Opportunities
Please check the opportunities that interest you.
Administrative
Adoption Outings
Dog Walking
Fundraising/Grantwriting
Pre-Adoption Home Checks
Kennel Care
Public Relations
Transport
Facilities & Special Projects
Want to volunteer with BARK but unsure how or where? We can help! Please check here (do not check all boxes above) and a knowledgeable representative will contact you to explain more about the opportunities available.

Contact Information
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Are you under 18 years of age? yes ... no
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NOTE: If you are under age 18, your parent/guardian must also complete a separate online Volunteer Inquiry. Parents/guardians—please indicate in the comments section, the name of the minor that your inquiry is accompanying.

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Please Review & SIGN
Please read and initial the following information required by VA law for all volunteers of canine rescue organizations. You must sign this before volunteering in any capacity. Please note: Your initials represent your signature.

1.  RELEASE
I, the undersigned volunteer or parent or guardian (if volunteer under 18) understand and agree that a possibility of injury may occur while working with animals. I, the undersigned volunteer (or parent or guardian), desiring to donate my time and talents to Bandit’s Adoption and Rescue of K-9s due hereby release Bandit’s Adoption and Rescue of K-9s from any loss or injury that may result from my volunteer activities.

2.  POLICIES & PROCEDURES
I, the undersigned volunteer or parent or guardian (if volunteer under 18) agree to review, understand, and support all BARK policies and procedures.  

3.  STATEMENT REQUIRED BY VIRGINIA LAW [Code § 3.1-796.96(2)]
A Virginia law went into effect on July 1, 2003 requiring all “home-based rescues,” which would include BARK (Bandit’s Adoption & Rescue of K-9s) within its definition, to obtain signed statements from anyone adopting from, volunteering with, or connected to us in any capacity that the individual “has never been convicted of animal neglect, abandonment, or cruelty.” 

I, the applicant on this form and undersigned volunteer or parent or guardian (if volunteer under 18), am connected with a home-based rescue as defined under Virginia law, specifically BARK (Bandit’s Adoption & Rescue of K-9s), as a volunteer, fostering individual, and/or adopter. With my signature below, I attest that I have never been convicted of animal neglect, abandonment, or cruelty.

Signature of applicant (enter your initials): (REQUIRED)
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Signature of Parent/Guardian (if volunteer under 18):
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