Bronx Familia
Animal Shelter
BECOME A VOLUNTEER
''one of the greatest gifts you can give is your time''
ABOUT VOLUNTEERING
ACCOMONDATION
Volunteer at our Greek animal shelter and learn about rescue, rehabilitation and rehoming abandoned and abused animals through love, care and dedication.
My name is Nikos Tsikalakis and I am the owner and founder of Bronx Familia Animal Shelter.
We are an animal rescue shelter in Crete, Greece, who focus on rescuing, rehabilitating and rehoming abandoned dogs all over Crete.
At the moment we have more than 250 animals, mainly dogs, that need our care. Our beautiful dogs have been given a second chance at life and we offer them a safe, loving and caring home. Animal cruelty is a big problem all over Greece and many of our dogs have been rescued from troubled environments and off our streets where they were constantly starving and abused.
I am one man that has dedicated my life to rescuing these dogs and improving their welfare. I have been doing this since I rescued my very first dog Bronx from the chain in 2013. We are a nonprofit organization with no government funding and therefore we are solely supported by donations from all over the world.
A DAY IN THE LIFE
We need help to manage the day to day tasks around the shelter, take care of our dogs, perform general maintenance on the property and enclosures, assisting with general housekeeping activities and cleaning the shelter. We are also looking to improve the shelters’ infrastructure and make our shelter run as smoothly as possible. We ask for your every day help in exchange for accommodation and basic food to cook your daily meals . We do not provide your meals, you must cook yourself! (we offer everything you will need for basic meals, for any further special requests on meals, you can provide them yourself).
We would like you to keep in mind that there is no regular schedule. Caring for our dogs is time-consuming and unpredictable. Daily tasks will depend on the weather as well as the needs of the dogs. Keep in mind that they need to be fed at least once a day ,watered twice a day, and their living areas must also be cleaned at least every 24-hours (cleaning up after dogs involves removing dog poop from their living area but this can be rewarding as much as the dogs won't let you go).
As far as it concerns the general maintenance, it includes tasks such as mending fences, maintaining dog enclosures and building new dogs houses. Sometimes the dogs will destroy their enclosures in an attempt to escape so we have to regularly ensure that they are safe and not able to escape or injure themselves on damaged materials. (This is something that may happen at any time during the day/night, mostly early in the morning) It will be good if you stay alert and help with that!
Support A Meaning Full Cause
Experience the joy of helping over 250 animals in need, learning their story and changing their faith in humanity through love, care and passion.
Learn About Animal Welfare
Gain an in-depth knowledge about rescue, rehabilitation and animal welfare while doing daily task such as feeding, cleaning and socializing.
Make Friends For Life
Meet volunteers from all over the world and make friends for life <3 while being a part of a beautiful community and worthy cause.
Get A Unique Experience
Make memories you will never forget, first hand knowledge about rescuing and get an absolute unique experience filled with so much love and joy from our 250 happy dogs.