Sanctuary Gaia

VEGANISM

VISITS CANCELED

Our mission is to save animals who are exploited, neglected or abused, so many of them require special attention.

Because of the large number of cases that come to us, now in the Sanctuary there are more than 400 animals. The workload is so great, and because the infrastructure and means are not adequate for safe visits, for now we can not perform until we have the facilities equipped for this purpose.

We are aware of the great interest you have in coming to know the inhabitants of the sanctuary, so every day we put on social networking news of everything that happens in the Shrine current. you have to understand that our mission and first concern is to save the animals.

Volunteer

The program

Fundación Santuario Gaia is located 10 km from Camprodon (Girona), a small town in the Catalan Pyrenees, in an environment surrounded by forests, rivers and mountains.

We offer the possibility of living day to day in a Sanctuary for farm animals. Living with animals that have been rescued from exploitation and knowing first-hand how they interact with each other, observing the bonds of friendship that they establish between different species, and the capacity for recovery they have after having suffered a life of slavery.

The work is done inside the center. Volunteering is 6 days a week with 1 day of rest and flexible hours, depending on the volume of work, arrival of new animals or care of the sick. It is an outdoor job, so you have to be willing to work in inclement weather, to get dirty, get up early, in short, get involved with the animals. It is an intense and hard volunteering, but very comforting and positive.

It works with different species: sheep, goats, cows, bulls, horses, pigs, chickens, ducks, turkeys, geese, pigeons, dogs and cats. Each one with its character, with its adaptation process, with which it is necessary to know how to respect each individual to avoid unnecessary stress.

Safety rules will be learned that must be strictly followed, this is VERY IMPORTANT, the person who participates in the course must know how to work as a team, accept orders and carry them out.

Duration

Minimum two weeks and maximum 3 months (with a 2-week trial period).
Location

Comarca El Ripollès, province of Girona, Catalunya (Spain).

Requirements

• Being over 18 years.
• Driving license (it is essential, since the Sanctuary is 10 km from the nearest town).
• Animal lover.
• Responsible, serious and hard-working.
• To be in good physical shape.
• Medium level of Spanish.
• Animals are not allowed, since here the animals circulate freely and any new individual can cause stress or an accident.

Activities

The tasks are very varied: feeding the animals, cleaning the facilities, helping with the maintenance and improvement of the facilities, caring for the sick, etc.

It includes

• Accommodation in the Sanctuary.
• Consumption of electricity, water, gas and internet.
• Training course for farm animals.
• Attendance certificate.
• Liability insurance.

The program does not include:

• Travel expenses to the center or transfers.
• Feeding.
• Health insurance

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