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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The problem with careers working with animals is that usually kids who want them love animals and just want to be around them, but the careers in question almost always involve doing horrible things to animals and aren't really suitable for people who love them.  Vet is an obvious one, but the vets I know have a lot of trouble with the painful choices that come with having to only treat animals whose owners can pay.  Vet techs seems to have it a bit easier, but don't make much money.  Likewise jobs like zookeeper or anything involving keeping animals means other difficult choices that most teens don't get yet.  Jobs involving animal rescue typically pay very little if anything, and those that pay are few and far between anyway.  So really, it may be a passion, but it may not be a realistic career choice if it comes from a cuddly puppy and kitten kind of place.

Of course, you don't want to squash her dreams, so maybe look into careers that touch on biology or environmental science - subjects that involve animal study and could lead in that direction but will give her a chance to see what those fields are really like before choosing a career path, and maybe provide some options.  [/quote]

This is exactly why I did not become a veterinarian. I love Animal so much, but I could not see myself having to put one down, making the hard choices and losing animals. It would’ve been too much heartbreak for me. I admire those who can compartmentalize, but you have to know yourself to know if you’re one of those people.[/quote]

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