The Toledo Zoo (Toledo, Ohio) has an internship available. This internship is designed for college students or recent graduates interested in pursuing a career in animal training or animal behavior. Interns will work directly with the Curator of Behavioral Husbandry and Research and animal keepers to learn the principles of animal training and enrichment through [...]
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In the late 1990s I ran the Unusual Animal Career seminar series and not only taught people how to prepare and how to seek a career with animals but also took people into the world of animal careers. My favorite trip was to an exotic feline facility where the highlight of many students was that [...]
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Animal Career Secrets Explores Diversification. All content copyrighted 2007 by Diana L Guerrero. Some rights reserved. In the past few years there have been a number of new types of pet businesses exploding across the nation, many are prominent in urban areas and some pet businesses are more susceptible to challenges when there are fluctuations [...]
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Animal Career Secrets Explores Animal Business Franchises. All content copyrighted 2007 by Diana L Guerrero. Some rights reserved. I am pondering some longer articles on specific careers but had a thought about some of the current trends I am seeing. The trend is towards animal franchises. Franchises are established businesses that have a whole strategy [...]
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This came across my desk recently. For those of you seeking an animal career, you might read the qualifications to get an idea of what is needed if you were interested in this position. Please contact them only if you meet the qualifications. Two field researchers are required for a year long study on “Seed [...]
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Animal Career Secrets answers the question about whether or not specializing in a particular animal is a good idea when seeking a career with animals. All content copyrighted 2007 by Diana L Guerrero. Some rights reserved. Many people think they should focus their animal career interest to one type of animal. Personally, I think this [...]
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This post at Animal Career Secrets explores a common misconception about careers with animals. All content copyrighted 2007 by Diana L Guerrero. Some rights reserved. Early in my career one of the industry icons of the time took me aside after a performance. I was on stage with a California sea lion who was in [...]
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In this post at Animal Career Secrets get answers to some commonly asked questions about preparing for a career with animals. All content copyrighted 2007 by Diana L Guerrero. Some rights reserved. There are always more questions to answer regarding how to prepare for a career with animals. One submitted question concerns education—just what is [...]
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This Animal Career Secrets post explores the unusual animal careers within the pet memorial and pet funeral field. All content copyrighted 2007 by Diana L Guerrero. Some rights reserved. Oliver Dingwell conducted his first pet funeral, which commemorated the unfortunate passing of Freddy the Frog, when he was just six years old [read more about [...]
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I just got the heads up that Phoenix Zoo is hiring an Animal Training Supervisor. This is a full-time position and would require that you relocate or live in the Phoenix area. Although you can apply online, please check that you qualify first. Below is the description and you can use the link above to [...]
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