Reason 1: Close contact with animals.
Xiao Liu (a pet health worker in a pet hospital in Beijing):
"I used to be an ordinary surgeon, but I gradually realized that I love animals very much, so I deliberately studied animal medicine and became a pet doctor. Now I' receive' dozens of small animals every day, and it is my greatest happiness to treat them. "
Humans' love for animals such as cats and dogs is instinctive. Animal doctors turn this love into a profession and enjoy pleasure and satisfaction in the careful care and nursing of pets. It is said that interest is the best teacher, and close contact with cute little animals is really a good choice.
Reason 2: People live in harmony with animals.
"We don't need to love animals. All we want is to hope that human beings regard animals as sentient beings independent of human beings, not as tools or means for human beings. "
-animal liberation in Peter Singer.
Diary of the Emperor Penguin, a film about the warmth of life, earned enough box office and tears. Q, a guide dog shot in Japan, also tells the true story of the growth of small animals. Xiao Q has experienced three times from birth to farewell, where will you go, and dedicated your life selflessly to mankind without any regrets. Similarly, films such as Cats and Dogs, Bears, Piggy Baby, Bird Migration and Birds have also won the attention and recognition of global audiences.
Why are these movies so popular? On this vast planet, human beings are not the only life form, nor are they the only sentient creatures. Animals are the closest living partners of human beings. With them, the world is so colorful and interesting. Careful and humanistic care is also reflected in animals. Animal medicine specialty is a comprehensive subject based on biology, which studies the occurrence and development of animal diseases and carries out disease diagnosis and prevention on this basis. It is an important part of biomedicine and social preventive medicine. True feelings are irresistible, and it is our bounden duty to save lovely lives. Building a harmonious society also includes the harmonious coexistence of people and animals.
Reason three: the huge threat of animal epidemic.
SARS broke out in China in 2003; In 2004, avian influenza occurred in Guangxi, Guangdong, Hubei and Hunan. In 2005, someone in Sichuan was infected with Streptococcus suis ... this "strange disease" that endangered human life and health came one after another. At this time, the importance of animal medicine is self-evident, and it plays an increasingly important role in various fields of life science.
From the point of view of inspection and quarantine, with the continuous development of foreign trade and international exchanges, it is necessary to set up quarantine institutions in airports, seaports, railways, highways and other departments to do a good job in quarantine and law enforcement of inbound and outbound animals and animal products in order to prevent the spread and spread of animal diseases among countries and try our best to provide people with green "animal food".
From the medical point of view, using the basic knowledge of microbiology, immunology and biochemistry and the application of genetic engineering technology, high-efficiency vaccines, vaccines, immune sera and diagnostic solutions were made to protect various domestic animals from the threat of diseases and realize high-density intensive aquaculture.
From the perspective of scientific research, the application of experimental animals involves various disciplines of biological science. In the fields of detecting toxic substances in industry and food, environmental monitoring, pollution countermeasures, agriculture, animal husbandry and fishery production, especially in medical and biological research, it is necessary to carry out scientific experiments on experimental animals with high standards to verify their efficacy, conduct toxicity tests, detect carcinogens, and explore life phenomena in deep-sea and high-altitude space flight. Experimental animals, instruments and equipment, intelligence information and reagents are the four elements of modern scientific research, and animal medicine and animal medicine talents shoulder the heavy responsibility of developing experimental animal science.
Reason 4: The employment prospects are broad and optimistic.
Modern society has a fast pace of life and great work pressure. Studies have shown that keeping pets helps to reduce the effects of stress and relieve or treat psychological and emotional problems. With the increase of the number of pets, people spend more and more on pets. It has been rumored that Hong Kong stars spend 10,000 yuan on pets every month. It sounds hard to believe for ordinary people, but now people spend a lot of money on pets.
At the end of 2004, the Ministry of Labor and Social Security officially listed pet health workers as a new profession, and the best way to enter this industry is to study animal medicine in colleges and universities. Pet health workers are mainly engaged in pet breeding and disease prevention, daily health care, management and scientific beauty care of pets, on-site rescue, illness care, postoperative care and rehabilitation care of pets after injury.
Pet health care workers in China are mainly distributed in large and medium-sized cities and developed coastal areas. Pet health workers who have both theoretical knowledge and practical skills are still relatively lacking. Some experts predict that the market potential of China's pet economy will reach at least 654.38+0.5 billion yuan in the future, which shows that the career prospects of pet health care workers are still very optimistic. According to reports, the income of "novice" entering the pet hospital will not be very high, generally around 1 10,000 yuan. Mature pet hospitals require new employees to have at least a bachelor's degree and more than three years' work experience. The salary is generally 2,500-3,000 yuan, and the highest salary can be 8,000 yuan. However, the income level should also be linked to the ability. If the doctor has rich clinical experience, the monthly salary can exceed 10 thousand. Pet health beauticians are scarce, so their income is relatively high. The monthly income of pet health beauticians in Tianjin is generally between1500-2,500 yuan, while the income in Beijing and Shanghai can reach 4,000-5,000 yuan.
Length of study: four or five years.
Degree awarded: Bachelor of Agriculture
Mainly set up institutions: China Agricultural University, Zhejiang University, Nanjing Agricultural University, Huazhong Agricultural University, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Northwest A&F University, South China Agricultural University, Shandong Agricultural University, Yangzhou University, Hebei Agricultural University, Shenyang Agricultural University, Northeast Agricultural University, Southwest Agricultural University, Gansu Agricultural University, Guangxi University, etc.