Pros
Animal welfare work can be rewarding Salaries are above average for most staff Good benefits package Many additional financial perks
Cons
Management is all about money and personal fame, with animal care taking a backseat. Egos and abuse of power is out of control. Salaries are too high for the uneducated and inappropriately placed upper managers. There is zero regard for the employee's quality of life or opinion which ultimately trickles down to the deterioration of animal care. To speak up means termination. There is no one to go to report workplace issues unless you are prepared to be fired. Thousands of donor dollars are spent with abandon on lavish corporate meetings and unneccessary corporate campaigns. Serious indiscretions are overlooked while dedicated employees are terminated for revealing dangerous work situations that affect animal and employee health. Not for the weak- hearted due to encountering a lot of sad animal-related situations.
