is to transition cats from a severely fearful, defensive state to one of pro-social interest to humans, able to tolerate day-to-day handling and interactions. The process is not identical for every cat and is adapted to best serve each individual.

To be able to respond to this opportunity you should have taken the Cat Behavior Training online, have had a Cat Shadowing session with a Senior Volunteer, and also have completed the Fraidy Cat Training offered online and remember you have to upload your certificates obtained by the end of trainings as qualifications.

Now that you have these, you can choose a shift/time slot on the day of the week you'd prefer to volunteer. If you think none of these adjust to your availability, just choose the closest time to schedule ahead or while you're checking in at the Shelter kiosk. You can always input a specific time to check in and out when you go through the Shelter kiosk too.

If you haven't, remember you can continue your cat handling journey. For a more comprehensive list of our opportunities divided by pet, listings of the trainings needed to volunteer and all of the details about how to continue your volunteering process with us, please visit www.oneabqvolunteers.com/awd

If you have any questions about qualifications or have any issues with this website, please email oneabqvolunteers@cabq.gov and visit www.oneabqvolunteers.com/awd for FAQs