<p>What are some careers in Animal care. I know that you can become a VET, But I couldent put an Animal down. Id take them all in.</p>
<p>also when looking at these jobs, why are the salaries so low.</p>
<p>Hmmm, have you worked in animal care before? It's really not very glamorous.
It was fun, though.</p>
<p>Putting down an animal can be necessary when they're suffering. We had a pet rabbit that injured her leg, and there wasn't much to be done. She was very old, and to see her dragging that leg was as painful to use as it was for her. Having her put to sleep was the best thing to do, although my sister was upset. </p>
<p>There are plenty of options in animal care. One important one is animal health and epidemiology, which usually requires a VMD/PhD. These are the sort of people who work with avian flu and other zoonotic diseases. Agriculture is important, and there is a lot being done to genetically improve livestock and crops. Animal behavior is important in many fields of psychology, and zoology often entails studying animals in captivity. Zookeeping and aquarium jobs can also be fun, but they can be difficult to get.</p>
<p>Salaries are low because supply is high. Lots of people love working with animals and are willing to deal with a relatively low income. The same goes for fields like marine biology or archaeology.</p>
<p>i thought vets made good money. I mean, there isn't any healthcare insurance or anything and some people love their pets so much they'd spend the money. I guess it depends on where you practice. For ex. practicing in an affluent neighborhood would give you a comfortable income because people have the money to dish out.</p>
<p>I just dont see why its ok to put down an animal, I think if its ok to put that rabbit down, then its just as fine to put down a human with a shattered leg that needs to be amputated</p>
<p>1.) I think there actually is animal healthcare insurance.</p>
<p>2.) UBV I think was specifically discussing non-vet animal professions.</p>
<p>3.) In any case, I think actually you're right, vets generally do do quite well.</p>
<p>The average starting salary for a small-animal vet is ~$51,000. The median income for all vets is $66,590, with the middle 50% ranging from $51,420 to $88,060.</p>
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I just dont see why its ok to put down an animal, I think if its ok to put that rabbit down, then its just as fine to put down a human with a shattered leg that needs to be amputated
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<p>It depends on your own values. I see why you would think that it may be wrong to just put down an animal, but I disagree when you say a human life is comparable to an animal's. It's not such a simple matter.</p>
<p>The other thing to consider is that at least in the case of horses, broken legs are apparently much more complicated than they are in humans and would often lead to death regardless. The problem (again, in the case of horses) is not that the owners don't want to bother putting a cast on it.</p>
<p>We have a nine year old German Shepard who can no longer walk properly. Every day we agonize over whether "today is the day." On most days, she is her usual, happy, sociable self: her ears prick up at the mention of "kitty cat" and greets friends and strangers with with a "woof" or "WOOF" as appropriate.</p>
<p>One day, when she hurts too much or doesn't enjoy her life anymore, we will take her to the vet and be thankful that there are vets who will help dogs die with dignity.</p>
<p>Sadly, most people in hospitals do not die with dignity. Often, for reasons unrelated to medical care, lives and suffering are prolonged for no purpose. Most pet owners love their pets unconditionally and harbor no ill will. Would that the same could be said of people.</p>
<p>I agree two cents, last week we had to make that decision with our 15 year old german shepherd mix. He evidently had a massive stroke--now what is kinder--to euthanize him or to keep him attached to IVs and prolong the inevitable with days or weeks of misery?</p>