🐾 ESC Volunteering in Türkiye – “Saving Stray Cats and Dogs” in Sinop! 🇹🇷💚🐶🐱

About the Project

Do you love animals and want to make a real difference in their lives? Join the Sahipsiz Hayvanları Koruma ve Yaşatma Derneği (Association for the Protection and Survival of Stray Animals) in Sinop, Türkiye, and take part in the “Saving Stray Cats and Dogs” project!

This short-term (2-month) ESC volunteering opportunity offers a meaningful experience for vets, vet students, and vet nurses eager to help abandoned and injured animals while learning hands-on veterinary and animal care practices. Volunteers will work at shelters, wildlife centers, and local villages, supporting feeding, treatment, rescue, and post-operative care.

🕒 Activity Period: 20 December 2025 – 16 February 2026
📍 Location: Sinop, Türkiye
🏢 Host Organization: Sahipsiz Hayvanları Koruma ve Yaşatma Derneği
💰 Compensation: €360/month (food + pocket money)

🌟 Project Focus Areas

🐕 Animal rescue & care
🐾 Environment and natural protection
💉 Veterinary & first aid training
💚 Health and wellbeing
🌍 Community awareness for animal welfare

💡 Volunteer Tasks

🐶 Assist vets with treatments, surgeries, and check-ups
🐱 Feed, clean, and care for orphaned or sick animals
🚑 Join animal rescue operations around the city and countryside
🏡 Support shelter maintenance, hygiene, and record-keeping
🧫 Learn post-op care, nursing, and vaccination procedures
🌿 Participate in fieldwork at Sinop and Gerze shelters, wildlife centers, and local villages

🧭 Participant Profile

🎓 Vet, vet nurse, or veterinary student (required)
💚 Passionate about animals and motivated to help
🌍 Open to intercultural teamwork
🤝 Responsible, caring, and proactive
🐾 Ready to work both indoors and outdoors in diverse environments

🏠 Accommodation & Logistics

🏡 Shared furnished flat with other volunteers
🚗 Local transportation provided (shelter car or bus)
🍽️ €360 monthly food + pocket allowance
🚌 Travel costs reimbursed according to ESC guidelines
📚 Training in first aid, sterilization, internal medicine, and animal nursing