Careers with Animals: Exploring Occupations Involving Dogs, Horses, Cats, Birds, Wildlife, and Exotics [Paperback]

Ellen Shenk (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 23, 2005

A wide-ranging guide to jobs that involve animals

Provides current information on salaries, educational requirements, and job outlook, along with job information resources

Includes in-depth profiles of individuals who work with animals every day

A 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.

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About the Author

Ellen Shenk's experience in the career field includes writing articles and presenting seminars on the topics of the creative job search, interviewing, and writing resumes. She is a past editor of the national newsletter of the Career Information Resource Advisory Group and currently lives in Ottawa, Canada.

Product Details

• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: Stackpole Books (February 23, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0811729621
• ISBN-13: 978-0811729628
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6.3 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #370,538 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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19 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Career options range from breeding and treating animals to being a show judge or working for a zoo or aquarium, August 6, 2005

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This review is from: Careers with Animals: Exploring Occupations Involving Dogs, Horses, Cats, Birds, Wildlife, and Exotics (Paperback)

Readers who are animal lovers and who dream of working with animals often stop at the idea of being a vet: in actuality, there's so much more available, as Careers With Animals: Exploring Occupations Involving Dogs, Horses, Cats, Birds, Wildlife And Exotics demonstrates. Career options range from breeding and treating animals to being a show judge or working for a zoo or aquarium. An organization by animal type - marine, horses, birds, wild animals - makes it easy to hone in more specifically to careers with particular types of animals. Very highly recommended.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not Bad..., October 26, 2009

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Discordia5 "Discordia" (St. Louis, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Careers with Animals: Exploring Occupations Involving Dogs, Horses, Cats, Birds, Wildlife, and Exotics (Paperback)

The book was a little brief, meaning that it did not really include a lot of careers. Most of them were the more obvious, highly sought after jobs. On the other hand, the information included was extremely well organized and helpful. I would recommend renting this from the library rather than buying it.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars If You Can Talk to the Animals ..., July 30, 2006

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Nancy H. Brooks "Full time reader" (Wytheville, VA in the Blue Ridge) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Careers with Animals: Exploring Occupations Involving Dogs, Horses, Cats, Birds, Wildlife, and Exotics (Paperback)

Ellen Shenk, author of Outdoor Careers, follows up with Careers With Animals, and it is every bit as accessible and readable. All the lists and specific information you will need for planning and executing your search are here--sources, possibilities, definitions, salary ranges. But aside from the practical, the author shines her best light: she makes you think about intangibles--your suitability, your personality, the realities you might encounter with your choice, and the like. As with Outdoor Careers, she includes interviews with "real people" who give their first-person accounts of their everyday vocational experiences.