Volunteering

Your skill also saves lives.

No matter what you do — there is a place for you in Bento’s chain.

What being a volunteer means

Giving time and talentYou contribute your skills without pay, under the Brazilian Volunteer Law (Law 9,608/1998).

It is not a jobVolunteering creates no salary, employment or social-security relationship. Reimbursing an authorized expense is not payment.

It is not membershipVolunteers are not members of the association and do not vote in assemblies. You can be both if you wish.

Your time is in the accountsUnder the accounting standard (ITG 2002), volunteer work is recorded at fair value, as revenue and expense at the same time.

From interest to your first activity

Application and agreementYou fill in the form on this page and then read and sign the Volunteer Agreement right here, with a code sent to your e-mail.
ScreeningOur team reads your application and talks to you — an interview, in person or online — to agree on where and how you will help.
ApprovalOnce approved, the Institute signs the agreement and you become a volunteer. No approved agreement, no activity.
OnboardingWithin 15 days, an in-person or online session presents our mission, the Code of Ethics, the protocols for your area and who to contact in each situation.
Getting startedYou begin the agreed activities, always with a reference person from the team.

In an emergency — an animal whose life is at risk — the Board may authorize help before the agreement, which must then be signed within 3 business days.

Your commitments

Follow the Code of Ethics and ConductIn the field, on social media and with adopters and partners. Your public conduct also speaks for the Institute.
Stick to what was agreedYour activities are described in your agreement. Something new came up? Talk to your coordinator first.
Safety firstIn any incident, remove the risk, notify the person in charge within 2 hours and file a report within 24 hours.
Ask before spendingOnly expenses authorized in advance are reimbursed. Keep the receipts and request reimbursement within 30 days.
Protect informationData about adopters, donors and partners that reaches you is confidential (Brazilian data protection law, LGPD).
Give notice when leavingYou may leave whenever you want: give 7 days’ notice if an activity is under way and return materials and access within 5 days.

What the Institute offers

Onboarding and trainingAn onboarding session and training throughout the year — safe rescue, animal first aid, communication — with a certificate.
Expense reimbursementTransport, meals during long activities and authorized materials, paid by PIX within 15 business days of approval.
RecognitionLogged hours become levels — Voluntário Corrente (12 h a year), Corrente Ativo (48 h) and Corrente de Honra (120 h) — with a certificate that proves your experience.
Your image, your choiceYou decide in the agreement whether your image may appear in the Institute’s materials, and you can change your mind at any time.

Where you can help

🐾FieldRescues, triage, transport, adoption fairs and spay/neuter drives

🏠Foster homeHost an animal at home during recovery or until adoption

🔧TechnicalVeterinary, photography, design, communication, legal, accounting, technology

💻DigitalContent, social media and online communities

📣EducationalTalks, workshops and actions on responsible ownership

I want to take part

Signing up takes a few minutes: you fill in your details and sign the Volunteer Agreement with a code sent to your e-mail.

Sign me up

Already a volunteer? Go to the volunteer portal

The rules on this page come from Chapter VIII of the Institute’s Internal Regulations (Arts. 130 to 147).