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Animal Care Volunteer with Dogs, Cows, Goats, and Pigs !

The experience

Volunteers who love animals and are passionate about animal welfare. No experience of animal care or veterinary training is required as you’ll be working closely with a local veterinarian.

The Animal Welfare project is a unique and exciting chance for volunteers to help treat farm and domestic animals, delivering animal care and experiencing veterinary care in Uganda. As an Animal Welfare volunteer you’ll be placed with a local farm.

What you offer

25 hours of help per week

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

What you get

2 days off per week

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

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

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

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

Discounts on Tours: Get discounts for tours and excursions around town.

Discounts on Accommodation: Get discounts for your stay in other hostels.

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

Language lessons: Take free language classes at our place.

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

Basic Internet Access: Basic speed internet for you to work remotely

Requirements

Intermediate English

Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers

What's not included

Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa

Program Details

Volunteers who love animals and are passionate about animal welfare. No experience of animal care or veterinary training is required as you’ll be working closely with a local veterinarian.

The Animal Welfare project is a unique and exciting chance for volunteers to help treat farm and domestic animals, delivering animal care and experiencing veterinary care in Uganda. As an Animal Welfare volunteer you’ll be placed with a local farm where you may get involved in activities like making feeds, treating animals such as:

Cows
Goats
Pigs
Other livestock
Domestic animals such as dogs and cats and etc

Volunteers wishing to take part in the Animal Welfare project are recommended to get the Rabies vaccination to do hands-on work with some animals. Volunteers can take part on the project without having had the vaccination, but it is important to keep in mind that this may limit the amount of hands-on work you can do

When you volunteer with animals in Uganda you’ll be adding value to the local community, while also developing personally and professionally by:

Assisting a local vet to care for animals
Learning about animal welfare in a developing country
Developing your communication skills
Gaining animal care experience
Immersing yourself in Ugandan culture
Discovering Africa’s incredible wildlife

Activities & Shift

you may get involved in activities like making feeds, treating animals such as:

Cows
Goats
Pigs
Other livestock
Domestic animals such as dogs and cats and etc