Careers with Animals or Nonprofit Kit For Dummies

Careers with Animals: Exploring Occupations Involving Dogs, Horses, Cats, Birds, Wildlife, and Exotics

Author: Ellen Shenk

A much-needed guide to animal-related professions, Careers with Animals is a vital resource for the animal lover looking to plan his or her future. Author Ellen Shenk provides straightforward and accurate introductions to a wide range of potential careers—everything from familiar jobs such as veterinarian and zookeeper to cat breeder, animal chiropractor, dog show judge, and other more unusual pursuits. Also included are numerous fascinating profiles of real-life professionals, who give honest looks at the many challenges and unique rewards of working with animals. Includes in-depth profiles of individuals who work with animals every day and provides current information on salaries, educational requirements, and job outlook, along with job information resources.

Author Biography: Ellen Shenk is the author of Outdoor Careers (0811728730). Her experience in the career field includes writing articles and presenting seminars on the topics of the creative job search, interviewing, and writing resumes. She is a past editor of the national newsletter of the Career Information Resource Advisory Group and currently lives in Ottawa, Canada.

Table of Contents:

	Acknowledgments	v
	Introduction	vi
Chapter 1	Choosing Your Career	1
Chapter 2	Cats, Dogs, and Other Small Pets	9
	Small Animal Breeder	10
	Dog or Cat Trainer	12
	Animal Control Officer	20
	Boarding Kennel Operator	22
	Pet Groomer	23
	Pet Sitter	25
	Shelter Worker	26
	Dog Shows	27
	Professional Dog Handler	27
	Dog Show Judge	28
	Cat Shows	31
	Resources	33
	Profiles	42
	Himalayan Cat and Alpaca Breeder	42
	Professional Dog Trainer	45
	Dog Show Judge and Dog Writer	48
Chapter 3	Horses	53
	Horse Show Work	58
	Horse Care	61
	Equine Massage Therapy	63
	Horse Training	64
	Horse Business	67
	Resources	70
	Profiles	72
	Head Instructor	72
	Equestrienne	75
Chapter 4	Birds	79
	Aviculture	81
	Bird Tour Leader	82
	Field Ornithologist	83
	Bird Trainer	84
	Resources	86
	Profile	88
	Bird Trainer	88
Chapter 5	Marine Animals, Fish, and Other Aquatic Creatures	93
	Aquaculture/Fish Hatcheries	95
	Aquarist	96
	Fisheries Management	98
	Marine Collector	99
	Marine Mammal Trainer	101
	Research Biologist (Fisheries)	103
	Resources	105
	Profiles	109
	Aquarist	108
	Marine Life Fisherman	112
Chapter 6	Reptiles and Amphibians	117
	Herpetologist	118
	Resources	122
	Profiles	123
	Herpetologist and University Professor	123
	Zookeeper and Reptile Zoo Owner	126
Chapter 7	Wild Animals	129
	Wildlife Biologist	131
	Wildlife Technologist or Technician	133
	Wildlife Officer	135
	Wildlife Public Information Officer	136
	Wildlife Rehabilitator	137
	Resources	139
	Profiles	141
	Wildlife Biologist	141
	Wildlife Rehabilitator	144
Chapter 8	Ranch Animals	147
	Cattle	149
	Pigs	151
	Sheep	151
	Goats	152
	Poultry	152
	Other Ranch Animals	153
	Resources	154
Chapter 9	Exotic Animals	159
	Zoos	159
	Curator	163
	Keeper	165
	Sanctuary Work	166
	Resources	167
	Profiles	169
	Senior Elephant Handler	169
	Animal Sanctuary Owners	171
Chapter 10	Caring for Animals	177
	Veterinarian	178
	Veterinary Technician/Technologist	180
	Animal Behaviorist	181
	Holistic Medicine/Alternative Therapies	185
	Animal Chiropractor	187
	Animal Use in Therapy	188
	Resources	189
	Profiles	194
	Veterinarian and Animal Chiropractor	194
	Veterinary Technician	197
Chapter 11	Some Job-Search Tips	201
	Index	212

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Nonprofit Kit For Dummies

Author: Frances Phillips

Starting a nonprofit is one of the most exciting and gratifying adventures that you’ll ever partake in, especially when you seal the deal on your first grant. But like all adventures, running a nonprofit organization is a real challenge.

Nonprofit Kit for Dummies, Second Edition shows you the fun-and-easy way to get your nonprofit up-and-running. It contains savvy advice from the experts on everything from incorporating and managing your nonprofit to unbeatable tactics for raising money and managing public relations. This hands-on, no-nonsense guide is packed with tons of useful information that will give you everything you need to:

• Plan your nonprofit for the community

• Write a buy-in guaranteed mission statement

• Incorporate and apply tax exemption

• Build your board of directors with the right people

• Design a volunteer program

• Have a paid staff run your nonprofit

• Create budgets and financial reports

• Craft the perfect fundraising plan

• Write a great grant proposal

• Raise money from individuals

Included in this must-have resource is a bonus CD-ROM that contains sample grant proposals, over a dozen budget and cash flow projections, multiple fundraising plans to choose from, and a list of indispensable Web resources to keep your nonprofit on track. Nonprofit Kit for Dummies, Second Edition is the ultimate nuts-and-bolts guide to getting your nonprofit off the ground and giving back to your community!