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***** SUPERVISOR NEEDED FOR 1 to 3 MONTHS - THIS IS A PAID POSITION *****
URGENTLY LOOKING FOR VOLUNTEERS FOR IMMEDIATE START. IF ANYONE TRAVELLING HAS EXPERIENCE WITH LAYING TILES, WE NEED TO LAY TILES IN OUR DISABLED DOG RUNS.
My name is Tamara. I am an Australian teacher living in Songkhla, Thailand. I started a rescue centre in 2012. My passion and mission is to vaccinate, sterilize, medicate, feed, adopt and love as many street dogs as possible. I have 15 dogs in my home, 120 dogs at our sanctuary and 180 street dogs. Once the dogs are healed and healthy, I strive to find forever families for them. I also care for around 150 dogs on the streets, providing food and medical treatments.
Eight years ago, I made the big decision that my heart had been telling me to do for years. I sold or gave away most of my belongings, rented my house out, took leave from my teaching job and moved back to Thailand.
I know I can't save every dog, but for every dog I save, that is one dog that is better off. My belief is one dog at a time.
I hope you can help me help them.Arten von Hilfe und Lernmöglichkeiten
Gartenarbeiten
Heimwerker- und Bauarbeiten
Betreuung von Tieren
Zubereiten / Kochen von Mahlzeiten für die Familie
Hausarbeiten
Handwerkliche Arbeiten
Kultureller Austausch und Lernmöglichkeiten
Volunteers will enjoy the small town culture, non touristy feel of Songkhla. Songkhla is a town surrounded by beaches and a lake. There are plenty of markets and food places to explore.
Please respect the culture and dress appropriately.
Volunteers will be exposed to the challenges and rewards that come along with rescuing animals.Arbeit
Commitment, communication and common sense are essential
This is a dog rescue, not a doggy day care. Hugging and loving the dogs is part of it, but please read everything carefully!!
You must love dogs. This is their house.
If you are scared of dogs, this is not the place for you.
You need to be flexible as urgent situations arise daily.
Help 5 hours a day, 5 days a week.
Your first and last days will be counted as days off.
The hours a day might be over split shifts, not a block. Depends on the number of volunteers. If there are limited volunteers, you may be asked to work longer hours, which may include just hanging out at the foster home or dog sanctuary.
Be prepared for ticks, mosquitoes and getting dirty.
Thailand is hot.
Have initiative, common sense and work without supervision are necessary.
Be open minded and willing to take on new challenges.
Willing to learn, listen and respect our rules.
Learn about new cultures and experiences.
Ideal for people with work ethic and looking for a career break / change NOT people dealing with personal issues!
It is important that you stay for the time we agreed upon. Otherwise it leaves me in a difficult position and it is the dogs that are let down.
This is not a place for a holiday, but working with the dogs. You will work hard, but it is very rewarding. If you are looking for a free place to stay, this is not it.
If you want to party every night, this is not the place for you!
Food is not provided.
This is Thailand. Electricity and water can often go out for hours or days on end. This is beyond my control!
You are free to explore in your free time of course.
Please arrive before 4pm.
You will spend time between the foster home and our new sanctuary. The foster home is located in Songkhla town and the sanctuary is located about 20 minutes away.
Volunteers will be expected to:
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**** Please read this very, very carefully.
This is not a western country, it is Thailand and facilities, services and accommodation are very basic.
We are not like a rescue centre in the west. We do our very best that we can for each and every dog.
Please don't come here with the mindset that things are perfect, they aren't.
We have limited space, too many dogs and not enough funding.
If you come here with an open mind and really love dogs, you will love this experience and find it rewarding
Please respect the rules and routines that we have in place, they are there for a reason. You may disagree with some of my decisions, but please remember you are here to help, not change current practices. All the dogs in my care are in much better places now, than where they previously were. You will likely be here for a short period of time and maybe feel like you aren't really contributing to the dogs, but believe me, you will be in some way.
Please understand that I am doing the very best that I can with what I have. It isn't perfect, but then nothing in this world is. I can assure you these dogs are much better off where they are now, rather than on the streets being abused, killed or even eaten. You can make a difference to their lives, if you just jump in and focus on the dogs, rather than criticising what we don't have or do.Gesprochene Sprachen
Englisch: Fließend
Thai: FließendUnterkunft
Sanctuary
Basic shared room with mattress, sheets, pillow and fan. Shared bathroom with cold water shower.
Please keep your room, bathroom and kitchen area tidy. Electricity is very expensive in Thailand, so please ensure fans and lights are switched off when not in use.
We run purely on donations. Please conserve electricity and water in order to keep the bills down. Thank you.
There is a basic kitchen with a rice cooker, cooker, fridge and kettle.
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We do not have WIFI, but there are cafes close by that do.
I will only reply to messages that have "I love dogs" in the subject box.Was noch ...
Songkhla is a beautiful and charming city by the beach. There are many great shops, restaurants and coffee shops just walking distance from my home and the foster home.
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mehr als zwei
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Max 25 hours a week - snacks provided
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1st thing you will realize of as soon as you get here: Tamara loves dogs and she is doing a wonderful job.
Also she is really friendly and super easy to get along with and she will take good care of you :)
The dogs are friendly, healthy, happy… read more
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1st thing you will realize of as soon as you get here: Tamara loves dogs and she is doing a wonderful job.
Also she is really friendly and super easy to get along with and she will take good care of you :)
The dogs are friendly, healthy, happy… read more
My friend and just left our two weeks support stay at the sanctuary which was from the first moment simply fantastic.
The routines are quite stable so you flow with it very quickly.
Team work is keyword here, we had the big luck of working together with such… read more
The dogs are just amazing. They each have their own individual personality and simply love to be around humans. There are few of them you should be more careful about but it… read more
Please consider volunteering here you won’t regret it. If you are looking to do something fun and rewarding, this is the perfect place. There is always so much to be done but the dogs will show you endless love and appreciation.
I originally came for 2 weeks but stayed over 4 months (still not wanting to leave). During this… read more
It's truly an amazing place. Tamara is doing a wonderful job. She has 1000 things to think and to take care at the same time so Please use your common sense before asking some questions or doing some actions.
As soon as she is taking a dog she's sterilized them… read more
Also it‘s a really non turistic side of Thailand so you can feel like a normal person. If you come here it would be good if your focus are the dogs because otherwise you probably won‘t fit so perfect… read more
Thank you we could stayed there and help with… read more
It's rewarding and a privilege to be able care for and help these wonderful dogs.
Tammara's passion for the project is incredible. She always has a 100 things to do and they all revolve around the dogs welfare. I don't know how you do it all!!
Emma is… read more
3 weeks passed since we left the shelter. And we still miss our 20 dogs. Hope we'll come back and will give them our love and care again.
I didn't find the work to be hard: feeding, cleaning, cooking. All the rest time just enjoying the company of lovely doggies: cuddling, playing.
The living conditions are pretty gross if you’re used to clean living situations. There is a decent shower, but the main living area and bathroom are filthy. This makes sense as the… read more
It does take a little adjusting to but once you get stuck into it you won’t want to leave. I would say,… read more
DON'T expect to have your hand held here, Tamara herself has a huge amount to deal with, and needs help from pro-active, self-starting volunteers… read more
This is a special place, a place where your help really matters and where you can feel useful and rewarded for your contribution.
I stayed over 3 weeks and helped Tamara with the daily duties of looking after 40 dogs.
They are kind, sweet,… read more
She is truly one of the most amazing souls I have ever met .
Tamaras entire life revolves around these dogs, and her dedication is something very admirable.
The dogs are so cute!!!
All we need is to thank you so much Tamara,… read more
i miss everyone, i hope come back :)
Songhkla is great, a lovely town, with good food and good places to spend your free time.
I stayed in one of the foster home managed by Tamara and the locals volunteers, there was around 20 dogs. The place was very convenient, just beside a market place… read more
Tamaras entire life revolves around these dogs, and her dedicattion is something very admirable.
As mentioned this is not like a western shelter or rescue, but after I saw how these dogs had previously lived on the streets, believe me, these dogs… read more
The job that Tamara is doing is PRICELESS! She is devoted to them... the world needs more people with a… read more
First of all, yes you do have TO LOVE DOGS to the moon and back, if not, then this workaway might be not for you. You live with the dogs 24/7 and you'll have to… read more
All the animals have unique personality, some of them are shy, others very energetic but all of them are very affectionate, lovely and friendly.
I simply fell in love with them.
It was my first workaway experience and it couldn’t be a better… read more
1) Do you love (lovelovelovelove) dogs :dog:? ❤️❤️
2) Are you prepared to do some hard work in return for a million licks :tongue: and cuddles :hugging: and off course more love :heart: from the dogs then you could ever expect ?
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If your answer is yes, then… read more
Tamara is the most inspiring, passionate, driven and big hearted person I've ever been around!
She sacrifices everything for these dogs and the local community - without any help from the government.
Numerous street dogs has been saved and adopted as a result from her… read more
Getting to help with 28 dogs in a foster home (and 2 cats!) was an experience I will cherish and never forget. Tamara does a wonderful and inspiring job in helping these dogs when no one else is willing to. She is very helpful and also very direct. Please remember this isn't a holiday you're here to help with… read more
This is a brilliant & worthy project, with Tamara running it as a… read more
The work and accomodation is exactly as written in the profile. So please read it carefully before… read more