Looking into a field based around animals such as dogs, live stock, and/ or wildlife, and I'm a bit stuck as to which to pursue.
Anybody have some insight on the professions of putting dogs, cows, and giraffes back together?
>How much does it suck trying to become a vet?
>Vet tech?
>Livestock?
>Exotic?
I just wanna be around animals all day but still have some sense of free time to work on my farm.
Just a quick bump, and I know this'll get some flack considering what kind of board /an/ is, but what kind of job would I go after to help change the social perceptions on pitbulls?
Maybe a shelter that specializes in homing pits?
I like the thought of it.
also quints btw
>>2044444
i work with cows. they break all the time.
it takes a lot to be a vet though, at least for livestock, after the years of school you will basically be popping cysts, burning horns, and checking cow genitals all day.
>>2044445
There's an organisation in Austin called love-a-bull. I'm not sure how large it is or how common these sorts of groups are but they do exist
>>2044894
What was your path through school to land you with cows, man?
What's the pay like? Do you enjoy the work?
>>2045184
i am currently in work placement, so i do not earn a whole lot of money (around 35K usd last year i think), and i am not sure how the education system works around the world, but where i live you the education is 3,5 years long (14 months of school, 28 months of work placement) not until then you can call yourself a farmer. but i mainly take care of the cattle, feed them and maintain equipment. and of course i love my work :)
>>2044444
Study to become a vet. Unless you just want to be another shelter worker who was too stupid to make it through vet school.
>>2044445
My personal goal in life is to become a professional trainer and combine my love of pitties with my job. They're an extremely athletic breed and might be well suited for a number of jobs. Service dogs, therapy dogs, search and rescue.
Becoming a trainer and training pitbulls for work like that is probably the best way to help the breed.
>>2045247
I'm looking to improve the perception of pits, man. While I'd make bank if I survive the decade of school, I don't believe it'd translate into my goals.
>>2045222
What schooling did you specifically take over those 14 months, man?
I think work placement exists around here but under a different name.
35k is still more than almost all vet tech salaries, so that's a good start, yo.
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>>2046019
a trade school, specific for farming.
i know that some countries you don't need an education to be a farmer, but here you do, well most of europe at least.
where are you from?
>>2046088
Not OP, beautiful cows though :) Where in Europe are you?
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>>2046096
denmark
>>2046088
Texas, looking into a vet tech program near me. Currently grabbing my basics at the local college.
Do you have a "title", so to speak, like livestock technician or anything of the sort?
>>2046383
i don't think so.
just a student, working to be a farmer.
Hey I want to major in ecology/zoology but it seems difficult to get jobs in that do any of you know to get jobs working on a wildlife reserve or something
OP I'm 18 an live in NZ where Ive worked as a 2IC on a dairy farm for the last two months and have made ten grand to take to uni with me. Have you considered taking your skills where they will pay better?
>>2046440
I do but I live in the US and /an/ appears to be entirely Australia and Europe now.
>>2046517
Nice. How big?
>>2046517
I'm not cow dude, I'm the OP shmuck who's trying to figure out how to make a career out of animals.
Might look into going overseas at some point, sounds like NZ pays good money.
