Animal Technician

Tasks and duties

• Checking on and recording the stats of animals in care.
• Preparing and providing food, water, care and medications.
• Cleaning out enclosures and facilities daily.
• Cleaning and disinfecting cages and equipment.
• Carrying out tests and experiments on animals and recording the results, under supervision and in accordance with the governing law and organisational ethics policy.
• Observing animals’ reaction to tests.
• Undertaking animal enrichment activities.
• Assisting to return animals to the wild.
• Establishing and managing breeding programs, with supervision from a veterinarian.
• Tending to animals after tests and surgeries, including cleaning and dressing wounds, and administering drugs.
• Providing humane, supervised euthanasia for animals, and handling the bodies of animals that have died.