Requirements for a career in animal welfare/cruelty mitigation

RE: Requirements for a career in animal welfare/cruelty mitigation

WelshyNurse — Wed, 01 Jun 2016 11:37:14 GMT

I worked my way up to welfare officer

RE: Requirements for a career in animal welfare/cruelty mitigation

shakira free miles — Tue, 31 May 2016 20:53:13 GMT

Hiya, how far did you get with this?

Being an RSPCA inspector is very front line, but having a veterinary background does help. I am very animal abuse/cruelty identification minded and it is tough. However building good experience is vital, working in a busy hospital that cleans up the mess that society leaves behind is where it is at. RSPCA and Blue Cross is where I saw a lot of mine.

There is an anti-cruelty league in South Africa and many other across the world.

I am a member of APGAW have a look into that and let me know how you get on.

Good luck and make sure you dont give up, if you have the bug then peruse it!

Kind regards,

Shakira xx

RE: Requirements for a career in animal welfare/cruelty mitigation

WelshyNurse — Mon, 23 May 2016 17:39:35 GMT

My first veterinary job was with the RSPCA as a veterinary assistant. I had no qualifications and came from an admin background. It really does depend what area you want to go into

RE: Requirements for a career in animal welfare/cruelty mitigation

Heather Bacon — Tue, 15 Mar 2016 20:15:00 GMT

If you still want to train as a veterinary nurse then maybe look into a position at charities like RSPCA, Battersea, The Mayhew etc. Some charities like these will take on students and send you off to college.

I was employed by a practice and went down the diploma route....went to college 1 day a week for 2 years....so perhaps a bit more manageable?

Otherwise would agree with above, check out their websites and try some smaller charities.

RE: Requirements for a career in animal welfare/cruelty mitigation

Debbie Leonard — Tue, 15 Mar 2016 16:12:20 GMT

Think most of the charities advertise vacancies on their own websites so could check these out first and could always e-mail them to enquire about vacancies. Also check out local smaller charities and rehoming centres as they often need staff.