
A Career Working with Animals
Do you love animals? Then perhaps a career working with animals is just for you. Of course, a veterinarian or
veterinarian assistant is something most people first think of when it comes to careers working with animals. But,
there are many other ways to make money tending animals, from working in a zoo to working as a dog trainer.
Animal Care Worker as a Career
By Nikola Marshall
For many animal lovers, working with animals is an ideal career. The rewards, however, are set off by hard
work.
A partial list of duties include; training, feeding, watering, grooming, bathing, and exercising animals. It may
also involved cleaning, disinfecting and repairing the enclosures where the particular animal or animals are kept.
It may be necessary to play with the animals, provide companionship and observe changes in their habits and
diet.
Working with animals usually consists of two areas, caretakers and trainers. Some employers in this field
include veterinarian clinics, stables, aquariums and zoos. Here is a closer look at some careers and their
requirements.
- Kennel attendants care for pets while owners are out of town. This job requires basic
care of the pet or pets such as feeding, watering and exercising the animals.
- In a Shelter, the basic tasks need to be performed along with keeping records,
vaccinations, cleaning cages and dealing with the public.
- Stable hands will saddle and bridle horses, groom them, walk a horse after a workout
to cool them off, feed and water, exercise and maintain stalls and bedding. They will also clean tack and keep
the tack room neat and organized and store supplies and feed. An experienced hand may help to train
horses.
- Zookeepers prepare food and clean enclosures. They may assist in raising very young
animals. Zookeepers watch behavior patterns for signs of illness and keep records of these patterns. Answering
questions for the public is also a job requirement.
Most of these professions are trained on the job, however some employers may require some experience with
animals. The work is sometimes unpleasant and can be physically and emotionally demanding, sometimes even
dangerous. The hours can be irregular and you may work in all kids of weather conditions.
However difficult the work may be, the rewards of working with animals will far outweigh the demands.
Nikola lives and writes in Oklahoma. She is active in local Citizen's Police Academy Alumni, Volunteers in
Policing and Skywarn. She enjoys reading, scrapbooking and spending time with her two dogs. This article has been
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