Animal Care Officer

Position Objective:

Offer and provide animal and family services to existing and potential clients in Hampton Roads, Virginia and North Carolina

Primary Responsibilities and Duties:

• Perform daily Community outreach advertising, offering and providing PETA's animal and family services in Virginia and North Carolina, including spay/neuter surgeries and related transport, rabies vaccinations and other veterinary and wellness services

• Contact potential and existing clients of PETA’s Community Animal Project (CAP) to offer animal and family services in Virginia and North Carolina

• Handle incoming calls from existing and potential clients requesting services, prepare and update case sheets for providing those services, and maintain records of services provided, including photographing conditions when appropriate

• Provide companion animal care and family services, including pick up and assistance to injured or unwanted animals

• File complaints with animal control agencies in situations requiring legal intervention, and follow up to ensure that action is taken

• Conduct investigations involving neglected or abused animals

• Perform emergency first-aid procedures and euthanasia

• Care for animals in PETA's custody

• Participate in the rotation for CAP's 24-hour pager providing emergency services to clients and the general public across CAP’s service region

• Perform any other duties assigned by the supervisor