Help us out on your vacation!
We understand that spending a month volunteering with Syros Cats might not be for everyone, so we’re delighted to announce a collaboration with Astraeus Holidays, who can make travel, transfer and accommodation arrangements for you, if you’d like to visit and help. Rachel and Brian, who run this select agency have also been rescuing dogs and cats in Syros, since they moved here, several years ago, so they are the perfect partners.
You will be able to volunteer with us for as long or little time as you wish. On your first day, you can join the team here for an informal late breakfast, find out about what we do and meet our resident cats. After breakfast, we’ll show you around and you can decide how you’d like to help. You may prefer light duties, spending an hour or two each day brushing and petting cats or socialising kittens, or you might want to get stuck in and work with one of our volunteers while they clean cages where our special needs cats reside overnight. If you’re an early riser, you might like to help feed around 100 cats each morning at our local feeding stations, or if you’re into gardening, you could help with weeding, maintenance or watering. There are also craft type opportunities if you are artistic, or good with a sewing machine. Whatever skills you would like to contribute, we will make a plan on day one, so as well as offering valuable help, you will also have time to enjoy the island, meet the people and share in the rich cultural identity of Syros.
But beware, our cats are not always grateful and we are a farm-type environment – you will need old clothes, bug spray and probably sun-screen and a hat in summer!
Our volunteers and the cats of Syros look forward to welcoming you.
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