Pam has volunteered in the animal rescue space for over 20 years and been a volunteer with Habitat 4 Paws now for a little over 3 years! She has 5 personal cats, but still finds time to help out the rescue cats in need.

 

How did you get involved with Habitat 4 Paws?

I saw a post on Nextdoor looking for volunteers. We had just moved to Dallas and were looking to get involved with an animal rescue. This was a perfect fit for us!

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What type of volunteering do you do with H4P?

I volunteer at the cat condo room helping to clean the kennels, make sure there is food and water and give the cats playtime outside of the cat condos.

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Why do you volunteer?

I love giving back and feeling like I am making a difference to our vulnerable animal population.

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How do you spend your time when you're not volunteering?

Love to spend time with my kids, baking, reading a really good book and watching college football.

Jason has been a volunteer now with Habitat 4 Paws for over a year. He spends his time between assisting at events, transport help and a cat room volunteer at our cat condos in PetSmart! He has 2 personal cats, Ethen and Silvester, which are Habitat 4 Paws past fosters! ​

 

How did you get involved with Habitat 4 Paws?

My company will donate money to organization that I volunteering. ​

 

What type of volunteering do you do with H4P?

Event volunteer, Cat room volunteer, Transport help (from shelter, to/from events, to vet, etc) ​

 

Why do you volunteer?

I adopted 2 cats from H4P. So I want do something that I can help. ​

 

How do you spend your time when you're not volunteering?

I'm a ultra runner. I have finished 53 full marathon or ultra race. Plan to finish my six majors in 2025.

Nicki has been a volunteer and foster with Habitat 4 Paws since 2019. She has 3 personal cats (Charlie, Dak and Azula), all of of which came from Habitat 4 Paws over the years!  

 

How did you get involved with Habitat 4 Paws?

I adopted my young cat Charlie from H4P. I found that my older cat wasn't very playful with him. I've always wanted to foster, and thought this would be the perfect time where I could help animals and Charlie some friends along the way!

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What type of volunteering do you do with H4P?

Event volunteer, Admin task assistance, Foster, Transport help (from shelter, to/from events, to vet, etc).

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Why do you volunteer?

I have the time and space in my home. I've always loved animals, but wasn't sure how to help. I love being able to take care of an animal in need.

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How do you spend your time when you're not volunteering?

During the day I manage a Product Design team. I've always loved design and trying to be creative so this is a way for me to create cool stuff. I am a big-time Lego geek.