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Intern in Veterinary Medicine in Mexico
The Animal Care Project in Mexico is very much a hands-on, practical placement for people who love animals!
There are opportunities in Mexico for those who want to get involved in looking after and caring for animals. Placements are suitable for anyone interested in volunteering abroad, including college students and those taking a gap year or career break. Volunteers are simply required to enjoy looking after animals and want to learn more about them!
Situated in the center of Guadalajara, we work in a special center for wild and domestic animals. It is a rescue center similar to the charity-run animal care centers in the US and Europe
The center works in conjunction with Proteccion Civil - the local emergency service - who deliver injured, mistreated and abandoned animals to the center, either for permanent residence and care, or as part of a rehabilitation process before they are released back into the wild. There is a focus on birds - such as falcons, eagles, toucans, parrots and owls - and reptiles, but a range of other animals also live at the center.
Volunteer and Intern with Animals in Mexico
Shadowing the local animal workers will give you a real insight into the way a special rescue center works in Mexico. By showing initiative and a willingness to get involved, your experience will be very rewarding.
Our voluntary animal care placement in Mexico will give you access to invaluable work experience which will greatly enhance your résumé. You will gain many practical skills and develop as a person through having to adapt and be resourceful while living and working in a foreign country.
The practice that we work with deals with a range of animals. The staff is always overworked because of a general lack of available resources, and so the help of our volunteers is very much needed and appreciated. You will get involved in many areas; you will be feeding the animals, as well as cleaning and repairing enclosures. Volunteers also have the opportunity to assist the specialists in retraining the animals to live independently, helping them to improve skills they may have lost, or never fully developed, while in captivity.
Veterinary Volunteers and Interns in Mexico
"I feel I benefited the project by sharing the workload of cleaning-up after and feeding the animals. I was also able to trade English for Spanish phrases with the staff!"Hayley Sizer – Animal Care Volunteer in Mexico