I worked in an animal shelter for 2 years asstaff not volunteer, tho I was volunteering a year or so before I wasstaff.. and it is a lot of physical labour outdoors and a lot ofcleaning 'poop n stuff' :?and also very hard on your heartespecially around halloween.
Soo now I work in a vet clinic at weekends and during the summer and itis a lot nicer but also you have to be strong emotionally, as ive put afair few animals into their body bags and it isnt nice, nor is loadingthe bags into the crematory van every month. (luckily not many coz itis a good clinic <3 )
And you have to deal with a lot of arrogant pet owners who refuse to dowhat is right for their pet, and are mistreating them.
If you wanted to be a vet but dont like 'icky' stuff then it prob isntfor you, as there is a lot of blood and guts, and even routine thingssuch as taking temperature can be 'icky'
I'm studying in uni on a science course to become a zoologist..I want to get into conservation in africa and such.
Zookeeper could be fun, and as far as I know, the person who cleans upafter them is also in charge of feeding and general care. I think youget assigned a section or species to be their primary caretaker.
Otherwise you could go into animal training and behaviour which isreally really interesting and rewarding
I'm friends with abehaviourist and im really interested in it.