Volunteering
Our rescue centres in India, Indonesia and the UK welcome volunteers of all ages, nationalities and backgrounds. You don’t need to be a vet or scientific expert to be eligible, although we accept those too! Whether you volunteer for a few days, weeks, months - or even years - you are likely to be asked to help out in all kinds of areas. The hours can be long when you’re caring for animals, but they’re never dull. Many of our volunteers return time after time to help us out - a great testimony to how much they enjoy working with us.
Volunteering in Goa, India
Our centre in Goa bristles with large numbers of volunteers during the holiday season. Some come for a day or two, others stay for months and help out more or less full time. Vet students and newly qualified vets come to get hands-on experience and others just come out of their love for animals. Thanks to our volunteers, for almost nine months of the year every dog that can be walked gets taken out every day and the puppies and kittens receive almost constant attention.
For more information on volunteering in India please read our volunteer guide, email us or call us on +44 1825 767688.
Volunteering in Java, Indonesia
Volunteering at our primate rescue centre in Indonesia is limited to researchers who can help increase the knowledge we need to release these animals into the wild. Some researchers investigate new methods of environmental enrichment in their enclosures. We are absolutely committed to returning these animals to the wild so we need to keep disturbance to a minimum.
For more information on volunteering in Indonesia please email us or call us on +44 1825 767688.
Volunteering in Ketapang, Indonesia
Starting in 2011 volunteers will also have the exciting opportunity to assist us with building a desperately needed orangutan rehabilitation centre in Ketapang, Indonesia.
For more information on this volunteer opportunity and to apply, please visit » The Great Projects: IAR Orangutan Project
Volunteering at the IAR Head Office and throughout the UK
We also appreciate help with other aspects of our work, especially fundraising collections and helping out in our busy office in Uckfield, East Sussex. Whatever your skills or expertise or wherever you are located in the UK, we would love to hear from you. We really appreciate everyone's support - we couldn't manage without you!
If you are interested in volunteering for us, please email us or call us on +44 1825 767688. Please note, our volunteering opportunities in the UK (apart from at Catastrophes Cat Rescue) do not involve working with animals directly.
Volunteering at Catastrophes Cat Rescue, UK
Our cat sanctuary in Heathfield, East Sussex is always grateful for a helping hand too. With more than a hundred cats in our care, we will always need volunteers to assist us with feeding and looking after them.
For more information on volunteering at Catastrophes please email us or call us on +44 1825 767688.
Related items
» Goa volunteer guide
» Where we work
» Volunteer and help build a future for orangutans