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Bite prevention: New chance for “Patas y Manos”?

Our educational project “Patas y Manos” (“Paws and Hands”) was developed based on the prevention program “The Blue Dog” which has been in use in Germany, England, and the Netherlands for many years. Tailored to Chilean conditions, “Patas y Manos” addresses children aged 3 to 6, as well as their parents and educators. Over the … Read more

Call for volunteers 2026

Fancy three, six or twelve months of service abroad? Curious about the country and people “on the other side of the world”? Open to new experiences in animal welfare? FinnDomingo e.V. is once again offering this opportunity and is advertising a position at the AYIN RUKA animal shelter as part of its volunteer service. It … Read more

Results of the 2024 volunteer assignment

Our FinnDomingo volunteer programme is always about supporting selected Chilean animal welfare organizations – but also about learning from each other and promoting mutual understanding. At the end of October 2024, German vet Aileen from Lower Saxony flew to Chile and spent three weeks as a FinnDomingo volunteer accompanying a team of Chilean vets who … Read more

Ñacurutú – small, smart and tough

FinnDomingo e.V. works with local non-governmental organizations in Chile. As wild animals are also kept by humans, the network is currently being expanded in this direction in order to be able to carry out German-Chilean exchange visits and educational projects, probably from the end of 2025. The first step is to find institutions in Chile … Read more

First project with wild animals in human care

In November 2024, members of FinnDomingo e.V. were traveling Chile to prepare our projects for the year 2025. These are always exchange and education projects, which so far have mainly focused on dogs and cats, as this is the most evident problem in Chile. Equally important, though less visible, are the often appalling conditions in … Read more

Become a food/medicine sponsor? Here’s how…

FinnDomingo’s animal sponsorships are carried out within the project “Network Chilean Animal Welfare Association” for animals that were saved and are cared for by the member associations of this network. With their monthly payments (starting from 10 €) the animal sponsors help the respective NGO of “their” animal to pay for feed, veterinary care and … Read more

2025: Animal sponsorship program continues

The FinnDomingo animal sponsorships were created during the COVID pandemic as emergency aid for the member associations of the “Chilean Animal Protection Network” project. They were then continued as a small contribution to the daily struggle of Chilean animal welfare activists. With their monthly payments (from €10), the animal sponsors help to ensure that “their” … Read more

Emergency visit at Ayin Ruka

In November/December 2024, two members of FinnDomingo e.V. spent four weeks in Chile to carry out projects that had been prepared over the previous months. Moreover, very importantly, the annual project trip serves to establish personal contacts and make initial preparations for the projects that are to start in the coming year. This time, another … Read more

First joint workshop of the Chilean network

The Network “Chilean Federation of Animal Welfare” network (spanish: Red “FeChBA”) has been forming for five years under the mentoring and advice of FinnDomingo. Last weekend, representatives of the member associations met in person for the first time to discuss how to proceed in the future. The workshop took place in Concepción, the second largest … Read more