animal welfare

CERVIS stands out because it is built to handle the unique logistical challenges of animal care across facilities of all sizes. Rather than relying on generic scheduling tools, organizations can use our platform to track specialized animal handling qualifications, manage recurring daily feeding shifts, and coordinate off-site mobile adoption clinics from a single unified dashboard.

By replacing manual spreadsheets and paper liability waivers with an automated digital system, CERVIS centralizes volunteer recruitment, training checklists, and daily shift coordination. This eliminates administrative bottlenecks and ensures critical shifts are always covered, allowing your team to keep their focus entirely on the animals.

Yes. CERVIS provides robust scheduling tools that easily accommodate both on-site shelter shifts and off-site mobile adoption events. Administrators can set up recurring multi-day events, establish registration restrictions to ensure only qualified volunteers handle certain animals, and send automated email and SMS text reminders to ensure shifts are always covered.

To track hours accurately off-site, organizations can enable the Mobile Volunteer Sign-in feature. Volunteers can use their personal smartphones to log their exact hours by clicking a secure link or scanning a touchless QR code when they arrive at the mobile clinic. For added accountability, the software can utilize geolocation to verify the volunteer is within the event radius before allowing them to sign in, completely eliminating the need for paper rosters in the field.

Animal welfare organizations can completely eliminate paper forms using CERVIS’s built-in digital document tools. The software seamlessly collects and stores e-signatures for liability waivers, safety agreements, and terms and conditions directly during the volunteer onboarding process.

Yes. CERVIS features an On-Site Sign-in/Sign-out Kiosk that allows volunteers to log their exact hours independently when they arrive at the shelter. To enhance facility security and volunteer identification, the system can also automatically generate printed volunteer nametags.

CERVIS offers comprehensive impact tracking and custom data reporting. Administrators can monitor logged hours, track checklists of completed volunteer tasks (such as specialized animal handling training), and generate tailored reports for grant applications. The platform also features a built-in awards and badges system to recognize top contributors and boost volunteer retention.

CERVIS is trusted by a wide variety of animal welfare groups, ranging from local, volunteer-run rescues to large-scale municipal shelters and zoological parks. Notable organizations utilizing the platform include the Saint Louis Zoo, Michigan Humane Society, Northern Nevada SPCA, and The Rescue Train.