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Volunteer at an Animal Sanctuary

The experience

We are a modest Animal Sanctuary in the south of Brazil, currently home to 2 bulls, lots of fish, and 14 (mostly senior) dogs. Volunteers are expected to help tending to all the animals, which includes cleaning the areas where the bulls stay/live, feeding the bulls, the dogs, and the fish, spending quality time with the bulls, but specially with the senior dogs, help cleaning the areas where the dogs stay mostly, and help with gardening.

What you offer

20 hours of help per week

Kitchen Hand: Help prepare, finish and serve meals.

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

Farming: Plant crops, sow seeds and help in outside tasks.

Gardening: Help grow plants and cultivate gardens

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.

Free Laundry: You can use our laundry room freely.

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.

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

Requirements

Intermediate Portuguese or Intermediate English

Between 28 and 54 years old

Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers

What's not included

Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa

Program Details

Welcome to Brum's Animal Sanctuary! Our residents came from conditions of abuse and neglect and were rescued by me in the course of many years. I take care of the Sanctuary on my own and have only 1 part-time employee on week days and a cleaning lady once a week.
Each resident, being them a dog, a bull, a wild bird or bee that flies by, has a unique personality and specific needs that must be noted and respected. The Sanctuary has a pond and a small agroforest where I grow bananas, veggies, papaya, etc. Volunteers should participate in gardening activities and might learn or teach me something in the process. Although very beautiful and carefully tented to, the Sanctuary is next to the city and not an idyllic place in the mountains or in the middle of a forest as I'd love it to be.
But I'm more than happy to go with you on small tours to explore better surroundings.

Activities & Shift

Feeding the bulls and the dogs
Help cleaning the areas where they stay (this is heavy work)
Gardening
Spending quality time with all the animals, which means playing, petting, grooming, etc.

Rules

This is a strictly VEGAN multi-species community. All meals must be vegan. Consumtion of meat, dairy, eggs, and honey is not allowed.
All the residents must be treated with love and respect.