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🌿 Would you like to live a different kind of experience surrounded by animals and nature? At Corazón Verde Animal Sanctuary, in the mountains of Asturias, Spain, we are looking for volunteers to live with us and help care for rescued animals. 🐷🐴🐐 We offer free accommodation after a one-month trial period, 2 days off per week, and the chance to become part of our small community. 💚 Come and experience Corazón Verde!
32 hours of help per week
Animal Care: Help look after and take care of animals.
1 day off per week
Private Room: You will have a bed in a private room. In other words, a room just for you.
Shared Dorm: You will have a bed in a shared room, which means you will share the same room with other travelers.
Free Laundry: You can use our laundry room freely.
Bikes at your disposal: You can use our bikes any time you want.
Pick Up: We will pick you up when you arrive, and take you to our property.
Yoga classes: Take free yoga classes at our place.
Use our equipped kitchen: Feel free to use our kitchen and make your own delicious food.
Certificate: Get a certificate of completion after you finish your experience.
Basic Internet Access: Basic speed internet for you to work remotely
Beginner English or Beginner Spanish
Between 18 and 60 years old
Only hosts solo volunteers (doesn’t accept couples or partners)
Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa
Our volunteer program offers the opportunity to live in the heart of Asturian nature while you directly contribute to the welfare of rescued animals.
The work of volunteers at Corazón Verde Sanctuary is organized into two daily shifts, totaling approximately 30 hours per week, with 1 day off per week.
🌅 Morning shift · 8:00 AM to 12:00 PM
This is the main work shift. We start the day by preparing and distributing the animals' breakfasts, checking that everyone is well and has clean water.
Afterwards the cleaning of their spaces is carried out, including stables, shelters, rest areas and feeders. Straw bedding is also refreshed when necessary, and the different spaces are kept in good hygienic and welfare conditions.
The rest of the morning is devoted to basic cleaning and maintenance tasks of the sanctuary: organizing materials, cleaning common areas, conditioning paths, checking enclosures, removing branches or vegetation and making small repairs and improvements.
🌙 Afternoon shift · 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM
In the afternoon we carry out the second shift of the day, mainly devoted to the animals' dinners.
We prepare and distribute their food, check the water and take the opportunity to verify again that all the animals are well before finishing the day.
🐷🐴🐐 Working in a sanctuary means becoming part of the animals' daily routine. They are simple tasks, but essential to ensure they can live in a clean, safe and tranquil environment.
Typical schedule: 8:00–12:00 and 19:00–20:00 · 6 days a week · 1 day off.
Living at Corazón Verde means sharing a space dedicated mainly to offering peace, safety and welfare to rescued animals. Therefore, we ask all volunteers to respect a few basic rules.
🐾 Respect and tranquility for the animals
The animals are the sanctuary's main inhabitants and their tranquility must always be respected.
Gritting, chasing the animals, scaring them or making unnecessary noises near their spaces is not allowed.
Never should you force an animal to approach, be touched, hugged or interact.
Each animal has its own personality, history and limits. They are the ones who decide when they want to relate to us.
You cannot feed the animals outside the established routines without authorization.
It is forbidden to enter enclosures or open gates and fences without first knowing the safety rules.
Photographs and videos must be taken while always respecting the animals' tranquility.
Parties, loud music or behaviors that disrupt the sanctuary's tranquil environment are not allowed.
🏡 Living in the volunteer house
The house is a shared space, so we seek a living arrangement based on respect, cleanliness, communication and collaboration.
Each person must keep their room clean and tidy and help with the cleaning of the kitchen, bathrooms and shared spaces.
After cooking or using a shared area, it should be left clean and ready for the next person.
Respect the rest and privacy of others, especially during night hours.
Smoking inside the dwelling is not allowed.
Consumption of alcohol or drugs is prohibited
The food will be vegan
