When I volunteer during open hours I work with the cats showing them to the adopters, keeping them groomed and nails cut. I was told I couldn't clean litter boxes though. During after hours our volunteers get the crappy, yet important work of dishes and laundry. We wash every food and water dish daily and also all the blankets from each kennel. It can get pretty nasty but its worth it. When waiting for laundry to get done I got to bathe dogs that are going home and also I got to bring clean blankets back into the rooms with mothers and puppies. For the most part we choose what work we volunteer to do, but sometimes something comes up and we do different work.