For anyone with a love for animals and a desire to make a real difference, a career in animal care is both deeply rewarding and full of opportunity. Whether you’re caring for domestic pets, wildlife or working animals, the animal care industry offers a hands-on, meaningful profession where no two days are ever the same.
Your career, right here
There’s no single path into animal care, it’s a field full of exciting, hands-on opportunities. From veterinary assistants and wildlife rehabilitators to dog groomers and animal welfare offers, there’s a wide variety of roles available.
The average UK salary in the animal care sector is £23,000, with even more earning potential if you go down the self-employed route as a trainer, groomer or pet sitter. With pet ownership in the UK is at all time high and pets increasingly seen as family members, your expertise in animal care will also help you strengthen your bonds with pets in your life!
A career in animal care is more than just a job, it’s a chance to make a real difference every day in a profession rooted in care and compassion. Whether you’re helping a sick pet recover or giving a rescue animal a second chance, your work truly matters when it is transforming animal and human lives with a sense of purpose.
Study animal care at Calderdale College!
Our animal care course is your introduction to all aspects of the animal kingdom, from learning about animal behaviour and biology to getting up close and personal with animals, you will play a crucial role in actively supporting the wellbeing of cute creatures.
Inspire Dog Grooming is the College’s destination for canine clients. Students studying animal care will also have the opportunity to progress onto a dog grooming course where they will become experts in building positive and stress-free environments to accommodate all paws that pass through the salon.
Once you’ve completed your qualification, one of the main perks is that you could be pampering pooches day in and day out as a dog groomer or up in the Yorkshire Dales roaming the countryside as an animal ranger! Your future in animal care starts here.
If you’re ready to turn your passion for animals into a career, now is the perfect time to start with a course in animal care at Calderdale College! Click here to find out more.
