Voluntary work at AAP

There are no specific requirements needed unless specified, we highly value your motivation and expect you to have affinity with the objections of AAP.

Unfortunately not. Being a charity organization means our only means of generating money for the centre is through donations which is filtered throughout our organizations departments to keep the centre going.

AAP Spain: we offer a small lunch compensation and for interns we also compensate the commuting costs (max 200km 2-way) as they need to find their own place to stay.

AAP The Netherlands: For volunteers we offer a commuting compensation: if you travel by public transport we cover all costs. If you travel by car we cover €0,19 per km to max 200km a day. For volunteers the lunch on working days is free.

There is no difference in the tasks set for volunteers or interns. An intern is someone who comes here for practical work experience as part of their school or university, therefore those persons usually have their own project work to do besides the daily tasks. The longer you are working as an intern or volunteer at AAP the more responsibilities you will get.

Yes the minimum age is 16 in the Netherlands and 18 in Spain.

AAP Spain: We only accept interns/volunteers for a minimum of 3 months. There are exceptions but we really aim for this minimum of 3 months.

AAP The Netherlands: For all demands regarding internships in animal care look at our internship webpage. For volunteer work the minimum is 1 day a week for at least 12 weeks or 1 month continuously (workweeks of 4 or 5 days).

AAP Spain: Full time 40 hours a week. We make exceptions for the local volunteers but preferably as many as possible.

AAP The Netherlands: This varies per department but we always have a strong preference for volunteers working full days (08.30 – 17.10) over half days. For interns only full workweeks are possible.

No, due to law and legislation only people from whit in the EU are able to apply for a volunteer job or internship at AAP.

No. We are an international organization and our main language at AAP is English. Therefor we expect you to have a good level of English.

Maximum 1 week.

Maximum 1,5 week.

Yes however, if your internship is in animal care keep in mind that the animals will need caring for every day of the year. So we do expect you to work in weekends and on some holidays.

Firstly, it is important to have a good state of health and physical condition. If you have restrictions of any kind or that can affect your tasks we must be made aware of this upfront so we can try to see if there are possibilities with some adjustments to make a personalized schedule within our working environment.

No, there is no fee to be paid.