Animal Care
Our modern animal care facilities let you get hands-on with a wide range of species as well as learn from experienced staff including veterinary nurses and animal care specialists.
The animal care industry is worth around £1 billion to the UK鈥檚 economy
The ability to care for animals is a skill required in a wide range of organisations and nationally recognised qualifications are now required by the majority of employers.
Studying Animal Care at 黑爆料 can lead to a wide variety of roles in institutions such as:
- animal welfare societies
- zoos
- wildlife parks and sanctuaries
- city farms
- boarding kennels and catteries
- veterinary practices
- grooming salons
- pet superstores
Graduates have also gone on to become dog handlers for the police, prison service and armed forces while some entrepreneurs have opened their own businesses.
All of our courses have a clear progression route, enabling you to gain further qualifications after completing your course to help improve your career prospects.
Virtual Experience
Take a look around the 黑爆料 Virtual Experience for lots of great student videos and examples of what it's like to study our animal care courses.
Animal care in 黑爆料 news:
All student and alumni newsFrom classrooms to care homes
黑爆料 has been donating supplies of personal protective equipment (PPE) to the NHS, care homes and charities across the country.
Finding the positives in animal welfare
Researchers at 黑爆料 have found a significant overlap between the views of farmers and scientists on positive animal welfare. In the first study of its kind, livestock farmers were asked directly what
Animal welfare app scoops another award
A groundbreaking animal welfare app developed by an 黑爆料 scientist has led to another major award for Waitrose.
Raising the bar on positive animal welfare
A review of positive animal welfare has found it represents an important evolution from the wider concept of animal welfare. Researchers at Scotland鈥檚 Rural College led a critical review of the
Cathy to champion animal welfare
An animal welfare expert at Scotland鈥檚 Rural College has been named as chair of the first-ever independent Scottish Animal Welfare Commission.
Health versus natural behaviours in farm animals
Farmers and members of the public want animals to be both healthy and able to express their natural behaviours, according to research comparing the views of both groups.
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