Caring for a cat family on the Madonie Mountains, Petralia Soprana, Italy

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  Description

  Help me care for a large cat family! Experienced and caring volunteers needed to care for a large cat family in a small village on the Madonie Mountains in Sicily.
  
  Your willingness to help and your capacity to communicate with animals are the most important requisites. Your motivation should be Animal Care and participation in an
  innovative Animal Care Project.
  Essential qualities are: ENERGETIC, SUPPORTIVE, ATTENTIVE, PATIENT.
  
  Staying from 1 month. Longer stayings are preferred. One volunteer or a couple of volunteers (no smoker).

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  Types of help and learning opportunities

  Gardening

  Animal Care

  Help around the house

  House & pet sitting
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  Interests

  

  Music

  

  DIY & crafts

  

  Vegetarian or vegan

  

  Sustainability

  

  Pets

  

  Culture

  

  Politics / Social justice

  

  Writing

  

  Plant care

  

  Languages

  

  Gardening

  

  Cooking & food

  

  Books

  

  Astronomy

  

  Art & design

  

  Architecture

  

  Animals

  

  Outdoor activities

  

  Nature

  

  Mountain

  

  Hiking

  

  Fitness

  

  Dancing
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  Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

  You learn to care for animals in a dialogical way. The dialogical method of care is an interactive way of caring where we learn to understand what animals are doing and what they are communicating to each other and to us, and we protect and help them according to their needs.
  
  Petralia Soprana is a small village within the Madonie Natural Park in Sicily (Italy). The Madonie are a mountain range on the northern area of Sicily. It is a beautiful place to be if you like to be close to nature. You have easy access to many hiking trails within walking distance. The view you enjoy from the village includes all the mountains surrounding the village, the Mediterranean Sea and the Etna on clear days!

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  Help

  Your core task is the care of a large cat family.
  Care basic tasks are feeding, keeping the litter boxes clean, brushing the blankets, as well as basic household chores.
  Garden care: watering.
  The volunteering usually includes periods with the host and periods on your own ("House sitting"). In the periods when the host is present, you will be given two days off.

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  Languages

  Languages spoken
  German: Fluent
  English: Fluent
  Italian: Fluent

  This host offers a language exchange
  This host has indicated that they are interested in sharing their own language or learning a new language.
  You can contact them directly for more information.
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  Accommodation

  Small house on two levels in the centre of the village, with a small courtyard and a terrace; own bedroom, shared with cats
  
  Vegetarian/Vegan food

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  What else ...

  You can easily reach the place by public transportation (bus) from Palermo Central Station. There are 3 daily connections (2 on weekends).
  
  In the village you find the basic. For more you can walk downhill to the next village. There you find supermarkets and many other shops.

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  A little more information

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    Internet access

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    Limited internet access

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    We have pets

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    We are smokers

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    Can host families

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  How many Workawayers can stay?

  Two

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  My animals / pets

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