• Question: How come you didn't become a vet? I have always wanted to be a vet but i think your field of work is really intersting. How come you changed paths?

    Asked by mondon to Laura on 16 Jun 2010 in Categories: .
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      Laura Dixon answered on 16 Jun 2010:

      I stopped wanting to be a vet for 2 reasons really:
      1) when we started dissecting animals in biology class I didn’t think I’d be confident doing similar things to living animals (surgury). The thought of it made me too nervous!
      2) I had volunteered at a few vet practices over the years and it really had to be a business (make money) and was not just about helping animals. There were some practices, like tail docking and ear clipping that are done but with no practical purpose – just for ‘looks’, and some that case chronic pain, like cat de-clawing or having an animal put to sleep because the owners were moving that I didn’t agree with and wouldn’t have done – but then you loose clients. I was told to be a vet you had to be a ‘people person’ whereas I’m an ‘animal person’. lol
      I’m glad I pursued animal welfare as I can still help animals and have learned lots about them but I don’t have to worry about the ‘business’ aspects.
      If you’d like any more info on Animal welfare, I’d be happy to give it to you 😀

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