volunteer program

How you can help

We are always in need of volunteers to help with the day-to-day running of the sanctuary! 

There’s a wide range of activities available, such as:

  • Drivers to help get donations to the sanctuary
  • Help with building, photography and fundraising
  • Weekly and monthly volunteers to help with chores, feedings, and cleaning up after the animals. Regular volunteer days are on Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday.

To find out more or to apply to a volunteer, please fill out our Volunteer Application.

Corporate events

Want to make it a team effort? A volunteer work day for your team is a great team-building experience! We welcome corporate groups to come for a day at the sanctuary and put their time to good use. Contact us for more information or to schedule a corporate volunteer day.

Becoming a volunteer means becoming a valuable part of what we do at Carroll’s Animal Sanctuary and Rescue. Volunteers help with refilling bedding, food, and water bowls, as well as cleaning stalls and much more.

We’re also always looking for volunteers to help with transporting donations, and picking up vegetables and rescued animals. 

We’re located just outside Hanover, Ontario.
You can also donate useful items such as blankets, towels, bedding, dog beds, bowls, feeders, etc.

Or, you can either purchase items from our Amazon Wish List or make a monetary donation to help pay for food, vet care, and other sanctuary expenses.

We’re currently looking only for regular volunteers who can commit to helping out on either a weekly or monthly basis, on either Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays. This is because meeting new people is hard on some of their animals as this is their home. We try to minimize as much stress on our animals as possible, and one way we do this is by limiting visitors.

As a registered non-profit organization, Carroll’s Animal Sanctuary and Rescue is 100% self-funded and relies on help from sponsors, donations, and volunteers to operate. From monetary and physical donations, animal sponsorship’s, volunteering, or fulfilling items on our Amazon Wish List, there are many ways you can help! See how you can make a difference below.

One-time and monthly monetary donations

Please consider a monetary donation to our sanctuary. All funds go towards food, veterinary care and supplies for our animals. We accept PayPal or credit card payments for one-time donations or you can choose to make it a monthly donation. Please note that we’re unable to issue tax receipts for donations at this time.

Cheque Donation:

Please make all cheques payable to “Carroll’s Animal Sanctuary and Rescue”

Mailing address:

Carroll’s Animal Sanctuary and Rescue, PO Box 385 Hanover, Hanover Ontario, N4N 3L9

Supply donations

We are always in need of certain household items and would love to take some off your hands! Just contact us to arrange for a drop-off at the sanctuary. Some of the items we will accept include:

  • Blankets & towels
  • Garden tools (pitchforks, shovels, rakes, wheelbarrows, etc.)
  • Garden hoses & attachments
  • Industrial-sized fans
  • Fresh produce
  • Cat & dog food
  • Hay & straw
  • Cat litter
We love surprise supplies! We keep an updated, running list of supplies we can always use here at the sanctuary on our Amazon Wish List. If you’d like to help out by purchasing any of these items to be sent directly to us, we’d be so appreciative.