A lot of people ask me what I want to be when I grow up. A lot of people already see me as grown up. Two problems here...
- I am not grown up and probably never will be
- Most people want an answer in the form of a money making career choice.
The long answer is...I want to major in software design but my career path is veterinary...sort of. In fact, I want to be a vet but not more than I want to open an animal shelter.
As far as software design, I really just want to work on operating systems and help the world get connected. I dont think we should have to pay to have a brain. Information and education? Yes. A brain? No. Did I pay for the AprilOS that runs inside me? Nope. Did someone pay for my education? Yes indeedle. So why pay for an OS at all?
Anyway...my master plan. Everyone says "oh dont share that. You will never make money if everyone has the same idea!" Look. Im not going to vet school to make quick cash. No I actually want to help animals.
In short, here is what Id
My main income is based on a veterinary hospital. I havent thought much of it being an emergency hospital but a hospital at least. All animals from guppies to Clydesdales will be treated with my (hopefully) team of veterinarians/techs/assistants. This main branch will serve as just that, a hospital with wholistic focus but a touch of modern medicine. A neighboring branch will be served as a rehabilitation center for injuries and such. This area will include massage therapy and so on.
And on the other side of the pasture, a full on shelter. Again everything from mice to horses are welcome. I specifically want to focus on mustang gentling and racehorse rehabilitation as well as animal surrendering and blacks. Yes you read that right...blacks simply because black animals tend to be the ones on death row the most regardless of breed. Id also like to offer free surrender. Maybe someone surrendering their pet has lost everything and doesnt have the money to officially surrender an animal at the shelter so they dump it. Not here! Just put them in a kennel that has a door facing outside, fill out some paperwork located next to the door, then lock the door. They wont even have to talk to anyone.I passed around an idea in some forums and such and got a lot of thumbs up. If someone else wants to pick up this next idea, let me know! I will gladly donate.
A huge problem I see is with people that need help that dont get it. A family may want their precious dog neutered but may not have a car to get to the vet. How about the family that wants to get their cat spayed but doesnt have a way to a low cost vet at 7am. What to they do? Nothing. Pump out more unwanted pets unintentionally and get called irresponsible. Id like to set up a spay/neuter clinic that can pick up animals and deliver them back the next day. Id like the clinic to operate on a "low cost" basis with an extra fee (very small) for transit. I also notice there is a large amount of people that dont want to breed but note the issues with altered animals or dont like how castrated males look. Id like to offer vasectomies and tubal ligations as an alternative as well as testicular implants.
I also want to open a feral clinic that can capture cats themselves and either have them TNRed or put in our adoption center for people looking for barn cats. Heck maybe they could work around the shelter. One thing is for sure, I dont like how ones that cannot be found barn homes right away and that have to be moved are put to death.
And last but not least, I want assistants. The hardest part about going to vet school is getting the hours needed to get there. People are fighting for volunteer positions to rack up enough hours to go straight to some schools. Id like to open a program for people (hopefully 16 and up...depending on insurance) so they can get experience.
? In loving memory ?
? In loving memory ?Freeway - the dog that never gave up
--/--/1998* to 02/13/2010
