Wolf-dog sanctuary welcomes help with animal care in Dandridge, USA

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  Descrição

  Our wolf-dog sanctuary is located in the foothills of the Great Smoky Mountains, where grey wolves once roamed free. We rescue wolf-dogs from euthanasia and provide them with a semi-natural environment where they can chase each other and run at full speed, climb atop their house to survey their territory, and nap under the shade trees. We need help to care for our resident animals and to keep their enclosures and the facilities maintained. Experience with large canids is helpful.
  
  All of our wolf-dogs were formerly someone's pets. Part of our mission is to educate the public about responsible care of wolf-dogs as pets to reduce the number of abandoned and neglected wolf-dogs, and to discourage people from having them as pets. We are not open to the public, but we offer private tours by appointment, and we need volunteers to lead these tours. (We require English as your first language in order to be able to lead the tours). Tours are a great way to increase our educational outreach.

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  Tipos de ajuda e oportunidades de aprendizado

  Trabalho beneficente

  Construção/faça você mesmo

  Cuidar de animais

  Manutenção geral

  Ajuda com computadores/internet
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  O que é isso?
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  Oportunidades de intercâmbio cultural e aprendizado

  You will learn about running a nonprofit organization. You will learn about wolf-dogs who are a misunderstood and wrongly feared animal, about their behaviors and why they do not make good pets. You will get to meet people from all over the country when you lead our educational tours.

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  Ajuda

  We are a small nonprofit organization run by volunteers. We need help with animal care, grounds and facilities maintenance, running errands, and leading educational tours. Experience with large mammals/canids is preferred. Wolf-dogs are naturally fearful of humans, and for this reason we request stays of 3 months+ to give the animals time to get to know you and be comfortable around you. This will help us accomplish animal care tasks such as feeding, scooping poop, mowing and weed-eating.
  
  The daily schedule will vary, but the animals need to be given fresh water and food daily. Weekly enclosure cleanings and maintenance including mowing and weed-eating in warmer months. Some errands need to be run, and a drivers license is necessary. Correspondence with donors such as sending Thank You's and newsletters.
  
  Other responsibilities include cleaning the Visitors Center where Workawayer is housed (Must keep kitchen, bathroom and main areas clean at all times).
  
  We are not open to the public but we offer private tours by appointment. Workawayer will learn about our sanctuary and our resident wolf-dogs in order to effectively lead the tours and engage with visitors while providing them with education about wolf-dogs.
  
  Must be self-motivated and be able to work independently. Must be ok with living by yourself (The housing is located in the Visitors Center, and is not located in a private residence). Must be ok with handling raw meat and getting your hands dirty. Must be ok with living in a remote area. Listening to the occasional howling of our wolf-dogs is a bonus! We are located on Douglas Lake (seasonal access) which you can enjoy on your time off, and we are near Great Smoky National Park where there is an abundance of outdoor activities.

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  Idiomas

  Inglês: Fluente

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  Acomodação

  Bedroom with full-size mattress, full bathroom and full kitchen. 1-2 adult persons. No smoking on the property. No pets. No children.

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  Algo mais...

  Located in foothills of the Great Smoky Mtns near Gatlinburg and Pigeon Forge - lots of outdoor activities nearby. We are located in a rural area of TN approx. 15 mins to local town of Dandridge, 1 hour drive to Knoxville, 45 min drive to Pigeon Forge, 1.5 hrs drive to Asheville, NC.
  Please Note: We are located in a rural area and there is no public transportation nearby. You will need your own car to explore the local area.

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  Mais alguns detalhes

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    Acesso à internet

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    Acesso à internet limitado

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    Temos mascotes

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    Somos fumantes

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    Pode hospedar famílias

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  Espaço para estacionar campervans

  Smaller campervans are possible, with prior approval from Director. Electricity and water may not be available.

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  Quantos Workawayers pode acomodar?

  2

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  Meus animais / animais de estimação

  Wolf-dogs

Segurança do site

Converse com Workawayers que já visitaram este anfitrião

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