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Animal sanctuaries 🐘

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Welcome to our page dedicated to animal-related volunteering opportunities! Here you can find a variety of animal sanctuaries, rescue centers, ranches, and eco-farms that offer volunteering opportunities related to animals. If you have a specific interest in volunteering with certain animals, check out our mini-categories for dogs, cats, horses, marine conservation, camels or llamas, and elephants.

How to use this page:

Scroll through the announcements and click on the one that interests you. Be sure to check the date of publication, as some opportunities may have expired. If the announcement is still valid, look for the “contact details” section where you can find free ways to get in touch with the hosts, such as their website, email, phone number, or application form. Send the host or organization a message expressing your interest and wait for a reply.

Volunteering with animals is a rewarding experience that can provide you with valuable skills, personal growth, and a sense of purpose. We hope you find the perfect opportunity to match your interests and passions. Happy volunteering!

  If you are looking for volunteering opportunities with specific animals check these mini categories:

  • Dogs
  • Cats
  • Horses
  • Marine Conservation
  • Camels or Lama
  • Elephant

Animal sanctuaries/Rescue centre volunteer opportunities 🐘


Please note that this page can only display 12-15 articles at a time. If you do not see what you are looking for, click on “older posts” to view additional opportunities. If you are a host or organization that needs help looking after your animals, we invite you to add your listing to our page. Simply fill out the submission form with the necessary details and we will review it for publication.

volunteers, India, at Samaritan camp centre

Volunteer and live in the south of India at the Samaritan Camp Centre

Horse farm volunteer bottle-feeding a foal during farm stay in Aix-en-Provence, France

Looking for voluntourists in Aix-en-Provence France!

Two playful monkeys at Wild Futures Monkey Sanctuary in Cornwall, UK – rescued primates cared for by volunteers.

Wild Futures Monkey Sanctuary is looking for volunteers in Cornwall, UK

Group of Malaysian kindergarten children and teachers posing in front of a Kebun Rahsia farm banner during an outdoor educational visit in Kota Tinggi, Johor.

Farm and animal care volunteer opportunity in Johor, Malaysia

camel caravan with tourists riding through golden Sahara Desert sand dunes at sunset in Morocco, guided by locals in traditional blue attire

The Farm in the Sahara, experience the life in the desert in Marocco

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 🇨🇿

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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 light—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 Två Ekar Gård, 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 Värmland, Sweden.

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