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We are a large animal rescue in County Kildare who always need willing helpers.
There’s a very good bus service to Dublin and other parts of the country if you want to explore on your days off.
The rescue organisation is very busy and full of energy, we regularly have emergencies to attend and new animals arriving constantly, visits to the veterinary hospital, and sometimes have to deal with severe cases of neglect. It is not for the faint hearted, but it is incredibly rewarding. People who enjoy this type of help have lots of energy and enjoy getting hands on experience with large numbers of animals of all varieties. We have many horses, Shetland ponies and donkeys, pigs, goats and lots of dogs.
It is hard and tiring help but very rewarding.
All the volunteers are a great bunch of people, very friendly and helpful.
It’s noisy and full on most days. Always people in and out.
It is very important that you speak some English. Winter you would need warm clothes and warm boots/wellingtons.
We have a no meat policy because most Volunteers are vegetarian or vegan.
The farm is a busy happy place 💕Arten von Hilfe und Lernmöglichkeiten
Karitative Arbeit
Betreuung von Tieren
Mithilfe auf einem Bauernhof
Handwerkliche Arbeiten
UNO-Ziele für nachhaltige Entwicklung, die dieser Gastgeber verfolgt
Kultureller Austausch und Lernmöglichkeiten
We have a bustling rescue centre where many volunteers come to help out as a team. They will learn about how to treat injuries, basic vet nursing, handling horses, gaining trust, equine nutrition.
Arbeit
We are looking for three types of volunteers.
We need 10 physically fit volunteers able to help with animals, muck out, water, feed, help with fencing, all the tasks needed on horse farms.
We also need one or two volunteers to help in the house. Cleaning, organising, making beds, cleaning cupboards, perhaps making simple lunch for all the volunteers.
As a busy farm, we are also looking for some handy volunteers. People who can fix fences and do general yard and house diy projects. You never know what needs doing.
Please let me know in your message which type you are interested in.
A lot of team spirit is needed and the ability to communicate is important.
Good English is essential.Gesprochene Sprachen
Englisch: Gute Kenntnisse
Unterkunft
We have a range of accommodation options, either in shared rooms in our farm house or in our little cabins. Accommodations are basic but clean and linen etc is provided.
Food will be provided by us, there is always loads of food at the farm for volunteers.
We all eat a vegetarian or vegan diet on the farm. The farm is a no meat zone.Was noch ...
The opportunity to travel is great. We also have regular buses to the West of Ireland from our nearest village and to Dublin. The area has canal and forest walks but own transport would be advised for real exploration as we are a volunteer based rescue and don't take time off personally.
Great if you have a car but not essential.
Travellers from some countries may require a work visa. Please check if this is a requirement with your country.Etwas mehr Information
Internet Zugang
Eingeschränkter Internet Zugang
Wir besitzen Tiere
Wir sind Raucher
Familien möglich
Platz zum Abstellen von Camper Vans
Dieser Gastgeber bietet Platz für Wohnmobile.
Kapazität - wie viele Workawayer maximal
mehr als zwei
Arbeitszeiten
4-5 hours a day, 5 days a week
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We hope he will return to us and highly recommend… read more
The hosts are great and kind people, the workawayers are fun and the animals so loving that I want to adopt them all!
Everyone took good care of me and I appreciate it deeply. The experience is great to improve your English since the Workawayers are from all over the world wich provides a… read more
This is a welcoming, youthful and warm place where you can be part of a big family!
An international atmosphere with people from all over the world in which there is constantly an intellectual and funny exchange!
We started our adventure at the sanctuary in early November until mid-December.
Our first week was definitely… read more
I strongly recommend it, because working and helping animals is very satisfying, the food is all vegetarian and vegan, and there is a lot of… read more
I got to learn so much at this place, about all the different animals, their behaviour, their special needs,… read more
If I were to provide feedback, I'd ask that more detailed information regarding tasks and expectations would be appreciated. There are countless little tasks, so I understand that it might be complicated, but maybe some more detailed descriptions attached to the chore… read more
As well as being great with the animals he shows amazing leadership, hard work and was very resourceful. Liam also undertook a lot of admin, marketing and hiring duties for us.
We would welcome him back anytime.
Thank you for the opportunity to stay at your farm. Overall, I had a good experience, but there were a few things that made me feel uncomfortable.
I appreciated feeling welcome on the farm, and your team as well as the other workawayers were amazing. I enjoyed getting to know Claire. She was great with me, had a good sense of humor,… read more
The staff and volunteers are great people. Always at your service for whatever you need.
You meet people from many countries.
The work is light, if you work hard you can finish earlier. The food is super good, always have food even chocolate and sometimes… read more
If you start working… read more
The group of volunteers with whom we coincided was very nice, a very happy and friendly group, although we could not spend… read more
The work was not always easy but working around animals is always a funny and relax way to pass your time.
There was a good and funny tension working there which i found very… read more
The work is hard but is so lovely to do… read more
I spent nearly 3 months on the farm and quickly felt like part of the family. I can't say enough good things about the volunteers, everyone is so kind and go out of their way to make you comfortable. Because of the farm being so rural you end up spending all your time with the people living with you, and every weekend there is… read more
The other volunteers made me feel welcome and comfortable in every moment.
In the rescue there was always a lot of work to do, but there were a lot of local volunteers there so I never was alone. It was hard… read more
I spent 3 weeks on the farm and it was my first workaway. And I couldn't have wished for a better first experience! I'd like to say thank you to all the volunteers and the team I had a great time!
The work on the farm is hard work and you have to except to… read more
The work was physically demanding but there wasn't too much to do and you were never on you down doing it. The horses need to be fed and have the enclosures and stables cleaned out but other than that you could get as involved as you want to, if you wanted to do… read more
The care given to the animals here is truly inspiring to see.
I was made to feel very welcome from the minute I arrived and met some lovely people involved in the project.
All of the animals had their own characters and getting to know them was great.
Thank you so much for the opportunity to be part of… read more
We actually liked it so much that we not just extended our stay by a couple of weeks but also came back before leaving the country - and are now planning our next visit because we miss the team and the… read more
After arriving, 5 days had passed before I realised that I had not once considered what was beyond the front gate outside of the property. We had a lovely new mobile home situated in the main front yard with a view of the farm and we were constantly… read more
This was my first work away experience and couldn’t have wished for a better one, I was there for about one month.
There were many highlights of the month, from how welcome I was made to feel, all the volunteers made me feel part of the group, with there overall kindness and friendliness.… read more