Be ratical. Love the misunderstood.
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  • ABOUT US
    • Who We Are
    • Foster Program
    • Community Rat Care Program
    • Education
  • Foster / Support Us
    • Foster Application
    • Volunteer
    • Volunteer Application
    • Donate
    • Fundraisers
    • Educate
  • ADOPT
    • Meet The Rats!
    • Adoption Application
    • Partnered Adoption Application
  • LEARNING
    • Community Resources
    • Enrichment
  • STORE
    • Mystery Boxes >
      • Brux Box
      • Boggle Box
      • Gnaw Box
    • SETUP >
      • Cages
      • Hammocks
      • Cozy Foam Buckets
      • Hand-Braided Ropes
      • Hand-Crafted Pear Perches
      • Hand-Crafted Ledges
    • ENRICHMENT >
      • Dig Box
      • Bonding Scarves
      • Hanging Forage Toy
    • FOOD / TREATS >
      • Mischief Chips
      • Pear Twig Bundle
      • Snack Bag
    • MERCH >
      • "Be Ratical" Shirt
      • "Be Ratical" Tote
    • Gift Card
    • ALL ITEMS

Volunteer Application

We could use volunteers in the following areas:
  • Driving rats, cages, supplies, attending vet appointments, or collecting donations from jars in local businesses  (Ontario-wide)
  • Storage volunteers, storing cages, store items, auction/raffle items, or sharing shelf items (GTA, Durham, Northumberland, Peterborough, surrounding areas)
  • Event volunteers, help take down, set up, or attend the event (GTA, Durham, Northumberland, Peterborough, surrounding areas)
  • Crafters, braid ropes, make foraging toys, sand down perches and ledges, etc.(GTA, Durham, Northumberland, Peterborough, surrounding areas)
  • Administrative Assistants, help keep our educational material up to date, design/update pamphlets, posters, etc,update contracts, policies, guides, animal tracking software, etc. (remote)
  • Social Media Assistants, use Canva to create graphics for social media, take one or more categories such as: adoption updates, welcoming new rats, fundraiser promotion, thank you posts, or captioning adorable rat photos!(remote)

Coordinator Volunteer roles (additional interview questions provided at a later date)
  • Events / Fundraising Coordinator, take on online or in-person event coordination (remote, preferably GTA, Durham, Northumberland, Peterborough, surrounding areas)
  • Intake Coordinator, prioritize, schedule, and match intakes in collaboration with the Foster Coordinator  based on our Intake policy (remote)
  • Inventory Coordinator, track and coordinate transfer of inventory, including for the store, auction/raffle supplies, sharing shelf,  
  • and foster supplies (remote)
  • Foster and Adoption Coordinator, screen and support fosters and adopters (remote)
  • Bookkeeper/Financial Coordinator, track all financials using our software, compile reports (remote)

    General Volunteer Application

    Background Information
    Work Environment
    Rat Rescue Specific Questions
    Situational Questions
    Concluding Questions
    Thank you! We will be in touch regardless. If you don’t hear from us within 1 week, please reach out. ​
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E-transfer: rainbowratrefuge@gmail.com

Paypal: @rainbowratrefuge

see our "how you can help" page for more ideas
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Contact Us

E-mail: Rainbowratrefuge@gmail.com

​Call or text: 705-808-0121

Our Small Business Supporters

Rat-tastic, regular FRIENDS!
​beaches animal hospital, dale vet, fox hollow pet boutique, pebble fleece goodies, bridgenorth paulmacs, plant goals ptbo, the wooden rat

RAT-APPROVED advocate!
mischief stitches, no furries delight, litterbuns, 4 Paws plus pets, bowmanville vet clinic, confections weky weky, all creatures great and small cobourg, ratrame, silver bean cafe, ratiincanti, ohthemischief, runningdogsto, the cell shop, ptbo, global pet foods, detezi, honeybee lane creations, jade hair salon

ARTIST COLLABORATORS
Morning (digital portrait commissions), Astrid (phone backgrounds), Keira (colouring pages), laurie (paintings for sale), marnie (paintings for sale)





  • HOME
  • ABOUT US
    • Who We Are
    • Foster Program
    • Community Rat Care Program
    • Education
  • Foster / Support Us
    • Foster Application
    • Volunteer
    • Volunteer Application
    • Donate
    • Fundraisers
    • Educate
  • ADOPT
    • Meet The Rats!
    • Adoption Application
    • Partnered Adoption Application
  • LEARNING
    • Community Resources
    • Enrichment
  • STORE
    • Mystery Boxes >
      • Brux Box
      • Boggle Box
      • Gnaw Box
    • SETUP >
      • Cages
      • Hammocks
      • Cozy Foam Buckets
      • Hand-Braided Ropes
      • Hand-Crafted Pear Perches
      • Hand-Crafted Ledges
    • ENRICHMENT >
      • Dig Box
      • Bonding Scarves
      • Hanging Forage Toy
    • FOOD / TREATS >
      • Mischief Chips
      • Pear Twig Bundle
      • Snack Bag
    • MERCH >
      • "Be Ratical" Shirt
      • "Be Ratical" Tote
    • Gift Card
    • ALL ITEMS