We help you choose your dream career in Animal Law and Protection
Which careers deal with animal law and protection?
Animal law enforcement and protection careers are those careers where amazing individuals sometimes even risk their own lives to protect animals, whether they are pets, used in industry, or in the wild.
It is also the careers where animals are trained to assist humans to combat crime and protect other animals. With poaching and illegal trade in animal parts increasing, a new line of defense is necessary.
What can I learn from each Career?
In-depth knowledge of a specific career is extremely important. Understanding everything about a career, like what will you be doing every day, what are the difficulties you might face, and what do I need to do to prepare for such a career, will all help you to decide on the BEST career for you.
Each career includes information to help you with the following questions:
- What is the career about
- What are the daily tasks?
- Where will I be able to work?
- Which skills are important?
- What subjects do I need at School?
- Where can I study for this career?
- Which animals will I work with?
- How can I prepare for the career while still in school?
- Where can I volunteer for experience?
List of Career Profiles to choose from
Click on the name of the career for a short description of the career. When you want to learn more, click on the CAREER PAGE link.
Minimum Entry Level: High School Certificate
Animal Species: Pets, Critters, Farm Animals, Wildlife
Animal control officers or welfare inspectors are the law enforcement officials who are responsible to ensure that animals are treated well. They normally respond to calls for animals in distress.
Minimum Entry Level: High School Certificate
Animal Species: Pets, Critters, Farm Animals, Wildlife
Animal Health Inspectors are responsible for inspecting various facilities including livestock markets, hatcheries, pet dealers, animal shelters, production facilities, research laboratories, feedlots, and quarantine facilities to ensure that animals that are kept are healthy and/or not being abused or neglected.
Minimum Entry Level: Bachelor’s Degree
Animal Species: Pets, Critters, Farm Animals, Wildlife
Animal lawyers are involved with legal cases and disputes related to cases of animal cruelty, tainted pet food products, veterinary malpractice, pet custody, and other animal-related legal concerns.
Minimum Entry Level: High School Certificate
Animal Species: Pets, Critters, Farm Animals
A Rescue Centre Assistant works at privately owned Rescue Centers by caring for the different animals. Rescue Centers rescue different kinds of domesticated animals, such as dogs, cats, rabbits, exotic birds, horses and donkeys and a variety of other pet species, and place them up for adoption or rehabilitation.
Minimum Entry Level: High School Certificate
Animal Species: Pets, Critters, Farm Animals, Wildlife
An animal shelter assistant cares for stray animals at government run shelters or pounds. They generally help animals that need protection, attempt to find homes for homeless animals, and reunite lost pets with their owners.
Also known as:
- Animal Shelter Attendant
- Humane Shelter Assistant
- Shelter Worker
Minimum Entry Level: High School Certificate
Animal Species: Pets, Critters, Farm Animals, Wildlife
Animal control officers or welfare inspectors are the law enforcement officials who are responsible to ensure that animals are treated well. They normally respond to calls for animals in distress.
Minimum Entry Level: High School Certificate
Animal Species: Wildlife
Anti-poaching rangers are normally armed and highly trained individuals who regularly patrol a predefined area to stop or reduce illegal hunting (poaching) of wildlife.
In some countries the duties of conservation officers (game wardens) are similar to those of anti-poaching rangers, and the job title might also be the same.
Minimum Entry Level: High School Certificate
Animal Species: Pets, Critters, Farm Animals, Wildlife
Biosecurity officers check areas of land for harmful animals or plants and arrange for, or help with, pest destruction and control.
Also known as:
- Biosecurity Surveillance Officer
Minimum Entry Level: High School Certificate
Animal Species: Wildlife
A conservation officer is charged with protecting natural resources, promoting recreational safety, and enforcing environmental protection regulations and laws.
Also known as:
- Park Ranger
- Forest Ranger
- Game Warden
- Fish and Game Warden
- Fish and Wildlife Officer
- Environmental Conservation Officer
Minimum Entry Level: College Diploma
Animal Species: Dogs
K9 instructors are police officers or military personnel who are specially trained to train dogs through hand signals and sounds to perform certain functions.
Minimum Entry Level: College Diploma
Animal Species: Dogs
Dog obedience trainers use various techniques to train dogs to do things on command, or to act in specific ways within the home or around other people and animals.
Minimum Entry Level: High School Certificate
Animal Species: Wildlife
Drone Pilots use the drones to survey a specific area or animals to assist in conservation, law enforcement and anti-poaching.
Drones can also be used for eco-tourism marketing, ecology, game herding, wildlife photography and search-and-rescue efforts.
Also known as:
- UAV Pilot
Minimum Entry Level: High School Certificate
Animal Species: Wildlife
A Fish and Game Warden, or Conservation Officer is charged with protecting natural resources, promoting recreational safety, and enforcing environmental protection regulations and laws.
Minimum Entry Level: High School Certificate
Animal Species: Fish
A fishery officer investigates, detects and protects freshwater and marine life, and also protects the general public from consuming toxic and bacteriological contaminated fish and shellfish.
Also known as:
- Inland fisheries enforcement officer
- Fisheries and Marine Officer
- Fishery Control Officer
Minimum Entry Level: Bachelor’s Degree
Animal Species: Insects
Forensic entomologists are scientists who help solve forensic investigations by studying the Life cycle of insects and arthropods found on dead bodies to determine how long a person has been dead.
Minimum Entry Level: High School Certificate
Animal Species: Wildlife
A game ranger works within a government or privately owned game reserve, and is foremost responsible for protecting the animals within the demarcated area.
Also known as:
- Wildlife Ranger
Minimum Entry Level: College Diploma
Animal Species: Dogs
K9 instructors are police officers or military personnel who are specially trained to train dogs through hand signals and sounds to perform certain functions.
Minimum Entry Level: Bachelor’s Degree
Animal Species: Pets, Critters, Farm Animals, Wildlife
A magazine editor is a person who plans, manages and produces magazines for readers, which includes animal related magazines.
They may be the manager within a company where they can delegate tasks, or create the magazines entirely by themselves.
Minimum Entry Level: Bachelor’s Degree
Animal Species: Insects
A military entomologist uses the knowledge gained on insects to research new infectious diseases and keep military personnel healthy from these diseases. They are uniformed officers who are part of a team of preventative medicine professionals.
Also known as:
- Military Medical Entomologist
Minimum Entry Level: College Diploma
Animal Species: Farm Animals
Mounted police horse trainers are special police officers who are skilled at training horses to be used in law and enforcement. They normally work with both the horse and it’s rider (police officer).
Minimum Entry Level: College Diploma
Animal Species: Farm Animals
Train horses used in maintaining law and order by police officers.
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Minimum Entry Level: College Diploma
Animal Species: Pets, Critters, Farm Animals, Wildlife
Online publication editors are specialists who plan, manage and produce online (digital) magazines for readers.
They will either lead the production as a manager within a larger company, or do everything themselves as the owner and creator.
Minimum Entry Level: High School Certificate
Animal Species: Wildlife
A Park Ranger usually works for Government and is responsible for protecting the plants and animals within a demarcated area. They often work outdoors and patrol campgrounds, trails and surrounding areas.
Minimum Entry Level: High School Certificate
Animal Species: Pets, Critters, Farm Animals, Wildlife
A proofreader ensures content is free of typographical, grammatical, spelling, punctuation, syntax, formatting and other such errors.
Minimum Entry Level: College Diploma
Animal Species: Pets, Critters, Farm Animals, Wildlife
A public relations office is responsible for the overall image of the business, and communicating this image and all other related messages to the public.
Minimum Entry Level: College Diploma
Animal Species: Dogs
Search & Rescue (SAR) Dog Trainers use their skills to train dogs to use scent to find humans that may be lost or difficult to find.
Minimum Entry Level: High School Certificate
Animal Species: Pets, Critters, Farm Animals, Wildlife
A social media specialist is a person that uses skills and knowledge of social media (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram etc) to create, market or promote a specific story.
Also known as:
- Online Marketing Specialist
- Digital Media Specialist
Minimum Entry Level: High School Certificate
Animal Species: Pets, Critters, Farm Animals
SPCA or welfare inspectors are the law enforcement officials who are responsible to ensure that animals are treated well. They normally respond to calls for animals in distress.
Minimum Entry Level: College Diploma
Animal Species: Pets, Critters, Farm Animals, Wildlife
A technical writer is someone who creates content that explains how to use a product or service. Some technical writers also document processes and procedures, such as the manufacturing process in a business.
Technical writers often work on user guides, instruction manuals, white papers, online help systems, e-books, instructional web pages, and sometimes video and e-learning.
Minimum Entry Level: Doctoral Degree
Animal Species: Pets, Critters, Farm Animals, Wildlife
A Veterinarian is a doctor who protects the health and well-being of both animals and people by treating animals for various ailments and diseases.
Also known as:
- Veterinary Scientist
- Animal Doctors
- Animal Health Practitioners
Minimum Entry Level: C
Animal Species: Wildlife
A wildlife forensic specialist uses scientific techniques and equipment to investigate wildlife related crimes, where animals were hurt or killed, such as in illegal smuggling, poaching and animal cruelty.
Also known as:
- Wildlife Forensic Scientist
- Wildlife Forensic Investigator
Is there a career that we have not added yet in the Animal Law and Protection category? We would love your input!
