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Support our mission to rehabilitate and care for animals in need

The experience

We need lots of help with so many animals to care for. Our volunteers are invaluable. If you want to have a deeper understanding of animals and their welfare, why not think about volunteering with us? Some of it is mucky work, we won't lie to you! But it's amazing what you discover about your own capabilities, plus you get to help with the rehabilitation and trust building of animals that come from backgrounds of abuse, neglect or slaughter.

What you offer

25 hours of help per week

Gardening: Help grow plants and cultivate gardens

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

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

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

What you get

1 day off per week

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

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.

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.

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

Requirements

Intermediate English

Over 18 years old

Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers

What's not included

Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa

Program Details

Each and every day of the week the animals need care, feeding, cleaning of their housing and routine animal husbandry practices.

Tasks can include:
feeding animals,
moving the chickens from the night coop to the day coop and cleaning their bedding and coops, as well as picking up camel and donkey poo,
animal enrichment,
house cleaning,
gardening,
shopping,
cooking,
painting the decking,
removing or fixing fencing,
weed eradication,
piling up fallen branches for fires,
raking hay,
and more.

Of course, you're sure to get some sneaky cuddles and meet the animals as well.

Also my dogs live indoors and they are big and totally mythical, truly gentle giants.

Activities & Shift

Preference is for a 3 week minimal length of stay for volunteers.

Whilst some outdoor tasks are not glamorous and are often arduous and dirty, they greatly assist in keeping our many resident rescue animals safe, happy and healthy.

There are two rooms: a Single bedroom and double bedroom and shared meals. It is a vegan household.

What we do promise is lots of laughter and the opportunity to meet people who share your love of animals. We embrace community at Galahad's Animal Sanctuary.

Of course, you're sure to get some sneaky cuddles and meet the animals as well.

Rules

I need help daily in feeding and looking after the animals. The shifts are mainly in the morning and evening with feeds for 1.5 hours each. There is also sometimes extra help required as needed or with cooking meals, cleaning the B&B once a week and cleaning the house and gardening. If you want to travel or go somewhere just let me know and we can work around the schedule. It can be flexible.