ESC: Saving stray cats and dogs (2 months)

Name: ESC: Saving stray cats and dogs (2 months)
Start: 2024-10-20
End: 2024-12-19
Location: Turkey

Code: 42670 Copied

Turkey European Voluntary Service Environment European Voluntary Service Environment Fixed dates

About the project

📝 Detailed information

💼 What the programme involves

We are looking for vet - vet student volunteers who will work in the shelter of stray cats and dogs in Sinop and Gerze, Turkiye for the short term. Volunteers will assist the employed vet and the staff with their work such as treatment, surgery, check-ups and keeping the record of the stages of the illnesses. The main challenge in the shelter is to fight against Distemper, Panleukopenia and Parvoviral Enteritis. So the volunteers will work on the treatment of these diseases. Feeding the orphans (hand rearing), sick and elderly will be the tasks of the volunteer. The volunteers will be responsible for checking the association's animals in the village. Organising adopting, fund raising and food collecting campaigns, going to rescue operations, city tours to feed the stray animals are the tasks of the volunteer outside the animal shelter. The day starts at 09:00 and ends at 15:30 in the shelter. Saturdays and Sundays are off.

🏠 Accommodation on site

The volunteers will live in a furnished flat with the other volunteers who are here for the other project activities. The short long term volunteers might share their room. The shelter car will pick the volunteer and bring them back in Sinop. For the Gerze shelter, the volunteers take the bus. Bus costs are paid to the volunteer every month. The volunteer will get 280 Euros food money and pocket money per month. The flight cost both ways will be reimbursed up to the limit of the program guide.

🎒 Leisure activities

The volunteer will learn the following: - The first aid for cats and dogs - Cat and dog sterilization (male and female) - Diagnosis and treatment in internal medicine - Traumatic surgery and amputation - Post-op care - Distemper, Panleukopenia and parvoviral enteritis treatment - Nursing the orphans (hand rearing)- Daily check-up of the patients and babies - Cooking especially for the babies and the patients and feeding them.

⚠️ Requirements

The Participant profile: We are looking for a vet, vet student, vet nurse or vet nurse student. Volunteer should be passionate with their work and eager to develop their competences. Also able to live with other volunteers from diverse nationalities.
Deadline: 10/10/2024 00:00

ℹ️ Additional information

The project is implemented under the European Solidarity Corps Programme, financed by the European Commission.
The participating organisations have to be mindful of these needs as they are responsible for providing a respectful and trusting hosting environment. At the same time, the organisations participating in the initiative devote a great deal of time, energy and resources to set up a high-quality activity; they should therefore expect that European Solidarity Corps participants show a similar level of respect for the local communities and the people that are directly concerned by the activities (https://youth.europa.eu/solidarity/mission_en).
What do we provide ?

Training before and after the project
Health insurance during your project
round-trip travel reimbursement
accommodation and food
pocket money
language course
Return Week-end
Youth Pass and SVI international Volunteer passport

Before applying for this volunteering project, you need to enroll yourself at European Solidarity Corps Platform (https://europa.eu/youth/solidarity_en) and specify your European Solidarity Corps Participant Number (PRN).
This organisation holds a European Solidarity Corps Quality Label.
Contact the ESC coordinator at +32 2 888 67 13 to get more informations.

Interested in this project? Create your account and apply online.

📅 Available sessions

TR42670

20/10/2024 → 19/12/2024

Closed

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Deadline: 10/10/2024

ℹ️ Key information

Age required

18–30 years old

Solidarity donation

0.00 EUR

French tax residents may be eligible for a tax reduction of up to 66% of their costs (membership, plane tickets, solidarity donation).

📍 Location

Ada, Okullar Cd. No:130, 57000 Sinop Merkez/Sinop, Türkiye

Turkey

🌍 Location info

Local currency

Turkey Lira (TRY / ₺)

Exchange rate

1 TRY = 0.017822 EUR

Rate as of 31/05/2026

Timezone

GMT+03:00

Local time: 21:04 (12/11/2026)

🛡️ Before you leave

Security information

📞 Contact us

[email protected]

+32 2 888 67 13

Contact form

✅ Features

🏠 Accommodation

Collective

🗣️ Languages spoken

English Turkish