hereinafter called "Volunteer," for and in consideration of the opportunity to gain valuable employment experience by volunteering at the City of Columbia Animal Shelter ("Shelter") does hereby release, acquit, and discharge THE CITY OF COLUMBIA and all agents, employees, successors, heirs and assigns, from any and all causes of action, claims, demands, damages, injuries to property, injuries to persons, deprivation of property or rights guaranteed by federal or state law, costs, attorney’s fees, and claims or judgments in law or equity of any nature, existing now or discovered in the future as a result of volunteering at the Shelter.
If Volunteer is a minor under the age of 18, as further consideration for the opportunity to gain valuable employment experience at the Shelter, the undersigned parent or guardian hereby agrees to release and to indemnify the THE CITY OF COLUMBIA and all agents, employees, successors, heirs and assigns, from and for any claim for damages or compensation resulting from injury to said minor in connection with the above mentioned volunteer opportunity.
The Release is entered into with full knowledge that the animals housed or kept at the City of Columbia Animal Shelter may bite, scratch, or otherwise injure a caregiver or personal property without notice. There are no other applicable agreements, promises or inducements except as herein expressed.