So you really love animals, and when you are older you would love to spend your life working all the time with animals and being paid for it too. Is that possible? It certainly is, and there are lots of different ways to make it happen. 

 

There are hundreds of different jobs which involve working with animals, and tens of thousands of people doing them: vets, vet nurses, conservationists, animal trainers, marine biologists, park rangers, farmers, farriers, wildlife photographers....the list goes on and on. 

 

Below are the stories of 8 people who spend their lives working with animals. Click on their pictures to find out how they first got interested in animals, about the exciting work they now do, and what advice they can give if you want to spend your life working with animals too.