Join a powerful animal rights movement in northern Italy and live on-site at a dog and animal shelter! If you’re passionate about animal care, vegan ethics, and daily shelter life, this opportunity will immerse you fully into a meaningful mission where your love for animals meets hands-on impact.
💼 Activity Type: Individual Volunteering (ESC)
🏢 Host Organization: Vitadacani – Associazione a tutela dei diritti animali
📍 Location: Arese, Italy
📆 Period: 20/08/2025 – 31/12/2025
⏳ Duration: Medium-term
📚 Fields: Animal rights, Environment, Physical activity, Social challenges
💬 Language(s): English (basic Italian is a plus)
🎯 Eligibility criteria (Who can apply?): Volunteers aged 18–30 from:
🇦🇹 Austria, 🇧🇪 Belgium, 🇧🇬 Bulgaria, 🇭🇷 Croatia, 🇨🇿 Czech Republic, 🇨🇾 Cyprus, 🇩🇰 Denmark, 🇪🇪 Estonia, 🇫🇷 France, 🇫🇮 Finland, 🇩🇪 Germany, 🇬🇷 Greece, 🇭🇺 Hungary, 🇮🇪 Ireland, 🇮🇸 Iceland, 🇱🇮 Liechtenstein, 🇱🇹 Lithuania, 🇱🇻 Latvia, 🇱🇺 Luxembourg, 🇲🇹 Malta, 🇳🇴 Norway, 🇳🇱 Netherlands, 🇵🇱 Poland, 🇵🇹 Portugal, 🇷🇴 Romania, 🇸🇰 Slovakia, 🇸🇮 Slovenia, 🇸🇪 Sweden, 🇪🇸 Spain, 🇺🇦 Ukraine
🧪 Responsibilities / Tasks:
Get ready for an intense, fulfilling volunteering experience:
- Daily dog care: feeding, walking, cleaning, building trust
- Supporting rescued farm animals at a second site in Magnago
- Promoting animal rights through events and awareness activities
- Helping with social media content and website maintenance
- Maintaining shelter hygiene and supporting daily operations
🌟 Why to join?
If you love animals deeply, enjoy physical outdoor work, and want to live in a community driven by compassion and vegan principles, this is your dream ESC project. You’ll live at the shelter site, work side by side with passionate activists, and learn all about animal advocacy in Italy.
📩 Application Info:
Apply through the official portal by submitting your CV and motivation letter (in English):
🔗 https://youth.europa.eu/solidarity/opportunity/47235_en
📅 Application Deadline: 14/07/2025 – 17:10 CET
💰 Compensation:
- Shared room on shelter grounds
- Vegan kitchen access & free lunch on working days
- €110/month food allowance
- €6/day pocket money
- Travel costs reimbursed per ESC rules
- Full health insurance coverage
🌐 Official link:
https://youth.europa.eu/solidarity/opportunity/47235_en
