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Animal Sanctuary in Coimbra, Portugal, needs YOU! 🐷🐴

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The experience

We are a vegan animal sanctuary in Coimbra, dedicated to rescuing and caring for abandoned and abused farm animals.

Our sanctuary is home to many wonderful souls, and during your stay, you'll have the chance to meet them all! 🐷 🐴 🐢 πŸ” 🐱

Each day, you'll connect with the animals, learn about their unique personalities, and enjoy plenty of cuddles with those who seek it. πŸ’š

What you offer

25 hours of help per week

Animal Care: Help look after and take care of animals.

Building & Repairing: Help with a wide range of repairs or building.

Gardening: Help grow plants and cultivate gardens

Cleaning: Help clean the kitchen, bedrooms, bathrooms and common areas.

Additional fee required

Amount: € 4 Per day

Fee pays for: Donation to project

Description: We are a dedicated animal sanctuary run entirely by full-time volunteers. As a non-profit organisation, we rely on donations to sustain our mission of rescuing and caring for animals. While every contribution directly supports the animals, we ask volunteers for a contribution to cover their own food and supplies during their stay. This helps us keep our resources focused on giving the animals the love and care they deserve.

What you get

2 days off per week

Private Room: You will have a bed in a private room. In other words, a room just for you.

Shared Dorm: You will have a bed in a shared room, which means you will share the same room with other travelers.

Breakfast: You are entitled to a free breakfast, every day of your stay.

Lunch: You are entitled to a free lunch, every day of your stay.

Dinner: You are entitled to a free dinner, every day of your stay.

Free Laundry: You can use our laundry room freely.

Get free drinks or beverages.: Drink up! Get free and tasty drinks for yourself.

Pick Up: We will pick you up when you arrive, and take you to our property.

Use our equipped kitchen: Feel free to use our kitchen and make your own delicious food.

Certificate: Get a certificate of completion after you finish your experience.

Fast Internet Access: High-speed internet for you to work remotely

Requirements

Fluent English or Fluent Portuguese

Between 20 and 60 years old

Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers

What's not included

Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa

Program Details

Volunteers play a key role in taking responsibility for and learning about the animals at the sanctuary, as well as the importance of such places in creating a better world for them.

We’re looking for volunteers to assist with daily tasks such as feeding, cuddling, cleaning the stables, and helping with special projects like building compost bins and creating new shaded areas for the animals.

It’s essential that we have volunteers who are willing to dedicate their time and affection to the animals, making a real difference in their lives.

Activities & Shift

A typical day might look like this:
- **8:30 AM:** Start with feeding all the animals.
- **9:30 AM:** Clean the stables to keep everything fresh and comfortable.
- **11:30 AM:** Head home for a break.
- **4:00–5:00 PM:** Return for the evening feeding and final cleaning of the day.

Rules

As an animal sanctuary, we have a policy of only allowing vegan food within the sanctuary and the house. This helps us stay true to our values and mission of promoting compassion for all living beings.