Volunteer for the Chapter

Minimum Requirements:

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• You must be in agreement with the House Rabbit Society philosophy and policies. (See HRS Philosophy)

• Educating the public through distributing educational handouts, participating educational events, and working with SPCAs and Humane Societies

• Responding to phone calls/emails/social media on behalf of the chapter to help local people with health and behavior questions

• Assist with cultivating a referral of veterinarians who safely work with rabbits for our chapter area

• Providing assistance with helping people to find homes for their unwanted rabbits, and with helping others to adopt needy rabbits

• Spreading the HRS message of spay/neuter, indoor living, and other basic tenets.

• You should have continuous, on-going, hands-on experience with rabbits. This may include fostering in your home, and volunteering/working at the shelter.

• It is expected that you will have at least 1 year of volunteer experience at the shelter before applying to be an educator.

• You should have good rapport with at least one rabbit veterinarian.

• Be a member of the House Rabbit Society 

• You should have managerial skills for coordinating activities and volunteers.

• You should be an articulate and tactful self-starter.

• You must (except in the case of medical reasons) not maintain any unneutered or unspayed rabbits.

• You must house your rabbits indoors. 

If you are interested in becoming a Licensed Chapter Educator for the Southeastern PA-Delaware House Rabbit Society, please email sepadehouserabbitsociety@gmail.com.  

Title of email: Licensed Chapter Educator