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Animal welfare internships

Since 2018, our animal welfare volunteers, after completing mandatory training, have been able to undertake a three-week internship at our SUST shelter in Galati, Romania. These internships, lasting at least three weeks, take place at the SUST animal shelter and the adjacent animal orphanage run by the Susy Utzinger Foundation for Animal Welfare (depending on the participants' skills). The aim of the animal welfare volunteer program is to familiarize participants with the local animal welfare situation in Romania, as well as with direct animal welfare work, and to provide them with practical experience in the daily operations of the shelter and animal hospital. This also automatically clarifies the importance of sustainable animal welfare work. The specific tasks are tailored to the participant's skills and knowledge, as well as the workload within the organization.

Activities

SUST volunteer Sarah Schnepf is finishing her animal welfare internship today at the SUST animal shelter in Galati.

Initial and continuing education

Train specialists who can help on site

Veterinarians, animal caretakers, and animal welfare advocates receive practical training at SUST, covering everything from modern castration techniques to managing an animal shelter. Your donation makes these courses and training programs possible.

Veterinarians wearing SUST shirts operate on a dog together, while a colleague watches.

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For example: In Egypt, CHF 20 will be used to neuter and provide medical care for a cat.

For example: With CHF 50 you can fill five food bowls for animals in need.

For example: In Romania, CHF 150 will be used to neuter and provide medical care for six cats.

You choose the amount yourself in the next step.

For example: With CHF 10 a month you can fill a food bowl for animals in need every month.

For example: With CHF 25 per month, a cat in Romania will be neutered and given medical care every month.

For example: CHF 50 per month can fund 30 castrations in Egypt in one year.

You choose the monthly amount yourself in the next step, starting from CHF 5.

You can cancel the monthly donation at any time with one month's notice.

Prefer a fee-free donation? Donations can be made to account IBAN CH87 0900 0000 8466 6666 9 (PostFinance), Susy Utzinger Foundation for Animal Welfare, 8488 Turbenthal. The foundation is tax-exempt; donations of CHF 100 or more will be acknowledged with a personal letter.

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