Animal Rescue in Cambodia

Volunteer on Animal Rescue in Cambodia – Wildlife Volunteering

Get involved with animal rescue in Cambodia as a wildlife volunteer, in its vibrating capital Phnom Penh. Since the developing country still faces problems as poor education and poverty, locals are often unable to care properly for their animals. So, as a volunteer, you can care for these poor abandoned cats and dogs of the community!

Rescue abandoned animals as an animal rescue volunteer in the streets of Phnom Penh

Poor nutrition for these animals often causes diseases, and sometimes people are selling the animals to the cruel and barbaric meat trade. Therefore, your help as a animal conservation volunteer is crucial for the survival of these pets.

Pets in Need of Food and Care

We see that some owners do not care much about their own pets and sometimes they leave them outside from home without any food or care. Some dogs and cats get sick without any medicine that can get more serious without treatment and they end up dyeing.

The animal rescue program plays a very important role in order to help poor dogs and cats to get more security and safety in Phnom Penh. It also provides a good opportunity for the volunteers who are passionate animals’ lovers to get the chance to treat and give love to poor dogs and cats.

Meet buddhist Monks while working as a wildlife volunteer in Cambodia

While the Volunteers work together with the local staffs and other foreigners, they will sometimes even meet Buddhist Monks and local people in the community.

On the Working Schedule of Volunteers and Vets who join the Animal Rescue Team

Volunteers can help poor animals feeding them every day; we give them 3 meals per day: breakfast, lunch and dinner. For breakfast, we start to feed cats and dogs at 7:00 am. Besides feeding the cats and dogs, volunteers also can help to clean the room of animals that needs to be cleaned every day.

They also have to go to the vets in the case that the animal gets sick.

Volunteers usually stay with cats and dogs and sometime will go to the poor area and pagodas in order to find any other animals that we can help.

Help of Vets needed for treatment and surgery of street animals

We often need help from veterinarians to treat, neuter and operate street animals, but also to mentor our Cambodian veterinary trainees.
Note: it would be good if volunteers get vaccinated because normally volunteers need to stay with the dogs and cats that get sick.

Schedule for Animal Rescue in Cambodia

DAY 1—ARRIVAL DAY (Sunday)

Our team will collect you from the airport and help you check you into your accommodation at the guesthouse or host family. You will then have the rest of the day to relax and enjoy the hospitality of Cambodia.

DAY 2—ORIENTATION & WELCOME (Monday)

In the morning you will formally meet your coordinators and fellow group members. At orientation you will learn more about Cambodia and your programme. Later the tour will take you on a journey through Phnom Penh.

DAYS 3-6 – ANIMAL RESCUE CAMBODIA (Tuesday – Friday)

Volunteers can help poor animals feeding them every day; we give them 3 meals per day: breakfast, lunch and dinner. For breakfast, we start to feed cats and dogs at 7:00 am. Besides feeding the cats and dogs, volunteers also can help to clean the room of animals that needs to be cleaned every day.

They also have to go to the vets in the case that the animal gets sick.

Volunteers usually stay with cats and dogs and sometime will go to the poor area and pagodas in order to find any other animals that we can help.
We often need help from veterinarians to treat, neuter and operate street animals, but also to mentor our Cambodian veterinary trainees.
Note: it would be good if volunteers get vaccinated because normally volunteers need to stay with the dogs and cats that get sick.
Full details will be provided during orientation. Work plan will be formatted together with the animal rescue centre.

DAY 7—FREE DAY (Saturday)

Today is free for you to relax and explore.
ADDITIONAL WEEKS: Placements longer than 1 week follow the same format. You’ll be at project Monday to Friday, Saturdays and Sundays are free for exploring.

Apply now!