Profile information
Host rating
85 %
Last replied
2 Jun 2025
Feedback
-
Email verified
Country info
Badges (1)
Details
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).
Types of help and learning opportunities
Gardening
Animal Care
Help around the house
House & pet sitting
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
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!
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.
Languages
Languages spoken
German: Fluent
English: Fluent
Italian: FluentThis 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.
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
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.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
You have own workspace. You get a local SIM card which includes a flat rate for Italian numbers and 150 GB Internet. You can use the Hotspot function on your smartphone to connect via WiFi your PC to the Internet. Please make sure your smartphone has two slots, so you will be able to use both your number and your new Italian number.
Space for parking camper vans
This host can provide space for campervans.
How many Workawayers can stay?
Two
My animals / pets
