There is no specific training required for pet shop workers. Still, if you plan to run your own pet shop someday, it doesn't hurt to study business, mathematics, and science. You'll need good business skills to manage your store, especially if you plan to be successful.
10. If you can't get a paid position at a pet shop, try to volunteer. And if no volunteer jobs are available, look for work elsewhere in the pet care field to get experience. Once you have experience the job offers are sure to start coming in.
In pet shops, animals must be viewed as commodities in order for the store to realize a profit. This means that, in order to cut costs, animals are too often kept in inadequate conditions and denied needed veterinary care.
The cost of providing veterinary care for an animal kept in a pet shop can easily exceed the animal's commercial value ? meaning that animals may be left to suffer or even die from untreated illnesses or injuries.