Starting a Zoological Career  Zoo Careers  Starting a Zoological
Career  Catch 22?    1. To get a job working with animals, you
need experience with animals. This bit of truth seems to create
a frustrating circle. You need experience to get a job, but you
can't get experience unless you have a job, right? Well, yes and
no.     1. To begin a career caring for animals, you should be
prepared to start with a volunteer or entry-level position. Call
your nearest zoo or aquatic park and ask for details on becoming
a volunteer (also called a docent or intern). Humane societies,
animal rehabilitation clinics, and some veterinary clinics also
welcome volunteers. Although your duties with a humane society
or veterinary clinic will most likely involve working indirectly
with animals (cleaning cages and preparing food), volunteer
duties at a zoo or aquatic park range from filing or answering
phones to being trained to make educational presentations or
feed newly hatched birds.      Volunteering your time shows that
you'r