How Can Shelters or Sponsors Join the Animals Life NET Project?

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Animals Life NET is a shelter-support project that runs live webcams from dog and cat shelters and lets viewers watch and feed the animals. If you run a shelter, rescue or sanctuary, the site provides a Join the Project entry point; if you want to fund or sponsor the work, there is a Sponsor packet option. Both routes are listed in the site's main navigation alongside Shelters, News, Blog, Videos and About project, so the practical first step is to open the relevant page and follow the instructions there rather than looking for a separate application form elsewhere.

What the project actually does

The site describes itself as a shelter support project with live stream videos of dog and cat webcams that helps animal welfare organizations, rescues and sanctuaries. In practice, participating shelters appear on the site with a live stream, a location and a "Feed" action, and viewers can watch and feed the animals.

Current listings shown on the site include:

Country Shelter Live streams
Lithuania "Beglobis" Shelter x1
Latvia „Labās mājas” Shelter x1
Russia Animal Rehabilitation Center "Dobrij Dom" x1
Norway Norwegian Society for Protection of Animals "Sør-Trøndelag" x1
Croatia "Stari Maček" Cat Shelter x4
Estonia "Pesaleidja" shelter x2

There is also a Map of project participants, so you can see the geographic spread before deciding whether your shelter fits.

Joining as a shelter

The site's navigation includes a Join the Project section aimed at interested shelters. Based on how the project presents itself, participation means being added to the portal with a live stream and being visible to viewers who can then feed the animals.

What participating shelters say the project gives them, in their own words on the site:

  • Visibility to supporters. "SOS Animaux" in Tunisia says its means are limited and adoptions locally are neither numerous nor of good quality, so it relies on adoptions abroad. It describes the visibility offered by being present on the Animals Life NET portal as valuable and hopes to see positive effects from participating.
  • Ongoing oversight of the animals. Dr. Rudi Hofmann of "Dog Rescue Romania" says the project "allows new permanent control of the dogs in the shelter" and that when conflicts occur between dogs, they can see it in time.
  • Donor transparency. The same shelter notes that donors can see what is happening in the shelter and how the dogs are, and hopes viewers will understand the need for help to care for and feed over 300 animals.
  • Closeness to supporters. A cat shelter writes that it feels "much closer to our supporters since they could see in live, without leaving their homes, how the cats" are doing.

If you want to apply, start from the Join the Project page in the main menu and use the contact route provided there. The site also shows a Log in/Sign in option, which is for existing accounts rather than a first application.

Supporting as a sponsor

If you are a company or individual wanting to fund the project rather than run a shelter, the navigation includes a Sponsor packet. That is the page to open for sponsorship details. The site does not publish pricing, payment platforms or sponsorship tiers in the material available here, so treat the Sponsor packet page itself as the source for what a sponsorship includes and what it costs.

Viewers who are not sponsors can still take part directly: each shelter listing has a Feed action, and the site's framing is "Watch and feed."

What to check before you commit

  • Language. The site offers a language selector with English, Estonian, Russian, Lithuanian, Latvian, Romanian, Macedonian, Serbian, Spanish, Georgian, Hungarian, Croatian, Vietnamese, Finnish, German, Italian and Portuguese. Pick your language before reading the Join or Sponsor pages so you get the terms in a language you can verify.
  • Fit with the existing network. The current participants are concentrated in Europe (Lithuania, Latvia, Russia, Norway, Croatia, Estonia) plus at least one partner in Tunisia, so the project is not limited to one region.
  • What you are agreeing to. Live streaming means continuous public visibility of your shelter space. The Dog Rescue Romania testimonial treats that visibility as a benefit for oversight and donor trust; consider whether your facility and staff are ready for it.
  • Where to ask questions. The site provides contact and sign-in options; use the contact route on the Join the Project or Sponsor packet pages for anything the pages do not answer, including eligibility, equipment and ongoing obligations.