Empty Cages Collective (ECC) is a 100% volunteer-staffed, non-funded animal protection and rescue organization. It's only because of people like you that we are able to rescue animals from abuse and certain death and advocate on their behalf.
Since volunteers are our only means of achieving our goals on a modest budget, we ask our volunteers to make a serious commitment to our work: at least one weekly shift of a minimum of 5 hours a week for at least 6 months. Currently our biggest need is the daily cleaning, feeding and medicating of the rescued animals in our recovery center. However, we also need help with adoption events, outreach, transportation and fundraising.
We ask our volunteers to be at least 16 years of age. If you're under 18, we will need your legal guardian to sign a liability waiver.
Apply to Volunteer by clicking on the green button.
At Empty Cages Collective we can only rescue animals if we have a safe and stable place for them to stay until they are rehabilitated, adopted, released back into their natural environment, or transferred to another sanctuary.
Opening your home to a foster animal is a temporary commitment, that directly saves lives and alleviates suffering, while providing the animal with comfort and care at an often scary and lonely time for them. Cats, dogs, rabbits, guinea pigs, etc. living in foster homes are much happier, healthier, and better socialized than those forced to stay in cages, or boarding situations, while waiting for their forever homes. Recovering, injured or orphaned urban wildlife, like pigeons or squirrels, thrive with dedicated caregivers, as we rehabilitate, and prepare them for release back into the wild.
Even gerbils, mice, hamsters, ferrets, snakes and turtles need foster homes!
Contact us at info@emptycagescollective.com for even more info on fostering.
Apply to Foster by clicking on the green button, and then choosing the animal species you are interested in fostering.
