Careers with Animals & Animal Care
Occupation Career Pet Job
Earthwatch projects are a great way to get experience in a job or animal-related project to see if it is something you would find interesting. Most of the projects are out in the field working with scientists. There are many different projects in various countries working with many varied species.
Professional organizations:
Actors & animals (http://actorsandothers.com): animal welfare
American Boarding Kennels Association (http://www.abka.com)
American Federation of Aviculture (http://www.afa.birds.org/)
American Zoo & Aquarium Association (http://www.aza.org/): job listings
American Association of Zookeepers (https://aazk.org/): jobs and internships
American Pet Products Manufacturers Assoc. (https://www.americanpetproducts.org/)
American Society of Animal Science (http://www.asas.org): job listings for members, internship
Animal Behavior Society (http://www.animalbehavior.org/ABS/): research opportunities under grants
Animal Health Institute (http://www.ahi.org)
Animal Legal Defense Fund (http://www.aldf.org)
Animal Protection Institute of America (http://www.api4animals.org)
Animal Welfare Institute (http://www.awionline.org/)
Animals for Awareness (http://www.animalsforawareness.org/): links
Association of Holistic Animal Practitioners (http://www.debonosense.com): links
Association of Zoo Veterinary Technicians (http://www.azvt.org/): internships
Conference for Research Workers in Animal Diseases (http://www.cvmbs.colostate.edu/microbiology/crwad/crwad.htm): advanced level positions available
Delta Society (http://www.deltasociety.org): assesses concerns with the interaction of humans and animals, therapy; internships
Dogs for the Deaf (http://www.dogsforthedeaf.org)
Endangered Species Conservation Federation (http://www.lioc.org/)
Farm Animal Reform Movement (http://www.farmusa.org): internal job listings
Federal Wildlife Officers Association (http://www.fwoa.org/): job listings
Foundation for Biomedical Research (http://www.fbresearch.org)
Friends of Animals (http://www.friendsofanimals.org): jobs
Fund for Animals (http://www.fundforanimals.org/Home/): links
Guide Dogs of America (http://www.guidedogsofamerica.org/index.html)
Humane Farming Association (http://www.hfa.org)
Independent Pet and Animal Transportation Association (http://www.ipata.com)
International Association of Pet Cemeteries (http://www.iaopc.com)
International Association of Fairs and Expos (http://www.fairsandexpos.com/): job listing
International Foundation for Ethical Research (http://www.ifer.org): graduate fellowships
International Zoo Educators Association (http://www.izea.net/)
National Association for Humane and Environmental Education (http://www.nahee.org)
National Association for Animal Breeders (http://www.naab-css.org): links
National Association of Dog Obedience Instructors (http://www.nadoi.org)
National Association for Biomedical Research http://www.nabr.org)
National Association of Search and Rescue(http://www.nasar.org/)
National Humane Education Society (http://www.nhes.org): internships under “support” heading
North American Riding for the Handicapped Association (http://www.narha.org/): job listing
Performing Animal Welfare Society (http://www.pawsweb.org/)
Pet Industry Distributors Association (http://www.pida.org)
Psychologists for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (http://www.psyeta.org): links
Scientist Center for Animal Welfare (http://www.scaw.com): professional links
The Seeing Eye (http://www.seeingeye.org/AboutUs.asp): job listing
Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology (http://www.sicb.org): job listing
United Animal Nations (http://www.uan.org)
USA Equestrian (http://www.equestrian.org/): job listing
US Animal Health Association (http://www.usaha.org)
Wildlife Conservation Society (http://wcs.org/home/science/wildlifehealthscience/nutrition/1325): job listing
World Wide Pet Supply Association (http://www.wwpsa.com): job listing and links
* see also individual animals and breeds
Other Resources:
Aquariums:
Florida Aquarium (http://www.flaquarium.net/): internships
Monterey Bay (http://www.mbayaq.org/): jobs and internships
National Aquarium in Baltimore (http://www.aqua.org/home.html): jobs and internships
Shedd Aquarium (http://www.sheddnet.org/index.html): jobs and internships
Best Friends Animal Society (http://www.bestfriends.org/): jobs under “About” categoryy
Careers with Canines (http://www.canismajor.com/dog/career2.html)
K-9 World of dogs (http://www.w-dog.com/who.htm)
School for dog trainers (http://www.nk9.com/)
Working Dog Foundation (http://www.workingdog.org/)
US Police Canine Association (http://www.uspcak9.com/)
Careers with Cetaceans (http://scilib.ucsd.edu/sio/guide/z-marmam.html)
Choose a career with animals (http://ivabs.massey.ac.nz/animcareer/default.asp)
Doris Day Animal League (http://www.ddal.org): lobbying organization with links
Equine Massage School (http://www.equissage.com/index.htm)
Exotic Animal Training School (http://www.animalschool.net/)
Hippotherapy:
Equest Theraputic Horsemanship (http://www.equest.org/)
North American Riding for the Handicap Association (http://narha.org/)
LA Zoo (http://www.lazoo.org/): internships and Career night
Living Desert (http://www.livingdesert.org/): private, non-profit zoological park and botanical Garden
Moorpark College (http://www.vcnet.com/gwhiz/EATMprogram.html) – Exotic Animal Program – not an internship, but a vocational program offering education in the care and training of animals and the presentation of educational shows utilizing animals.
Petgroomers.com (http://www.petgroomer.com/): job listing
Pet sitting for Profit (http://petsitterhowto.com/)
Primates (http://www.primatesworld.com/): internships, job listing and other career related info
*Sea & Sky: Links to Museums and Aquariums (http://www.seasky.org/links/sealink07.html)
Sea World/Busch Gardens (http://www.seaworld.org/career-resources/index.htm): Career information and jobs
Tatoo-a-pet (http://www.tattoo-a-pet.com): ID protection
Journals concerning mammals and behavior are:
Aquatic Mammals
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