Pest Management Specialist

As an Animal Health Inspector or Officer, you visit farms, food factories, pet shops and other places where animals are kept to check they are healthy and being treated well. You look for signs of disease or poor conditions, take samples to test in labs, and work with farmers and business owners to fix any problems before animals get sick.

Some of your work involves investigating if animals have been mistreated or neglected, which can be upsetting, but it is important work that stops suffering. You also educate people - running workshops about good animal care and disease prevention, or talking to school groups about responsible pet ownership. You work with vets, other inspectors, and animal charities. The job takes you outdoors a lot and you meet all sorts of animals, from chickens to cows to zoo animals, so if you like animals and want to protect them, this could be a good fit.