Careers with Animals

by Ellen Shenk

A wide-ranging guide to jobs that involve animalsProvides current information on salaries, educational requirements, and job outlook, along with job information resourcesIncludes in-depth profiles of individuals who work with animals every dayA much-needed guide to animal-related professions, Careers with Animals is a vital resource for the animal lover looking to plan his or her future. Author Ellen Shenk provides straightforward and accurate introductions to a wide range of potential careers--everything from familiar jobs such as veterinarian and zookeeper to cat breeder, animal chiropractor, dog show judge, and other more unusual pursuits. Also included are numerous fascinating profiles of real-life professionals, who give honest looks at the many challenges and unique rewards of working with animals.

256 pages, Paperback

First published February 28, 2005

Reviews

[Jenny Cawley · Rating 2 out of 5]

The author's purpose for writing the book was to inform the reader. They gave a bunch of information on many different kinds of jobs in the animal carrier field. In the book they took the time to explain the different jobs in detail. It shows you what kind of education you need to have for that particular job. The author did very well in informing the reader.

The theme of this book is that some of these jobs can not always be your main job and they aren't always easy. For example you can't just walk into a show arena with a dog you've never gotten to know or learn how to handle and expect to make it to the finalists. That dog may not trust you thus altering it's performance. You need experience with dogs and people in most of these professions. These jobs aren't always easy and take time, practice, and a love for animals.

This book was written in the exposition style. The author thoroughly explains each job in the book. She also gives information on how much pay to receive a year and expense for the animals. It was explained well and gave detailed information so it was written in the exposition style.

In my opinion this book was an okay read. I think its one of those books that you read the topics you are interested in rather than read the entire thing because it did get a bit boring at times. However, the author did give detailed information on what I did want to know. This book has helped me decide what I think I want to do for my career. It is a pretty good book for people who want to have a job involving animals.

[Bunnyhugger · Rating 1 out of 5]

I was acutely made aware of how "careers with animals" is a different concept to "careers for those who *love* animals". The section on farming (which includes veal production) describes its practices so benignly - with no acknowledgement of the horrendous cruelties these poor animals endure. I tossed the book aside in disappointment and disgust. There may well be some useful information in the other sections but the book was already tainted for me. My recommendation is that if you truly care about the welfare of animals you should look elsewhere.

[Michelle · Rating 4 out of 5]

Liked the interviews with people with real jobs.