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VAAR is seeking a dedicated, highly-organized, experienced, and compassionate Animal Caretaker to assist our team in the daily operations of our sanctuary and help the organization expand into projects that will prevent animal suffering in central Vietnam. Taking care of animals is much more than feeding them. A clean shelter is essential to ensuring the health of the animals, and as the Founder ran their own nonprofit veterinary clinic for several years, they will train you on how to maintain clinic standards. There is a lot of enrichment to be done for the animals each day, as well as shelter management to ensure we have a safe and secure environment for our rescues. When we have enough funding, we will re-start our mobile vet clinic for medical animal emergencies with local poverty-stricken families, as well as vaccination and sterilization community projects. Vietnam's borders are open and there are currently no COVID restrictions.   Job Description: Shelter...

Summary: The Site Operations Technician plays an important role on the sanctuary team, performing hands-on maintenance and repairs for all buildings and equipment at our Watkins Glen location. The Site Operations Technician reports to the Site Operations Manager . Responsibilities: Work with Site Operations Manager to ensure that facilities projects are successfully completed in the following areas: Building and Home Maintenance Equipment Maintenance Plumbing, electrical, and HVAC system maintenance Fencing and gates Supply Orders Construction Projects Evaluate maintenance and project needs, coordinate research as needed and implement improvements/changes as approved by Site Operations Manager Maintain building and equipment safety standards as determined by the organization Coordinate appointments with outside contractors as needed Use computerized maintenance software to track and complete work orders Assist with...

Position Objectives: To provide high-quality care for patients of high-volume mobile spay and neuter veterinary clinic   Primary Responsibilities and Duties: • Perform tests and assess and communicate patients' test results and medical histories to the attending veterinarian • Work under the direction of the veterinarian to prepare animals for surgery and administer medications, including anesthesia drugs • Monitor surgery patients from the administration of anesthesia through their full recovery and independently assess patients' readiness for discharge • Maintain controlled-drug and supply inventories and conduct appropriate recordkeeping and reporting • Comply with the applicable laws for licensed veterinary technicians established by the Virginia Board of Veterinary Medicine and the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration • Communicate with clients regarding post-operative patient care as well as the results of...

Position Objectives: • To advance animal rights and vegan initiatives by generating media coverage of PETA's campaigns • To coordinate outreach and correspondence with media representatives and establish long-lasting professional relationships to help ensure animal rights issues remain in the spotlight   Primary Responsibilities and Duties: • Prepare and service news releases for PETA campaigns • Develop targeted lists for issue and campaign coverage • Develop new pitch ideas and ways to revamp news releases and pitches in order to increase media coverage of PETA campaigns • Develop contacts and establish relationships with media representatives • Keep informed about PETA's work and media coverage • Keep informed about local and national news stories and track those that are relevant to PETA's campaigns • Perform any other duties assigned by the supervisor   Requirements •...

The Physicians Committee is seeking a professional with at least one year of experience in office management, administration, and/or customer service for operations support position with D.C. nonprofit promoting health. About the Physicians Committee The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine is dedicated to saving and improving human and animal lives through plant-based diets and ethical and effective scientific research. Our vision is to create a healthier world through a new emphasis on plant-based nutrition, and scientific research conducted ethically, without using animals. We invite you to visit our YouTube channel , our website , and Physicians Committee president Dr. Neal Barnard’s blog . About the Office Services Team The office services team is dedicated to creating and maintaining a safe, secure, functional, and efficient work environment for staff and visitors. About this Career Opportunity We are looking for a team member to...

Position Objective: To use a variety of undercover investigative methods to conduct field investigations in PETA's focus areas, including the use of animals for food, clothing, experimentation, and entertainment   Location: Varies based on assignment   Primary Responsibilities and Duties: • Travel to different states and temporarily stay on location for various assignments for as long as necessary, sometimes several months at a time • Conduct assigned short- and long-term field observations from beginning to end, including the following duties: o Prepare for and research assignments, as directed by the vice president o Visit and/or obtain employment in various industries that use animals            o Submit daily log notes in a detailed and orderly fashion            o Use photography and videography to...

Position Objectives: To provide high-quality care for patients of high-volume spay and neuter veterinary clinic   Primary Responsibilities and Duties: Perform pre-op physical exams on and administer vaccines to patients Maintain proper and complete medical records Perform tests and assess and communicate patients' test results and medical histories to the attending veterinarian Work under the direction of the veterinarian to prepare animals for surgery and administer medications, including anesthesia drugs Provide administration of anesthetics and monitor patients from prep through their full recovery and independently assess patients' readiness for discharge Maintain controlled-drug and supply inventories and conduct appropriate recordkeeping and reporting Comply with the applicable laws for licensed veterinary technicians established by the Virginia Board of Veterinary Medicine and the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration Complete...

Position Objective: As the local outreach coordinator for TeachKind, you'll strive to make the world a kinder place by helping teachers, students, and schools learn how to help animals! Your focus will be on the areas in southeastern Virginia and northeastern North Carolina where PETA’s Community Animal Project (CAP) serves and you’ll work closely with this division at PETA. Whether it's creating lessons, reaching out to schools, conducting presentations for students or teacher workshops (virtual or in-person), or organizing events to promote empathy for animals, your work will make a huge impact on teachers, students, and school communities! TeachKind's work to foster compassion for animals in young people is growing every day, and we need someone with classroom experience and knowledge in humane education to help us build strong relationships with schools in the local communities we serve.   Primary Responsibilities and Duties: • Creating...

Position Objectives: To provide excellent customer service to our clients, to promote the humane care and treatment of animals, and to provide support to the mobile clinics division manager and clinic staff   Primary Responsibilities and Duties: • Promote the humane care and treatment of animals • Conduct follow up calls within 24 hours post-surgery • Assist with the day-to-day operations of the mobile clinic program • Perform surgery check-ins and prepare daily reports in accordance with program procedures • Enter medical records into Clinic HQ • Provide support at the clinic, including patient discharge duties • Canvassing of low-income neighborhoods • Transport animals to and from spay and neuter appointments when needed • Perform any other duties assigned by the supervisor • Assist clinic staff with cleaning and stocking   Qualifications: • High school diploma • Previous experience in a customer service focused role • Demonstrated...

VAAR is seeking a dedicated, highly organized, and experienced Vet Tech/Nurse to help us develop and maintain our mobile veterinary clinic program which we are planning to start this year that will prevent animal suffering in central Vietnam. This person will also be responsible for taking care of the needs of our 30 rescued animals already at our sanctuary. The Vet Tech/Nurse will be working alongside the sanctuary’s Founder and Director as well as our existing on-site sanctuary manager who has several years of experience to understand the intricate challenges and systemic solutions to preventing animal suffering via mobile vaccination and sterilization work. We need this person to assist in the planning of the mobile clinic program as well as the obtainment of the medical supplies needed for it. Our clinic will be open to all species, with the aim to create a new generation of properly equipped veterinarians to tackle the devastating situation of animal welfare across...

Modern mobile clinic seeking veterinarian: With over 150,000 surgeries performed since 2001, we help reduce the dog and cat overpopulation crisis in and around the pleasant river town of Norfolk in southeastern Virginia. Benefits include competitive salary, flexible hours, vacation and sick time and limited weekends! Experience in high-volume surgery is preferred, caring about animal welfare a must.   Primary Responsibilities and Duties: • Perform surgical sterilizations and other surgeries as required • Oversee and perform surgical monitoring, the administration of pre-anesthetic and anesthetic drugs, and post-surgical monitoring through discharge • Promote the humane care and treatment of animals  • Administer vaccines to clinic patients  • Comply with the applicable state and federal laws established by the Virginia Board of Veterinary Medicine and the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) Requirements...

About us Food Empowerment Project (F.E.P.) is a vegan food justice organization that seeks to create a more just and sustainable world by recognizing the power of one’s food choices. We encourage healthy food choices that reflect a more compassionate society by spotlighting the abuse of animals on farms, the depletion of natural resources, unfair working conditions for produce workers, and the unavailability of healthy foods in low-income areas. The Executive Director (E.D.) will lead strategic direction and set a progressive vision for the future while managing all operations of the team in partnership with the Board of Directors and Founder lauren Ornelas. Responsibilities & Duties Governance and Operations: Develops and implements strategies to fulfill the organization’s mission and ensures compliance with all internal policies. Leads  F.E.P. in a manner that supports and guides the organization’s mission as defined by the Board and the President....