Will animal clinics/veterinary hospitals accept volunteer work

Question

i'm planning on going to college to be a veterinary technician when i graduate from high school...so i'm trying to get as much experience as possible.

Answer 1

Here is some advice from a site for pre vet preparation:

Veterinary Medical schools are looking for bright motivated applicants who have checked out their interest and understand from direct observation the day-to-day life of a Veterinarian.

As early as your Sophomore year, seek out opportunities to observe and volunteer; following are some suggestions from past Cal students:

Talk to the people who talk to animals. Ask any one in veterinary medicine you know in any capacity, and offer to do helpful tasks in exchange for the opportunity to observe an entire afternoon or day with a Veterinarian. Maybe your Los Angeles Veterinarian has a colleague from DVM school who practices in the East Bay. Ask if you can use his/her name as an introduction. Follow up, send thank you notes, network!

Be strategic. Another student sent letters and emails to several veterinarians she found in the phonebook. It took a lot of calls and in-person visits, but she eventually convinced one professional that she would be an asset to the practice.

Use Campus Resources. Check out CalCorps, and the Tang Center, for opportunities to work in health care settings. Stiles Hall, located on Bancroft Way between the Career Center and the Tang Center helps connect Cal students with community service opportunities.

Use Career Center resources. Get on the CareerMail Health Professions list to learn about opportunities in health care settings. Check out the Internship section to learn about opportunities including the externship program which is designed for Cal students to utilize the winter break. Every year health care professionals and scientists have offered the opportunity for students to spend time with them in the workplace. Also look on CalJobs for volunteer and paid opportunities to work with animals.

http://career.berkeley.edu/Health/VetPre...

Of course this site is geared more toward the vet degree but I thought you might find it interesting.

http://www.michigan.gov/careers/0,1607,7...

This site has information for the technician career.  

Advice:

Experience may also be gained through activities in the Future Farmers of America and in the 4-H program. Postsecondary veterinary technology programs usually include co-op and internship opportunities.

This is a good site for general information on your career choice.  Read on.

Answer 2

im pretty sure they will just call them or go there and ask. or you can go on their site and find out

Answer 3

Most do. The Vet I work at encourages volunteers during the summer months.

Answer 4

some will, some won't but humane societies and rescues always need volunteers...

try them first!!

good luck