ESC Volunteering in a dog shelter for animal rights near Milan, Italy (EU residents ONLY)

Voluntouring staff

4 years ago

A Happy Dogs Koh Chang volunteer pets a black puppy on the grass in Thailand, symbolizing volunteering opportunities and dog-sitting projects.

Vitadacani is an animal rights activist organisation near Milan. They are looking for volunteers who will take care of the dogs in their shelter and help the organization in promoting the protection of animals.

Location: Arese (Milano), Italy
Duration: 12 months, starting in October 2021
Applicants: 2 volunteers aged 18-30 from EU countries only
Hosting institution: Vitadacani OdV
Application deadline: 29th October

The volunteer’s tasks will be:

Take care of the dogs in the shelter, prepare their food and take them out on walks
Get to know each one of the animals, their personality and their special needs
Clean and take care of the shelter’s spaces
Support the adoption process
Support the organization of events for animal rights
Help communication on social media and maintaining the website

We are looking for volunteers with the following characteristics:

Great love for animals and the ability to approach them with care
Preferably adhering to the organization’s lifestyle (antispecism, veganism…) or willing to adapt to it during the activities
Willing to “get their hands dirty” with tasks like cleaning the animal shelters

Associazione Joint (the coordinating organisation) will contact only the shortlisted candidates to arrange a Skype interview.

Do you charge volunteers a daily or weekly fee?

No, we offer free food and accommodation – See [ESC Benefits]

How many hours of volunteering help will you expect per week?

about 20-25 hours

CONTACT DETAILS 🔍📧

Please note: These ESC volunteer programs may be outdated. Information regarding availability, dates, tasks, and requirements might no longer be accurate. We recommend contacting the hosts directly to confirm the project’s current status.

See the detailed ESC project here:

https://youthforeurope.eu/all-the-opportunities/

To apply for this European Solidarity Corps project, please send your CV to apply.esc@associazionejoint.org 📧

Download the Infopack of the project: https://youthforeurope.eu/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Vitadacani-ESC-Infopack-2021-September.pdf

Vitadacani Onlus – Email – alice.b@associazionejoint.org
Website and social media
Website – https://www.vitadacani.org/
FB – Official Facebook Page
IG – https://www.instagram.com/vitadacani__official/
YT – https://www.youtube.com/c/VitadacaniODV