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29 opportunities found

Animal Shelter Cauquenes, Chile

Ayúdanos a proteger a los pudúes y al bosque nativo chileno 🌿

30h/week Animal Care Building & Repairing Farming Gardening
From 1 to 11 weeks Shared Dorm 3 meals
  • Sustainable project
  • Needs help immediately
  • New

Animal Shelter Kegalle, Sri Lanka

Help us care for Sri Lanka's Domesticated Elephant's

25h/week Animal Care
From 1 to 6 weeks Shared Dorm 3 meals
  • 5.0
  • Sustainable project
  • Top Host
  • Higher approval
  • Needs help immediately

Animal Shelter Cusco, Peru

Volunteer with Rescue Dogs in the Heart of Peru

15h/week Building & Repairing Cleaning Animal Care Social Work
From 1 to 12 weeks Private Room 2 meals
  • 5.0
  • Sustainable project
  • Top Host
  • Higher approval
  • Needs help immediately
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A day in the life of a worldpacker

A day living in the mountains in India⛰️
My morning volunteering in Malaysia 🦋​
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Animal Shelter Batan, Costa Rica

in water turtle monitoring and mangrove reforestation volunteer!

32h/week Cleaning Animal Care Building & Repairing Gardening
At least 1 week Private Room 3 meals
  • 5.0
  • Sustainable project
  • Higher approval
  • Needs help immediately

Animal Shelter São Bartolomeu de Messines, Portugal

Enjoy nature with YOUR OWN VAN and help our sanctuary animals

30h/week Animal Care Building & Repairing
At least 3 weeks Tent
  • 4.5
  • Sustainable project
  • Higher approval
  • Needs help immediately

Animal Shelter São Bartolomeu de Messines, Portugal

Enjoy nature, sleep in a tent and help our sanctuary animals

30h/week Building & Repairing Animal Care
At least 3 weeks Tent
  • 4.5
  • Sustainable project
  • Higher approval
  • Needs help immediately

Animal Shelter Trujillo, Peru

Volunteering with purpose, animal loving volunteers needed.

18h/week Animal Care Building & Repairing Social Work
From 2 weeks to 2 months Team Dorm
  • 5.0
  • Sustainable project
  • Needs help immediately

Animal Shelter Madalena do Pico, Portugal

Help Rescued Animals while Volunteering in Pico Island in Portugal

30h/week Animal Care Gardening Cleaning
From 4 to 8 weeks Team Dorm
  • Sustainable project
  • Higher approval
  • Needs help immediately
  • New

Animal Shelter Coimbra, Portugal

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

25h/week Animal Care Building & Repairing Gardening Cleaning
From 3 to 8 weeks Private Room 3 meals
  • 5.0
  • Sustainable project
  • Top Host
  • Higher approval
  • Needs help immediately

Animal Shelter Kildare, Ireland

Be an Animal Caregiver in our rescue farm

25h/week Animal Care
At least 4 weeks Tent 3 meals
  • 5.0
  • Sustainable project
  • Top Host
  • Higher approval
  • Needs help immediately

Animal Shelter Imperia, Italy

Dolphin and marine fauna Conservation Internship

30h/week Animal Care Social Work
From 4 to 12 weeks Shared Dorm
  • 5.0
  • Sustainable project
  • Needs help immediately

Animal Shelter Imperia, Italy

Cetaceans and marine fauna training Week

20h/week Animal Care Social Work
From 1 to 4 weeks Shared Dorm
  • 5.0
  • Sustainable project
  • Needs help immediately

Animal Shelter Siriu, Romania

URGENT: Volunteers needed for a dog shelter in rural Romania NOW

25h/week Cleaning Animal Care
At least 2 weeks Private Room
  • 4.5
  • Sustainable project
  • High demand
  • Needs help immediately

Animal Shelter Vila do Bispo, Portugal

Help an Animal Rescue in the South-West Algarve, Portugal!

25h/week Cleaning Animal Care Gardening
At least 2 weeks Tent
  • 5.0
  • Sustainable project
  • Top Host
  • Higher approval
  • Needs help immediately

Animal Shelter Middlesex County, Canada

Stay, Help & Learn on an Indigenous Reservation

30h/week Pet Sitting Cleaning Housekeeping Cooking
From 4 to 12 weeks Team Dorm 3 meals
  • 3.5
  • Sustainable project
  • Needs help immediately

Animal Shelter Nea Kallikratia, Greece

Help us in our non-profit animal sanctuary with rescued animals

25h/week Animal Care Building & Repairing
At least 3 weeks Private Room 2 meals
  • 3.5
  • Sustainable project
  • Needs help immediately

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