Below is a list of some associations that organize volunteering abroad. Find out all the tips about where to go and volunteer as a veterinary assistant and nurse.
Do you love to travel? Is your dream to be able to travel the world and help animals? get to know different cultures and broaden your views?
Volunteering with animals, whether abroad or in your home country, has many positive sides such as:
- meet many other animal lovers like you,
- learn new languages and get to know new cultures,
- come into contact with exotic or wild animals,
- improve your veterinary nurse skills,
- connect with nature,
- travel alone,
- directly help animals that suffer or not protected,
- many others …: write in the comments why you chose to volunteer with animals. ?❤
In this article, I tried to group together some volunteer experiences to be done both in Italy and abroad.
If you have volunteered with animals around the world and want to share your experience with Assistente.vet write an email to erica.assistenzavet@gmail.com.
I will be happy to share your experience with many other animal lovers like you and me.
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There are a few things to know and consider before leaving to volunteer as a veterinary nurse or assistant.
Let’s see them together:
1. Requirements:
Requirement number one: love animals. But also love to travel, have an open mind.
Above all, don’t be afraid to get your hands dirty.
2. Description of the volunteer work:
Volunteer as a veterinary staff or as a helper?
Do your research and decide immediately what kind of experience you want to have.
There are organizations that volunteer with animals that are open to all people willing to help animals in need and willing to do different types of work.
You can do photography, admin, management.. You can do whatever you want. You just have to decide where you want to help.
Others, however, volunteer for veterinarians or veterinary nurses. So they also require qualification. This brings us to point 3.
3. Know your duties.
Whether it’s a specialized experience (eg role as a vet nurse or vet surgeon) or not, make sure you know what the requirements are but also what your duties will be.
You don’t want to know everything, but you don’t want to find yourself speechless either.
4. Budget:
Flight, visa and other transport are often not included. In addition, you must also think about health insurance.
Many organizations offer accommodation and meals. We remember that it is a volunteer, but it is still a job and a minimum of reward is needed.
Your contribution counts whether or not you hold a position as a nurse or veterinarian.
Also, be aware that many organizations ask for an (annual) membership fee to be able to join the association.
The skills of the veterinary nurse
Here is the list of where to volunteer with animals as a veterinary nurse or assitant
Organizations
Worldwide Veterinary Service
Vets Beyond Borders
Aiesec
Workaway
Keep the Planet
Non-for-profit
WeCare WORLDWIDE
Sri Lanka
Simabo Sao Vicente
Capo Verde
Khao Mak Animal Clinic
Thailand
Baan Unrak Thai Animal Sanctuary
Thailand
Wild Sun Rescue Center Costa Rica
Costa Rica
Others
- NEVIS ANIMAL SPEAK, Caraibi
- Grenada SPCA Animal Shelter, Grenada, Caraibi
- Carriacou Animal Hospital, Grenada, Caraibi
- Dogs and CAts ot the Dominican Replublic, Repubblica Dominicana
- Aprovet Nicaragua, Nicaragua
- RAREC, Perù
- Rescue center Costa Rica, Costa Rica
Conclusion
This is a list to start looking for where to volunteer with animals as a veterinary nurse or assistant.
If you have some tips about other associations, including Italian ones, do not hesitate to write it in the comments or send me an email to erica.assisticivet@gmail.com
Let’s keep this blog post updated with all our experiences.
ps. thanks to all those who in their way do something to improve the lives of people and animals all over the world. ❤