8 jobs found in virginia

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. Location: Southeastern Virginia and Northeastern North Carolina  (Must live within 100 miles...

We’re looking for a highly motivated person to drive PETA’s local outreach and public relations efforts to improve animal welfare – focusing primarily on “backyard” dogs – in our service areas in Virginia and North Carolina. This liaison engages with members of underserved and marginalized communities, as well as their elected officials, to build positive relationships and provide education about basic companion animal care and empathy. This position works closely with PETA’s fieldwork division, the Community Animal Project. Primary Responsibilities and Duties: • Assist and oversee the development and implementation of various projects, including public presentations, designed to educate residents and officials about the harmful effects of keeping dogs continuously chained and/or penned outdoors • Develop and maintain relationships with community members and groups in areas where dogs are commonly kept outdoors  • Research and represent PETA at networking...

Description Position Objective:  People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) is looking to hire an organized, detail-oriented animal rights advocate to analyze and compile evidence gathered during field observations and to draft legal complaints and public education materials. This "behind-the-scenes" work plays a major role in PETA's work, shining a spotlight on the plight of animals who are abused on factory farms, in slaughterhouses, in laboratories, in circuses, and in other cruel industries. Meticulous attention to detail and a systematic approach are required. Experience in court reporting, criminal law practice, police or humane investigative work, or animal welfare regulatory enforcement may be helpful.  Primary Responsibilities and Duties: • Take ownership of and work multiple facets of field observations, including:      o Review and log field observers' notes and identify and propose avenues of pursuing violations and other items of potential...

Description 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 • Degree in veterinary medicine from an...

Position Objective:  To support the Senior Vice President of the Cruelty Investigations Department (CID) and the work of the department as a whole Primary Responsibilities and Duties: • Perform research and respond to various inquiries about a wide range of animal rights topics • Draft correspondence and respond to inquiries and requests on behalf of the Senior Vice President • Assist the Senior Vice President with local and state legislative efforts in Virginia and North Carolina • Serve as an interdepartmental point of contact for internal matters  • Identify and attend community events to advance local outreach efforts • Create, develop and implement various educational campaigns and outreach projects • Cross-train and fill in for staff members in various department divisions  • Write speeches and attend functions • Professionally advocate PETA's positions on issues to the media and general public  • Serve as the on-call staff member for the...

Position Objective:  To provide departmental support and assist with the daily operations of PETA's Community Animal Project  Primary Responsibilities and Duties: • Work closely with CAP's Supervisors and Field Outreach Workers to assist with fieldwork or other casework-related duties in the office and/or in the field • Transport animals to and from spay/neuter appointments and other veterinary appointments • Perform emergency first-aid procedures and euthanasia, as needed • Care for animals in PETA's animal shelter • Cross-train on assisting with PETA's mobile spay/neuter clinics  • Assist CAP's Director in handling incoming calls, returning client phone calls, preparing case sheets, and other administrative tasks • Assist with the maintenance and stocking of CAP's guest rooms and related areas, including cabinets and closets  • Participate in CAP's 24-hour emergency-pager rotation  • Perform any other duties assigned by the supervisor...

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...

Position Objectives:  • To serve as the primary contact for members of PETA's recurring gift programs • To process donations and maintain accurate, up-to-date records about PETA's recurring donors  Who is the PETA Foundation’s Sustainer Giving Team? We are a group of dedicated individuals who work to assist PETA’s most committed supporters, those giving a monthly or annually recurring gift. Their support funds the organization’s life-saving programs to help animals in need including; the Investigations and Rescue Fund, PETA-supported aid group Animal Rahat, our low-cost veterinary clinics and chained dog relief programs. Our team handles all aspects of the sustainer donor relationship including meaningful donor communication and making updates to vital supporter information. The Sustainer Giving team keeps our donors engaged and informed on how their commitment is paying off for animals. If you join our team, you will be changing the world for animals, one...