Career - Animal Attendant

Animal Attendants will prepare food (including special diets) and deliver food and water to animals and clean and prepare comfortable sleeping quarters for animals. They will clear away animal waste; clean, disinfect and maintain animal enclosures and cages and check locks. They are in charge to bathe and groom animals, and treat them with insecticide to control insect pests and also treat minor injuries and report serious health problems to veterinarians. They will administer basic medications as directed by veterinarians and transfer animals between enclosures. They will assist with animal behavioural assessments and behaviour modification and rescue injured and neglected animals. They will assist in euthanising animals humanely and handling of animals that have died and maintain animal records.

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