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Old 05-19-2008, 09:24 PM
 
Location: Eden Prairie, MN
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Well, I was planning to have a career at a state zoo (MN zoo), but then I found out that the petting farm event was sponsored by Homel which is a company that sell meat products, so if I was going to have a career in taking care of animals and having a goal to become a vegetarian! What are other careers in the animal world in which should I be pursuing? It seem to be me that it is an ironic thing to have an event being sponsored by a in-state meat packing company at a zoo in which a zoo's role is to take care animals and to educate the public about the animals!
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Old 05-19-2008, 09:28 PM
 
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try being a vet, or a park ranger, or a zoologist, and you can work part-time for the ASPCA
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Old 05-20-2008, 09:33 AM
 
Location: Eden Prairie, MN
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Is there anyone here that has a career that involves taking care of animals?
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Old 05-20-2008, 09:52 AM
 
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The zoo is educating people about the animals, BORGSUX. Petting zoos usually have farm animals in them, and the reason we have farm animals is because of the business that Hormel is in.

I think zoos should teach about how animals and humans interact and how our lives are intertwined. Teach the reality, not some Disneyfied fantasy where all of the animals are bestest friends and there is no such thing as predator and prey.
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Old 05-20-2008, 11:00 AM
 
Location: Eden Prairie, MN
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Hey sean98125, do you work at the Minnesota Zoo? I was wondering does Hormel have factory farming? I guess that I can go work at an animal shelter in which they raise animals for the rest of the animal's life, but then I will have to move out of MN eventually!
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Old 05-20-2008, 11:34 AM
 
Location: Marion, IN
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Is there anyone here that has a career that involves taking care of animals?
I am an animal massage therapist. I love the work and it is very rewarding. What it isn't is consistent, unlike the bills.
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Old 05-20-2008, 11:43 AM
 
Location: Eden Prairie, MN
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I was wondering does anyone have a job market outlook for the next 10 years when it comes to taking care of animals or what not? One thing that I like about taking care of animals is that the work can't be outsource!
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Old 05-21-2008, 10:51 AM
 
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I just looked at the Minnesota Zoo website - is the Wells Fargo Family Farm petting zoo the one sponsored by Hormel? That seems a little odd.
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Old 05-21-2008, 03:50 PM
 
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I was wondering does anyone have a job market outlook for the next 10 years when it comes to taking care of animals or what not? One thing that I like about taking care of animals is that the work can't be outsource!
What you need to do is google your questions and find the answers. I don't believe anyone here would have this kind of info handy.
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