I have always loved animals and have wanted to work with them from a young age. From the time I was 6, I wanted to be a veterinarian, but recently I've come to the conclusion, it is just too much school. I'm looking for work right now because my current job might not keep me after the holidays (hired as seasonal). I'm applying to Petsmart and Petco as well as a few other food/retail places. I was in Petsmart tonight and this couple was looking at one of the bearded dragons. While they waited for the employee to come over and help them, I answered some of their questions about bearded dragons (what to feed them and what size feeders the particular dragon they were looking at would need, cage requirements, etc) and I was in there shopping for cat food. Haha. That always happens. I go into a Petsmart to buy something and end up helping someone there. I think its time I start getting paid to do that.

But I can't work retail my whole life, so I'm trying to find something I can go to school for or just get a job working with animals. I have been talking with a wildlife rehabilitator through email about volunteering as a Category IV rehabilitator in my area. This will be strictly volunteer though but it is something I want to get experience with. I was thinking about working in a zoo but how do you go about doing that? Or maybe work at an aquarium.

So share your animal-related job and how you went about getting it (include what kind of schooling, education, training, you got before/during the job, how long you've been in the job, pros and cons of the job, etc.