Animals of Our World
Our Story
Our journey as an English couple exploring South East Asia began with the intention of enjoying a year or two of travel and relaxation. However, fate had other plans for us when we arrived in Bangkok and discovered the plight of stray animals. Our days and evenings quickly transformed into a mission of feeding and forming connections with these abandoned creatures.
Over the course of four months, we embarked on a mission to visit every rescue shelter in each destination we encountered. Armed with the basic knowledge we had gained along the way, we started providing medical care to the stray animals we came across. It was during our time in Cambodia that we discovered four orphaned kittens, which compelled us to stay until we could find them loving forever homes.
Within a few short weeks, the House Of Strays sanctuary came into existence. We made a life-altering decision to dedicate ourselves fully to the establishment of a rehabilitation center and shelter, with the goal of alleviating as much suffering as possible.
Today, several years later, our mission remains unwavering, and our shelter continues to serve as a vital temporary haven for those undergoing rehabilitation, as well as a permanent home for animals with special needs, and a temporary home for animals who have not yet found adoptive families.
” We had no animal welfare/ rescue experience when we set out on our travels, Animals of Our World is living proof that you can do anything as long as you believe in it and don’t give up. ”
There isn’t one fixed answer. But just know that you CAN act. Just because you are travelling doesn’t mean to you can’t choose compassion and continue travelling after. But you need to be ready to spend your money, adapt your travel plans, fundraise, research, learn and do whatever it takes. We carried cat/dog food in our backpacks and left piles (feed from a distance). Helping local rescue orgs/shelters is the best way to make the biggest impact without taking on responsibility. Once you’re taking animals into your hostels, it’s now your sole responsibility to ensure they’ll be forever safe. They are relying on you.
(This is exactly how House of Strays was born!)
Don’t build individual bonds with animals and take them back to your hotel room – if you will put them back to the streets. Once they know this care and love exists, they loose their feral and independent instincts. Helping an animal means seeing it through to the end. Whether that’s rehabilitation, sterilisation, adoption or welcoming them into your family forever. It is kinder to walk past than interfere in their life for just a short time.
Understand the country you’re helping. Change happens then the local people are apart of that. Not one specific route will create the change you want to see – they’ll be a lot of hurdles along the way – but you’ll get through every single one because passion, resilience and determination always wins.
Meet The Team
Georgia Kaczorowski
Co-Founder / Director
Georgia’s life changed at the age of 21 when she describes as ‘waking up’ to make the decision to go Vegan. The reason behind this decision was her dog Harley-Rae. Experiencing the connection she did with her first dog opened her eyes to the reality of speciesism.
Previously set on a career as a performer, Georgia trained in Musical Theatre her whole life and graduated with a BA HONS in 2017.
Georgia set out on her travels around Southeast Asia, in what she believed would be a year trip. Young, naive, and exposed to so much suffering, Georgia began helping any animal in need, and every day was dedicated to visiting rescue shelters/feeding strays. Georgia’s first rescues in Asia, were a sick dog, an orphan kitten, and then a monkey. AOOW’s logo is dedicated to those first animals that started Animals Of Our World.
This life long mission has changed Georgia’s whole life.
Billy Sellick
Co-Founder / Director
Billy started Animals Of Our World in 2017, with a small mission of feeding and medicating strays along his travels. Later he created ‘House Of Strays’ sanctuary in Siem Reap, Cambodia.
Billy previously worked as a construction worker in London, and had no plan of making any career change. As the co-founder/director of the organization, that adventure he embarked on for just a few months turned into years.
Dedicating his whole life now to animal rescue, Billy’s biggest goal for Animals Of Our World, is to hold de-sexing and vaccination missions around the country to help prevent and end animal suffering.
Tobias Pugh
Sanctuary Manager
Tobias has always felt a natural connection with animals, but after volunteering at a sanctuary for pigs, he took the step to leave his career in music to follow his true calling.
While volunteering at sanctuaries and projects across Europe, immersed in every aspect of animal health, care, management and rights he could, Tobias jumped at the chance to help AOOW on their mission in Cambodia and the wider world.
Inspired by his connection with his childhood dog, Tobias developed a deep understanding of the importance of compassion, joy and freedom for all creatures. Raised vegetarian and embracing a vegan lifestyle for over a decade, his journey is driven by a commitment to championing the rights and the safety and rescue of animals from every species.
Chhun
Sanctuary Carer
I started working at AOOW in 2020. It was my first job. This opportunity expanded my understanding of the stuffering of stray animals in Cambodia and allowed me to be part of the prevention. I feel proud to be a part of this amazing mission and team. We are dedicated to helping the animals here in Cambodia. It feels like a blessing. The determination of our Co-founder and team to save sick and injured animals inspires me. We are trying to make a difference to so many lives here in Cambodia everyday.
Pho
Sanctuary Carer
Before working with AOOW, I was afraid of dogs. When I was young, I was once bitten by a dog while playing with other children. But now, I’m confident because I understand their behavior. I am very happy to work here with so many dogs. I feel a sense of closeness with them, and the fear I once had is gone.
Dani
Sanctuary Carer
I started working when I was 18 years old and my first job was with animals. So 50% of my life has been helping animals. Now I have a job that I love. So no matter what happens or what problems arise, we have one goal: to save animals. I feel I’m doing exactly what I’m supposed to be.
Chhat
Sanctuary Carer
Ratanak
Sanctuary Carer
Nang
Sanctuary Carer
I used to work at a wildlife sanctuary where I gained lots of experience in animal welfare. I then found out about the work Animals of Our World does for the animals in Cambodia and I joined the team in 2025. I am very happy to have come to work her an be a part of this mission for my countries animals. I feel joyful everyday to be surrounded by the rescued animals at House of Strays sanctuary.
Victoria
Victoria is Georgia’s sister and although she lives overseas, she is a big part of Animals Of Our World.
Victoria has always liked animals but has found a deeper love, connection and understanding of them through Animals Of Our World and her family dog, Harley-Rae. Harley helped Victoria see animals in a whole new light.
Victoria had a traumatic brain injury in 2012 which left her having to rebuild her whole life. Since the injury she hasn’t been able to work, so she spends her spare time going to Headway East London (a brain injury centre) and getting involved as much as she possibly can with AOOW.
Animals Of Our World gives Victoria another sense of purpose. Being so connected in her sisters life is very important as Georgia and Victoria are extremely close sisters. Victoria hopes that Animals Of Our World will continue to grow and finally kickstarting large de-sexing and vaccination missions to prevent future animal suffering.
Kim Kaczorowski
Trustee
Kim voluntarily dedicates a lot of her time to helping the animals at House Of Strays from her home in the UK.
Kim lives in the United Kingdom and worked in several different industries including banking and the NHS.
In recent years Kim has become a carer for one of her daughters who suffered a traumatic brain injury. The fight for Brain injury education and awareness and a voice for sick and injured animals are now two very important causes in Kim’s life.
After visiting Cambodia and the House Of Strays sanctuary, Kim decided she wanted to help in any way she could. Witnessing for herself the overpopulated stray population and the suffering on the streets, Kim has been behind Animals Of Our World and their mission ever since.
Kim hopes that the future holds sustainability for the sanctuary and missions to prevent animal suffering before it even exists.
And thanks to the many, many volunteers who visit us in Siem Reap. You can see them in action on our Instagram.
Our Features
Animals Of Our World has been featured in several interviews, articles, and events which you’ll find linked below.
Charity Commission for England and Wales
Link: ANIMALS OF OUR WORLD, Charity number 1197372
Happy Cow
Link: Animals Of Our World Sanctuary – Siem Reap Organization
FORÇA Vegan Online Magazine Issue 4 (UK) – February 2022
Link: Animals Of Our World, by Georgia Kaczorowski
The Romford Recorder (UK) – May 2022
Link: 6,064 miles away and dedicated: Pair swapped Romford for Cambodia to run animal sanctuary