Volunteer at Dominifarm Animal Sanctuary, Inc.

Some quick information to consider:
  • Volunteers must be 16 years or older.
  • We prefer when our volunteers can commit to a regular schedule (i.e., once a week, or once every two weeks).
  • If you are unable to come on your scheduled day, call or text Dominique (number will be provided once confirmed as volunteer).
  • We do not permit outside dogs on the premises as our chickens, ducks and turkeys are free to wander around the property.
Volunteering Hours:
(RSVP) to be put on the schedule.
Year Round: Between 9:30AM – 12:00PM Between 4:30PM – 7:00PM
Transportation:
  • There is no convenient public transportation to our Sanctuary therefore private or group transportation must be organized by the volunteers.
  • What Does Volunteering at Dominifarm Animal Sanctuary, Inc. Involve? · You must bring a signed liability waver with you the first time.
  • Be sure to wear farm appropriate attire: boots or rubber boots, clothing that can get dirty, gloves & a mask if you are sensitive to dust when cleaning stalls. Hats, sunscreen, and bug spray are also helpful.
  • Please do not bring friends with you unless you have checked with Dominique first. Too many people can make things confusing and jobs can get missed. It works best when everyone is in a routine and does not need to be supervised.
  • Be sure to ask Dominique what you can feed and how much.
  • On your first day you will have an orientation with another volunteer where you will meet the animals and be shown around the farm. Someone will be available to help you orient to the different jobs, so you become comfortable.
Cleaning of Cows, Pigs, Donkey, Goats & Sheep areas:
  • Raking up old hay and poo into wheelbarrows
  • Sweep and pick up waste in goat pen
  • Dumping waste on to designated dump site
  • Replace bedding (straw or shaving)
  • Filling hay mangers
  • Emptying, scrubbing, cleaning and refilling water barrels
Cleaning of Chicken Coops:
  • Clean and refilling water bowls & food
  • Cleaning of waste
  • Gather eggs from the coops
  • Strip all old bedding from floor and nesting boxes (monthly)
  • Putting down light layer of lime and then cover with shavings
  • Refill nesting boxes with shavings
Meal Preparation for the Animals:
  • Sorting vegetables and fruits if any
  • Discarding unusable items
  • Preparing meals for the animals as needed
  • Ensuring a wheelbarrow of hay is left for afternoon feedings of animals
Animal Care:
  • Brush and play with the animals
  • Pigs love belly rubs
  • All animals love to be groomed
  • The pigs need mud holes filled with water in the hot summer weather
General Tasks:
  • General cleanup of barn area & removal of hay from grass areas around farm
  • Notifying Dominique if running low on any items around the farm (hay/straw/shavings/ advising of broken tools etc.).
  • Storage of tools in proper area and tidy up during and after completion of work
  • Weeding/watering garden/plants
  • Moving Hay into barn loft
  • Painting fences/houses
Feel free to take pictures and pet the animals, but please remember the volunteer work comes first! The farm needs volunteers to help spread the work out and ensure all jobs are completed so the animals are taken care of properly, and more work is not left for the next day’s volunteers.
By volunteering, you are freeing the owners up to collect food, run errands for the farm, answer emails, pick up medicine, treat any sick animals etc.
We appreciate your help more than you can realize! Thank you for your commitment to the animals & Dominifarm Animal Sanctuary, Inc. Please make sure to consider all of the above before deciding you want to volunteer. Volunteering is hard work, but it is also extremely rewarding! If you are willing to commit, we would love to have you!
If you are interested in volunteering with us, please email us @[email protected].
Please fill out this form and bring it with you on your first day.