Volunteers urged to help with homeless pets

The online database of homeless pets, Petfinder.com, reminds residents National Volunteer Week is April 15-21, and is encouraging individuals to volunteer to help homeless pets.

To encourage volunteerism, the Web site has a volunteer database where visitors to the may register to help local animal welfare organizations. Tasks include cleaning cages, walking pets or helping add homeless pets to the Petfinder database. For more information, visit www.petfinder.com.