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Join our vegan sanctuary to help dogs and cats in need

The experience

Our non-profit cares for rescued dogs and cats, restoring their health so they can be rehomed. We feed natural homemade food, sterilize all animals, use plant-based remedies, and stay eco-friendly by making our own products and collecting unused food from markets. Our small team welcomes volunteers who want to help and learn. Working with us means sharing your days with animals who show love. We’d always warmly welcome you into our sanctuary :)

What you offer

30 hours of help per week

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

Kitchen Hand: Help prepare, finish and serve meals.

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

Social Work: Help with volunteer work in local projects and communities.

Additional fee required

Amount: US$ 3 Per day

Fee pays for: Donation to project

Description: the 3 dollars a day for covering your food that we prepare 3 times a day. We are struggeling financially right now so we have to ask our volunteers to pay a small fee. If it's not possible we will find a way together :) just contact us

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.

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.

Free Hiking Tours: We’ll take you on excursions and hikes around town. For free!

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.

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

Requirements

Beginner Spanish or Beginner English

Over 20 years old

Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers

What's not included

Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa

Program Details

hey! :) ,

Our non-profit organization is dedicated to the care and protection of the many canines and felines that are victims of neglect, abuse and abandonment.


When we welcome unwanted animals through our gates our main aim is to restore their health, both mental and physical, so that they can be rehomed with owners capable of giving them the love and attention they deserve.

In order to look after our furry friends, we make sure they have been medicated, have a balanced diet of natural, homemade food, which is prepared by the workers at the foundation and to sterilise them, because we know how sterilizations will affect the well-being of this and the coming generations of the strays.

we also use a range of plant-based medicines for ailments where veterinary prescribed drugs are not necessary.
We try to produce our own everyday items such as soaps and shampoos using natural materials and to be as self-sufficient and environmentally friendly as possible. Also we go to the local markets once a week to safe the food, which was meant to be thrown away (but is still perfectly edible for the animals and us). 



We are a team of 5 humans (+ usually 1- 2 volunteers) and we are all dedicated animals lovers, who are willing to share our knowledge with everyone, who’s interested. :)



We are now looking for a long-term volunteer to live with us for at least 6 months:

ahora estamos buscando un voluntario a largo plazo para vivir con nosotros durante al menos 6 meses:
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for all other volunteers: (:
Please read our profile fully before applying. We will not accept requests from people who haven't read our profile !!!

Please note: we will not accept short-term volunteers at this time: 3 weeks are our MINIMUM. So please only apply if you are willing to commit for that t

Activities & Shift

Schedule:

05:00 - 07:30: Feed cats & dogs + cleaning common areas
07.30 - 08:30: Breakfast
08:30 - 12:00: Nursing tasks(treatment of wounds, etc)+ cleaning cats & dogs dormitories
12:00 - 14:00: Lunchbreak
14:00 - 15:00: Feed cats & dogs
15:30 - 16:00: Prepare cats & dogs for sleeping time
After 16:00: free time (maybe feed kittens/puppies)

Sometimes work is necessary after 4pm, as with so many animals the unexpected can always occur. There may be puppies, kittens or animals in bad condition to take care of, as well as the possibility of cats or dogs being abandoned at our door at any hour.
Although the days can be long, the love you receive back from the animals will make it all worth it.

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we are looking for all kind of help, but there are some skills we urgently need:
- people with construction experience
- veterinarians or trainee veterinarians
- someone to manage our SOCIAL MEDIA account (make posts or stories)

some daily tasks will be:
* Sweep the yard
* Remove the leaves + dog poop
* Water the garden of the sanctuary
* Clean the cats and dogs’ dormitories
* Take the dogs for a walk
* Play with or pet the animals
* Help with taking the animals to the veterinary
* Help to feed cats and dogs (this happens 2 or 3 times per day)
* Help with grocery shopping
* One of the principal tasks will be to manage our Instagram account (make posts or stories)


Right now we are the home to more than 90 animals (80% are dogs). Since unfortunalty old or weak animals sometimes die or new ones get abandoned or dropped over our fence the number of animals always changes, so there is lots to be done. We want people, who are thinking of joining us to know, that working with animals can be very physically and mentally challenging.

Rules

Apart from some of the meat used to feed the animals, we are a strictly meat free /plant based sanctuary. We do not expect everybody, who joins our team to be vegan, but for the time you will spent at the sanctuary we kindly ask to not consume any products from animals whatsoever - In respect for the animals and our founders.
Nutritious Vegan food and natural juices are provided at the shelter for all volunteers.

Drugs are forbidden on the property!