2007-11-09 17:13:34 · 12 answers · asked by scorioleo 1 in Pets ➔ Cats
Like some said below, Vets will maybe take you more seriously if you get to be vulunteer first in an animal shelter.
But be warned; it is in an animal shelter that you'll see if you can make it to the vet or if you'd just gather all of the animals at home to save them or... willing to end up paying from your own pocket from all those masters who don't always have all the money needed to treat their animals to the end.
Sometimes it ain't the animal suffering that'll break your heart, it's the financial impossibility to heal it or the final treatement to be decided.
On another suggestion, as vulunteer in a shelter, if you realise that you can't do it as a vet assistant, a choice is left; Zootherapist! Peoples who use pets as therapy for human patients! (Just looking at an alternative here)
2007-11-09 22:03:51 · answer #1 · answered by Taelma 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know if you are going to have very much luck with volunteering at a Veterinary office. But I'm sure you can go to your local animal shelter and volunteer there. They are always looking for people to help clean pins, wash dogs, walk dogs, socialize with animals.
I don't know if you've even considered it, but a lot of professional will consider allowing a personal to volunteer with animals if they were in 4-H or boy/girl scouts. This would be a good start, and you also get school credit for these programs as well. Even when you apply for colleges, it makes you look more responsible by having those types of ethics under your belt!
2007-11-09 17:25:24 · answer #2 · answered by Tigerbabe 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
How old are you? Most vets & shelters can't accept volunteers under age 16, due to insurance and child labor laws. However, local rescue groups may allow you to do a little bit for them.
If you're over 16, the best way to find out which vets might accept you as a volunteer is to call and ask them.
2007-11-09 17:24:05 · answer #3 · answered by BunnuvaSitch 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Try an animal shelter instead. The animals at the vet's have families, but the ones in the shelter were left behind by their owners and could use a friend and someone to play with them and cuddle them and groom them, so they don't feel so alone.
2007-11-09 17:19:33 · answer #4 · answered by kathi1vee 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Hey! how's it going? I recommend that you don't give up, I've been working as a casual vet nurse for 6 months now and it is a fantastic carer and I will recommend to any one but trust me it took me 2 years before I got a job working in a vet clinic. Just send your resume with a letter stating how you admire being around animals and you would like to learn abit more about them and your more then willing to do it without getting paid. If you have finished school I recommend you look into doing an animal course just to get you that step further, and if your still at school, see if your school will let you do a traineeship with animals. i hope that helps, let me know how you go- my email is av1404@yahoo.com.au
2007-11-09 17:28:47 · answer #5 · answered by Manda 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋
relies upon what style of journey you're in search of for, in case you want to stay around the area and volunteer particular evenings or days everyonce in awhile i ought to point looking an section pink flow and seeing what you should do with them. For an excellent extra positive journey with helping human beings, attempt volunteering for a diaster alleviation crew or a missions holiday. I went with a diaster alleviation crew all the way down to Pensacola, FL to assist freshen up after typhoon Ivan and the journey is something you could purely experience and not in any respect clarify. helping those who've lost each and everything, lost wish, and spirits seem nonexistant, and then repairing their homes, helping them out, and seeing the smile on the face through the time you go away is something i propose all of us do a minimum of once on your existence.
2016-10-23 23:18:20 · answer #6 · answered by granroth 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
maybe not a vet - but an animal shelter near by
such as a Animal Welfare League, or an RSPCA.
They will greatly appreciate your help!
2007-11-09 17:34:18 · answer #7 · answered by mh.shine 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Be prepared to shovel the ****. But really, most vets can't use volunteers because of liability. Try instead to volunteer at a minicipal shelter.
2007-11-09 17:26:04 · answer #8 · answered by MARTIN H 1 · 2⤊ 1⤋
If you have a love for the animals, the Vet will show you what they need for help.
2007-11-09 17:19:24 · answer #9 · answered by fogtender 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
You go ask! Depending on your age, and you need to cash. you could even volunteer to walk, wash,and clean cages. If you do well, it could become a job.
2007-11-09 17:21:23 · answer #10 · answered by Lyn B 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋