Introduction Nowadays , approximately 30-40% households in the United States own a dog or cat. Majority of the pets are given by family members and acquaintances. While not all pet owners can properly manage their pet. Although there are some other reasons people give away their pets. “According to the American Humane Association , the common reason is they are not allowed to have pet in their residence (29%) , don’t have time to manage the pet (10%) , divorce or death (10%) , and allergies (11%).” (Aspca.org). Its indicated there are many pets that need a new home where they can live or they will be homeless. The number of homeless dogs and cats are increasing every year , this arouse the awareness of people to create an animal shelter for …show more content…
For instance , rise the awareness through advertisment , or create an organization that manage stray dogs and cats. But there are also nonprofit organizations that help the government to manage homeless dogs and cats. The government also gives some exemption to the nonprofit organizations. These nonprofit organizations established under section 510(c)(3) of the US Internal Revenue Code. “510(c)(3) code is for federal tax exemption of nonprofit organizations, specifically those that are considered public charities , private foundations or private operating foundations.” (510c3.org). Most animal shelters are registered under the 510(c)(3) section. The animal shelters that registered under the 510(c)(3) are not receiving any government funding. They rely on charities , donations , and adoptions for their funding. They also welcome volunteers who want to help them. But not all volunteer application will be accepted. Most of the animal shelters have their own requirement for accepting the application. There are many job descriptions for volunteering. Volunteering can be a dog walker or exerciser , counselor , fundraising , animal bather , kennel attendant , animal training , foster parent and many