Do you love animals and want to make a career out of working with them? Are you perhaps looking for something a little outside the norm? If so, here are five unique jobs that involve working with critters of all kinds.

Animal Photographer

If you love photography and working for yourself, a job as an animal photographer may just be what you’ve been looking for. You can choose to photograph pets, or you can travel around and photograph wildlife.

Equine-Assisted Therapy

Equine-assisted therapy is a treatment that involves horse activities (such as horseback riding) to improve the mental health of people with numerous conditions, such as anxiety, autism, Down’s syndrome, and more. If you choose to open up your barn for such work, you will need to look into horse insurance cost and other regulations.

Animal Nutritionist

Just like humans, animals benefit from a healthy, well-balanced diet. As an animal nutritionist, you develop optimal feeding plans for pets or other animals. You work with owners and organizations to determine what (and how much) to feed animals. Along with a love for animals, you will require a degree in nutrition.

Wildlife Rehabilitator

As a wildlife rehabilitator, you work with injured, displaced, or orphaned orphans with the ultimate goal of returning them to the wild. Animals that can’t be released are kept in safe, suitable environments where they are well taken care of.

Zoologist

If you want to work more closely with wild animals rather than domesticated ones, a job as a zoologist may suit you. In this position, you work with animals from all over the world. You can also help to educate zoo-goers about them and their environments.

These are just a few of the countless career paths that involve working with animals. Whether you want to work with domestic creatures or wild ones, a little research can lead you to the perfect job for you.