Shelter Life
These high-reward treats are found throughout the shelter (2 possible answers):
What are hotdogs and cheese sticks?
If you forget your volunteer shirt at home, what color can you wear instead?
What is red?
True or False: Black pets take longer to get adopted than lighter-colored pets.
What is true? (This is known as “Black Dog/Cat Syndrome.”)
The term that refers to when a volunteer temporarily takes an animal home:
What is fostering?
Who is our behavior & training specialist who specializes in cat and kitten behavior?
Who is Meg F.!
When an animal is adopted, what system do we use to update their status?
What is PetPoint?
Volunteers are encouraged to do this at the end of every shift:
What is logging your hours?
True or False: A group of kittens is called a "kindle."
What is true?
Volunteers should do this first before placing a dirty litter box in the kitchen:
What is dump the used litter and remove any solids?
What is the most common reason volunteers cite for why they joined our program?
What is a love for animals and/or giving back?
This color bin designates clean laundry in the laundry room (2 possible answers):
What is grey or blue?
What is the name of the adoption follow-up section in the volunteer newsletter?
What is Happy Tails?
True or False: If a dog is wagging its tail, it means they're friendly!
What is false? (Tail wagging can also indicate stress, fear, or excitement—it’s all about the context.)
What piece of PPE must be changed between each cat kennel?
What are gloves?
Volunteers may not wear certain items while on duty for safety and professionalism. Name three prohibited items or dress code violations.
What are open-toed shoes, shorts of any kind, earbuds/headphones, clothing with offensive graphics, or exposed undergarments?
This is how volunteers announce their presence on the radio:
What is "volunteer (insert name), signing in"?
What is the name and day of the week that the volunteer newsletter is published?
What is Paws & Purpose, and what are Thursdays?
T or F: Shelter surfaces and animal items can and should be cleaned with bleach.
What is false? Bleach and ammonia from urine can create toxic fumes—we enzymatic cleaners instead!
This is the term for the process/stage of slowly introducing a new animal to the shelter environment?
What is decompressing?
HRA is the only animal welfare organization in the country to receive this unique designation, granted by Congress:
What is Congressional Charter?
This is the name of the town that our sister organization, St. Huberts, is located in (New Jersey!):
Chatham Township
The total amount of volunteer accounts registered in Amplify (Closest estimate!):
What is 2,710?
True or False: Dogs can't see color, expect for a few hues of green
What is false? Dogs see fewer colors than humans, but not in black and white (or green), but rather blues and yellows!
These three things must happen before a dog can be cleared for group play or off-leash enrichment:
What are a behavior evaluation, staff approval, and volunteer supervision present?
Name the housecats owned & loved by the volunteer department's staff (3 possible answers, 200 points EACH!)
Who are Ducky, Booger, and Sasha?