I am working in a large chain pet-store in Ireland. Just weekends. To put myself through college. It is nice and rewarding when you see good animal owners and animal lovers and people that truly care about animals.
It is not nice when you care about hammies and you realize that you cannot beat the system, when your manager tells you to sell the cages that they want you to sell, eventhough you trying your best to explain what is best for hammies. At the end of the day, that job is a retail, but it needs people with true passion and knowledge about animals who can hopefully bring about the change.
Good luck with it.
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