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 d'aide et opportunités d'apprendre

  Jardinage

  S’occuper des animaux

  Aide à la maison

  Garde de maison et d'animaux
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  Centres d’intérêt

  

  Musique

  

  Bricolage / artisanat

  

  Végétarien ou végan

  

  Dev. durable

  

  Animaux de compagnie

  

  Culture

  

  Politique/justice sociale

  

  Écriture

  

  Soin des plantes

  

  Langues

  

  Jardinage

  

  Cuisine et alimentation

  

  Livres

  

  Astronomie

  

  Art et design

  

  Architecture

  

  Animaux

  

  Activités en plein air

  

  Nature

  

  Montagne

  

  Randonnée

  

  Fitness

  

  Danse
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  Echange culturel et opportunités d'apprendre

  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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  Aide

  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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  Langues

  Langues parlées
  Allemand: Courant
  Anglais: Courant
  Italien: Courant

  Cet hôte propose un échange linguistique
  Cet hôte a indiqué qu’il souhaitait faire partager sa propre langue ou en apprendre une nouvelle.
  Contactez-le pour en savoir plus.
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  Hébergement

  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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  Autres infos...

  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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  Informations complémentaires

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    Accès Internet

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    Accès Internet limité

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    Nous avons des animaux

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    Nous sommes fumeurs

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    Familles bienvenues

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  Combien de volontaires pouvez-vous accueillir ?

  Deux

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  Mes animaux

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