Animal care job without biology degree?
Asked by LaX Chick
I am an English major who is starting to work on her Secondary Education degree as well. Although I love working with people, I have always had a very strong passion for animals and their care/welfare. I am currently fostering a dog and do some volunteer work at local shelters. It seems my ideal job would not only be a volunteer position, but I would have to invest money into it. I would absolutely love to work in animal assisted therapy, bringing my dog to hospitals and any kind of assisted living/nursing homes to comfort patients. You have to have your dog trained specifically for the position and pay a fee to become a member of the national association. I was wondering if there were any paying jobs working with animals I could consider that would not require any kind of science degree. Any thoughts? Anything else?

Best Answer:
If you like to work with animals, you could check out becoming an animal control officer, humane animal officer etc. Each state is different on their requirements. Usually a degree is not required, but for advancement it may be.