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Animal rescue centres

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Volunteer in animal rescue centres around the world – volunteer opportunities around the world

How to use this page.

Click on the announcement that interests you the most. Check the date of the publication (some volunteering opportunities in animal shelters might be already out-of-date). If the announcement is still valid, look for the “contact details section”. There you can find free ways to get in touch with the hosts (website, e-mail, phone numbers, application form). Send the host/organization a message and wait for a reply.

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  • dog shelters โ€“ volunteer projects
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Animal Rescue centres around the world.


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Volunteers smiling, working, and having fun while renovating an eco-friendly cave house in Andalusia, Spain. Activities include construction, creativity, and team-building in a natural, off-grid environment.

Eco-friendly frugal independent off-grid Cave house, Spain

Grace and her horse Currito on a horse expedition with volunteers and members of Ecupasil, promoting volunteer hospitality exchange and adventure

Recycled material building project on a natural horsemanship farm: join us in Spain

Two friendly alpacas touching noses on a peaceful mountain farm in the Czech Republic.

Live in beautiful Nature and help with Alpacas and horses in Czech Republic ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ

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Help at Mourad’s Refuge dog shelter in Tetouan, Morocco

olunteers jumping from red sand dunes in Wadi Rum desert, Jordan, part of a Bedouin family homestay and tour-help volunteering program.

Volunteer help at local Bedouin Family in the Wadi Rum Desert of Jordan

Goats and sheep grazing on a green Andean pasture near a volunteer farm in Peru, illustrating animal care and rural volunteering.

Volunteer on an organic farm in Peru: from agriculture to caring for animals.

Donkey in a sunny field at a Sicilian farmhouse and nursery near Scicli, part of the Sicily hospitality exchange program.

Garden management and plant nursery in Sicily, Italy: become a volunteer!

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Help in the garden in exchange for hospitality in Germany

A group of international volunteers relaxing in a colorful, artistic communal space at an eco-village in Varanasi, India. Some are sitting on mats and sofas, one person holds a guitar, surrounded by wall murals and natural lightโ€”showing the creative, peaceful community vibe.

Volunteers needed in a self-sustainable travellers community and homestay in Varanasi, India

Mother duck with ducklings on a Swedish permaculture farm, symbolizing sustainable living and animal care at Tvรฅ Ekar Gรฅrd, where volunteers help with planting, managing ducks and chickens, and restoration farming projects near Hagfors, Sweden.

Volunteering opportunity on a new permaculture/restoration farm in Vรคrmland, Sweden.

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Help on our small alternative off-grid holiday accommodation in North Cornwall, UK

Volunteers at an animal sanctuary in Scotland holding rescued birds of prey during a wildlife education and therapy program in the Scottish countryside.

Volunteer at an animal sanctuary and Bird centre in Scotland

Group photo of volunteers and community members at Barrow & Cousins Family Foundation Ecovillage Project in Dankunku, The Gambia, promoting education, sustainability, and cultural exchange.

Volunteer at an eco-village project in Dankunku, Gambia.

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Help with teaching English and other tasks in a small Cambodian village

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Spend your volunteer vacation in a beautiful camp, in Chennay, India

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