I am needing to decide on a career and would love to rescue animals and check them out, rehabilitate them, find them good homes or release them. I thought about being a vet but I couldn't deal with surgery and putting them to sleep every day and not forming some type of bond or relationship.
2006-12-28 14:47:22 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Zoology
Animal rescuers are volunteers, no pay!. If you thought about being a vet and couldn't handle the thought of surgery and putting animals to sleep, then you probably will change your mind about animal carers as well. I am a wildlife rescuer and have to deal with putting down animals that are unreleaseable - to be able to rehab an animal and release back to the wild, the animal has to be 100% fit otherwise it will not survive when you release it, then you would have wasted time and money rehabing the animal only to put it to its death in the wild, it is much kinder to put it to sleep in the first place, if it is unreleasable. On the plus side, you get the satisfaction of rescuing an animal, rehabbing it back to 100% in the shortest time possible, so as the animal is not away from the wild for too long, and then releasing it back to the wild, makes you feel really good. Carers also don't form a bond or relationship with any wildlife animal as they have to go back to the wild being afraid of humans, for their own protection. With orphaned animals, you will form a "mother" type relationship with the baby animal, but you have to train yourself to treat the baby like their mother would in the wild, for example a baby bird only relies on the parent bird to feed it for the first few weeks of its life, and when it gets to fledgling stage, you have to teach the baby bird how to find its food, and fend for itself and thats when the "mother" relationship cuts out.
For a paying job with animals i would look at maybe some of the zoo's if you want to work with animals, without having to deal with putting them to sleep. Good luck
2006-12-28 22:21:18 · answer #1 · answered by nativeparadise 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This type of career is usually done on a voluntary basis.
The only way you can make money at it is to become a vet. And a specialized vet. As most vets working in this profession are volunteers and have their own practice on the side. Which I'm sure gives them some type of write off for their taxes. So they save that way.
Animal Rescue is really fun. Don't let the lack of pay stop you from doing this.
2006-12-29 01:09:40 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I just asked this same question and found the best answers at Sea World's web site under their jobs section. They have great links to all kinds of things, volunteering anywhere is the best way to get your foot in the door. If you live near any water look for a marine institute and start your volunteer work or, get a lower paying job there. Then, you need to look into a school that gives you a zoology or marine biology degree. Did you know you actually do NOT have to have a degree to work at Sea World with "shamu"?!?!?!?! It is prefered but not required, so check out their website and get those links! GOOD LUCK!
2006-12-28 16:37:21 · answer #3 · answered by Lindsey M 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are many careers in animal rescue. A lot of them carry police powers. You have to have a strong love of animals, and be able to work in hazardous conditions, for short pay. You didn't mention your age, but if you are in your teens, then I'd suggest that you contact a local animal shelter, and maybe get a job there. This would let you get started, and you would see if that type of work, is a good fit for you.
2006-12-28 14:55:18 · answer #4 · answered by Beau R 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Animal carers generally do the work on a voluntary basis, like some friends of mine in far north Queensland that look after orphaned Fruit Bats.
2006-12-28 14:54:52 · answer #5 · answered by gnypetoscincus 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
nearly all of our shelters & animal rescues are all volunteer with people who paintings in different careers putting forth the money to look after the rescued animals one profession in animal rescue is Animal administration officer... they bust the folk who do undesirable issues to animals... yet in addition they convey the animals into animal administration the place they are often euthanized it may desire to be diverse on your section
2016-10-28 14:41:43 · answer #6 · answered by uday 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Working at the pound. I think you should work as a volunteer fist to see if that what you want. Money wise?
2006-12-28 14:56:10 · answer #7 · answered by stars 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋