Introduction to Animal Keeping

Balding, originally uploaded by Lostfiniel.

So, I have the applications for volunteer work filled out. I will be applying to the Santa Ana Zoo, the Orange County Zoo and a couple of local wildlife rehabilitation centers. I'm hoping very much someone will accept me. The Orange County Zoo is pretty small. Only about 8 acres and they mostly have animals you would find in the southwest. I keep hoping that the lack of "glamorous" animals will allow for less competition for volunteers. I also have hopes that with the increase of people for summer, places will be taking on more people.

I have also found a college class I could take that would easily fit in my schedule. The lecture is an online course and the lab is at night well after I get home from work. If I work each morning, go to school at nights and volunteer on the weekends, I think all could go well. I will be exhausted but that will just be getting me used to the profession, right?