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Volunteer interest: Cat Care weekdays


  • Completing the form below will give you access to the Cat Care/Community Cat shelter volunteer orientation course.

    After viewing the presentations, you may either continue with the process by starting the application or stop.

    Please understand that we require a minimum 6 month, 50 hour commitment of all new adult volunteers.

  • Under 16

  • Thank you for your interest in volunteering at Osceola County Animal Services.

    Unfortunately, we cannot accept volunteers under 18 years of age in our volunteer program per Osceola County policy. Please try again when you reach 18 years of age.

  • 16 - 17 years old

    Thank you for your interest in volunteering at Osceola County Animal Services.

    Unfortunately, we cannot accept volunteers under 18 years of age in our Community Cat volunteer program.

  • 18 or older

    Please continue to choose your volunteer time then you will complete the orientation. The brief video or slide show will give you an idea of the volunteer requirements as well as some of our procedures.

  • Available volunteer days and times

  • After training, your schedule will be much more flexible.
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    Volunteer Orientation video and transcript.

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  • Cat Care Training video transcript


  • Thank you for your interest and taking the time to check out our program.
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  • If you answer a question correctly, you will be allowed to continue to the next question.

  • Cat Care and Community Cats

  • For the past 2 years the Community Cat Program has been working hard to decrease the outdoor cat population in Osceola County. How have we done this? We have been using the TNVR approach.

    T = Trap – the animal is trapped in its habitat Trapped cat

    N = Neuter – the animal is altered so that it cannot reproduce

    V = Vaccinate – rabies & other vaccines are administered

    R = Return – the animal is returned to its habitat

    We help facilitate the humane trapping, spaying/neutering, vaccinating, and ear-tipping of community cats. Ear-tipping is the universal symbol of a spayed or neutered outdoor cat.  Once they recover, cats are returned to their areas, and their numbers are reduced over time.

    We have had great success in the program; however, we need your help. What do we need help with?

    • Laundry folding

    • Making Litter boxes

    • Cleaning

    Many of your love to get a good snuggle with cats when you volunteer, however with the Community Cat Program for safety reasons you will not have the direct interaction with the cats. Don’t worry! We have come up with a solution. We would like to offer a split option to volunteer half your time with Cat Care and enrichment and the other half with the Community Cat Program. It’s a win, win!!

  • You are now ready to move on the the application!

    The application link will be emailed directly to you after you click Submit below.

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3910 Old Canoe Creek Road
St. Cloud, Florida 34769

Main: (407) 742-8000
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