{"id":258441,"date":"2026-04-20T21:34:11","date_gmt":"2026-04-20T21:34:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/258441\/"},"modified":"2026-04-20T21:34:11","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T21:34:11","slug":"el-paso-animal-services-honor-volunteers-during-volunteer-appreciation-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/258441\/","title":{"rendered":"El Paso Animal Services honor volunteers during Volunteer Appreciation Week"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">EL PASO, Texas (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ktsm.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:KTSM;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;KTSM&quot;}\" class=\"link \">KTSM<\/a>) \u2014\u00a0As part of National Volunteer Appreciation Week, El Paso Animal Services is shining a spotlight on the dedicated individuals who help make pet rescues and adoptions possible year-round.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">According to the organization, volunteers contributed more than 51,000 hours of service over the past year. Their work spans a wide range of responsibilities, including daily animal care, assisting with adoptions, and participating in community outreach efforts.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Shelter officials say this support is critical, not only for maintaining operations but also for improving outcomes for animals in their care.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The impact of volunteers extends beyond the shelter walls; by helping connect pets with adoptive families, they play a direct role in strengthening the community\u2019s commitment to animal welfare and responsible pet ownership, officials stated.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">El Paso Animal Services also tells KTSM that volunteering opportunities are open to a wide age range. Individuals 14 and older can participate in activities such as dog walking, bottle feeding, and even pet photography.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Younger participants, ages 8 to 13, can get involved through the shelter\u2019s Kitty Reading Book Club, which encourages early engagement with animal care.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Organizers say volunteering offers more than just a chance to help animals. It also provides a sense of purpose and connection.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Copyright 2026 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ktsm.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:For the latest news, weather, sports, and streaming video, head to KTSM 9 News.;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;For the latest news, weather, sports, and streaming video, head to KTSM 9 News.&quot;}\" class=\"link \"> For the latest news, weather, sports, and streaming video, head to KTSM 9 News. <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) \u2014\u00a0As part of National Volunteer Appreciation Week, El Paso Animal Services is shining a&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":258442,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[63688,138,17160,140,139,498,96991,27],"class_list":["post-258441","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-el-paso","tag-animal-care","tag-el-paso","tag-el-paso-animal-services","tag-el-paso-headlines","tag-el-paso-news","tag-ktsm","tag-responsible-pet-ownership","tag-texas"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/258441","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=258441"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/258441\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/258442"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=258441"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=258441"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=258441"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}