Small Animal Careers

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• Small Animal Careers

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Lets name some important factors to consider
when selecting a career.
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Get into groups of 3 and make a list of 10 things
you all would consider and base your decision on
before choosing a career choice/major degree to
study in college. why you feel they are
important?
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Standard of Living
Heads Carolina, Tails California..

• Pay Location (Weather)
• EX) You can buy a 1400 sq. ft home in NC for 150
  K but that same house will cost about
  600,000-700,000 in California

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PERSONAL CONTACT?

• Do you wish to work with people or animals more
  or with inanimate things?

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Educational Requirements

• How long are you wanting to stay in school?
• Just High School?Associates? Bachelors?
  Masters? Doctorate?

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Personal Experiences Or Skills RequiredDo You
Possess Them?

• EX) Zookeeper Career. Having communication
  skills, being a team player, liking animals,
  observant, science, disease knowledge

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Your Interests, Likes, Dislikes
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Working Conditions

• Do you want weekends off?
• 40 Hours or less or more?
• Outdoors or indoors?
• Office-bound or traveler?
• Shift?

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Leisure Time?

• Do you have this free time or are you working
  then sleeping then back to work again?
• Time to be with friends, family, or pursuing
  hobbies

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Retirement Benefits

• Will you be financially able to retire early?
• Will your place of employment have a 401K plan,
  IRAs, etc?

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Your health happiness

• Is it a safe environment to work in or is your
  health at risk?
• Do you enjoy an adrenalin rush?
• Do you receive healthcare benefits?

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STEPS IN CHOOSING A CAREER

• Consider interests, abilities
• Narrow the field of jobs
• Study requirements of the job
• Plan for alternative occupations
• Select the right courses for high school
• Be willing to Pay the price for
  success-dedication
• Get work experience-SAE, part-time job,
  internship, volunteer.

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INDIVIDUAL REFLECTIONTIME

• What are your real interests and hobbies?
• What is your dream career?
• What other possible positions are out there
  closely related to that career?
• Do you have any skills that would be helpful in
  that career?
• How much money would you like to earn annually?

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• THE SMALL ANIMAL CARE INDUSTRY TODAYIts
  Importance

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Small animal benefits to society 1. Companion
animals/pets 2. Lab experiments/ research 3.
Food 4. Service animals 5. Exhibition 6. Jobs,
careers 7. By-products-- fur, meat, medicines
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Dogs vs. Cats!
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There are about 7 million more cats than dogs.
The average cat owner has 2 cats.But there are
more households having dogs than cats.
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OWNERSHIP RANKINGS

• 1-Cat
• 2-Dog
• 3-Fish
• 4-Bird
• 5-Rabbit

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The Economic impact of the small animal care and
management industry 1. Pet ownership is at an all
time high with 58.9 of all American families
include at least one companion animal.
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• 2. 10,500 -11,000 retail pet stores produce 21
  billion in sales.

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3. Veterinary expenses exceed 32 billion for
total pet care in the US in 1996. 4. Biomedical
research supported by 15 billion in taxes and
charity used 65-100 million small animals.
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• 5. 6 million small animals were used in
  educational facilities for dissection.

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6. 4 million small animals were used for the LD50
test.
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LD50 TestLDLethal Dose

• The basic idea of the test is to take healthy
  animals and force feed them enough poison to kill
  (usually slowly) approximately 50 of them
• Toxicity tests examine what happens when a
  chemical is absorbed into the body, usually via
  the mouth, but sometimes also through the skin or
  the lungs. The aim is to find out if the
  substance has toxic effects.

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7. Americans spend 20.3 billion per year on
pets. 8. Vet expenses exceed 11 billion annually.
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9. Pet food manufacturers produce 9.0 billion in
sales. 10. Rabbits are raised not only for pets
but for food, clothing, and research purposes
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• 11. Almost 60 of families have companion pets.
• 12.Children learn responsibility and social
  skills

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• 13. Dogs as watch, police, and seeing eye dogs.
• 14. Fur, wool, coats, hats, gloves.
• 15. Elderly benefit an improved quality
  of life.

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16. Pet therapy with patients-relieves depression
improves vital signs 17. Entertainment-circus,
zoos, TV/movies
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• 18. Source for testing and developing new drugs
  and vaccines. Hepatitis, diptheria, tetanus,
  polio vaccines were all developed through animal
  research.

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Types of jobs that can be found working
with small animals 1. Pet industry is just one
small area of small animals care and management.
Other jobs that are included are in lab animal
care, zoo animal care, animal health, animal
training, and in the area of biological sciences.
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2. Jobs to supply food, equipment, and healthcare
to small animals.
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3. Research in hospitals, colleges and
universities, diagnostic labs, and private firms
in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology
industries.
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4. Exhibitors- operate animal acts, carnivals,
circuses, public zoo, exotic shows, and marine
mammal displays.
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5. Carriers- airlines, motor freight lines,
railroads, shipping lines
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6. Intermediate handlers- provide services for
animals, consigner and carrier
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Job and careers that exist in the small animal
care and management industry. 1. Pet care
workers- many types provide many services to
small animal owners. They are employed in
boarding kennels, animal hospitals, animal
shelters, pet stores, pet training schools, and
pet grooming parlors.
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2. Kennel attendants feed and care for animals
and keep kennels clean. 3. Animal groomers- bathe
pets and brush the pet and keep hair and nails
trimmed.
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4. Dog trainers- teach dogs to obey signals or
commands, hunt, herd, or track, to guard lives or
to lead the blind
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5. Small Animal breeders- raise and market
fur-bearing animals, animals for sale to pet
shops, labs, and for the general public, they
also arrange matings and care for females and the
young. Usually specialize in
one breed.
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6. Lab animal breeders- animals used for
research or medical labs must be closely
monitored and controlled need to be able to
correctly feed and keep in good health.
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7. Pet shop owners- care for small animals they
offer for sale. they offer a variety of small
animals and need to be knowledgeable in running a
business and dealing with customers. 8. Pet shop
manager- run the daily pet
store operations
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9. Pet shop counselor-- work with customers to
select a pet and merchandise they will need to
care for their new
pet.
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10. Vets- Doctors of veterinary medicine, treat
and control animal injuries and
diseases. They also vaccinate animals
against disease, and inspect animals and meat
products used for food. They will also perform
surgery, set broken bones, establish diet and
exercise routines, and prescribe medicines. 1/3
of vets in US treat only small animals.
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11. Dealers- people who sell lab animals for
research and teaching (catalogs)
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12. Vet technicians- assist vet and other members
of the vet staff in diagnosing and treating
animals for injuries, illness, and routine vet
needs this can includes vaccinations and routine
checkups.
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13. Biologists- study the origin, development,
anatomy, function, and distribution of living
organisms and do research in many specialties
that help in agriculture, medicine, and industry.
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Skills and credentials for specific careers
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• Pet Care workers
• High school graduates with experience with
  animals
• Knowing the habits and needs of animals
• Positions are ENTRY level and have no higher
  education requirement.
• Courses in biology and animal husbandry are
  helpful in preparing for work in pet care
  position

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• Kennel attendants
• Need experience in caring for animals they keep
  the animals quarters clean.
• Attendants also keep animals in good health by
  exercising and watching for signs of disease, or
  anything unusual.
• RECORD KEEPING is another skill attendants need
  because they keep track of feeding, breeding, and
  health records of all animals in the kennel.

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• 3. Animal Groomers
• Brush pets and keep hair and nails trimmed
• Bathe pets and keep them free of ticks, fleas and
  other pests.
• 4. Animal Trainers
• a. Teach dogs commands or signals depending on
  that they will be used for.
• b. Handlers also train animals for show, sporting
  matches, or hunts.

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• 5. Small Animal Breeders
• Need no specific education
• May attend a 2 or 4 year program at technical
  schools/college.
• Need to study business, bookkeeping, and
  marketing.
• Animal husbandry, biology, zoology, nutrition,
  animal hygiene, chemistry, and genetics courses
  are useful.

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• 6. Pet shop owners
• Care for the animals they have for sale, deal
  with customers, and any details with running a
  business.
• 7. Pet shop manager - run the store operations
• Deal with personnel i.e. schedule staff hours,
  recruit, hire and train.
• Place merchandise and animal orders
• Deal with inspection standards
• Customer and community relations

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• 8. Pet shop counselors (associate)
• Work with customers to select a pet and
  merchandise they will need to care for their new
  pet.
• 9. Zoo administrators persons who provide
  entertainment and education to the public.
  Includes the zoo director, veterinarians, and
  zoologists.
• B.S. in zoology or life sciences and in business
  and at least a Masters in some branch of Zoology.
  Zoologists have to have a B.S
• b. Zoo vets must have a vet degree.

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• 10. Laboratory animal care workers
• High school education for unskilled jobs in labs
• ONE year college program on animal care to
  receive a certification by the AALAS
• (American Association for Laboratory Animal
  Science)

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• Three Levels of Certification
• ALAT Assistant Laboratory Animal Technician
• LAT Laboratory Animal Technician
• LATG Laboratory Animal Technologist

http//www.aalas.org
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Computer Research

• Research your dream Animal career online.
• Write a 1 page profile about the career based on
  research. Things to include are Education
  required, Expected Salary, Skills needed, Work
  environment, Advantages of the career,
  Disadvantages of the career.
• Does it match your previous responses? Is this
  really the right career for YOU?!!