Animal Control Officers
Living the low wage life; a problem that has become as common to our society as paying bills. While most people limit this term to fastfood work and maidservices, most animal caretakers barely reach the federal poverty line. Animal Control Officers are fortunate enough to make just above this line. But is it worth it, when every day they risk their lives for the animals. Encounters with wild animals, vicious pets, enraged owners, zoonotic diseases, and a host of other problems make one wonder why they do it; when they could be making the same amount to sit behind a desk and file paperwork. After all, some animals, no matter how hard the officers try to save them, just can't adapt in our society. However, no matter how hard it gets, they still come to work every day because they know how rewarding it feels when they can save even one life. So what is a normal day like for an animals control officer? What are the typical trials that they face every day? What are some accomplishments? These are question that need to be answered. Every day animal control serves the public in many ways. From saving neglected or abused animals to trapping rogue possums in your neighborhood, they are always encountering exciting and dangerous tasks. The following web pages are dedicated to these brave souls that teach us to love animals.
http://itrs.scu.edu/faculty/Bousquet/winter07/ENGL2_Th/arose_winter07/flashpage2.htm
