What can ';underage'; teenagers do to help/work with animals?

I'm 14 and love animals and worked at an animal shelter but they only allow underage kids if they need their school hours and they have a huge waiting list.





What other things can I do?What can ';underage'; teenagers do to help/work with animals?
Like the first poster said, try fostering. Most foster dogs get adopted within a few months, so if it's too much for your family to have a dog, it's not a 15 year commitment.What can ';underage'; teenagers do to help/work with animals?
Hmm... you could try walking neighbors dogs or dog sitting. I don't know how many people would want a 14 year old doing this but it's worth a shot!





It's hard being 14 but in a few years you're chances and opportunities will widen and you'll be able to work pretty much anywhere.





If your family is up to it you could foster dogs for shelters. Nurse them to health and help them find loving homes. I would try for it - you can take care of most of the daily work like walking and brushing as long as mom or dad don't mind driving the dog around for vet checks and such. Wouldn't hurt to ask!
dog walker is a great option:


print up some 'business cards' and distribute them around your area, and hang posters and give out your card near dog runs. introduce yourself to people in your area walking dogs and be honest, say ';i love animals, i would love to get to know your dog and help you out by walking him when you are busy or away';. you'll get a few people (maybe neighbors and friends) and if you're good word will spread quickly (since you're young, don't charge a lot, you can raise your fees as your name gets out. maybe 5$ for a 20 minute walk?)





another thing you could do is contact a vet in your area - when i was 15 i went on weekends and mostly just watched what the vets and technicians did, and then they started letting me do small things like hold the animals when they give it a shot, or clean out their kennels and give them food (yea it's dirty sometimes, but great experience - not i'm a veterinary student, so gotta start somewhere!)
I'm sure you can volenteer at the humane society.


Also, you can sponser a dog, and help other abused and rescued dogs on this site:


http://www.theanimalrescuesite.com





It's great, and of course, clicking on the purple button will give free food to all sorts of animals!





You can also ask if you can help with taking care of the animals at a local pet shop.





Just some ideas, hope i helped!
You didn't mention if you were interested in a specific type of animal or all in general.





I went to a local farm and was able to spend a lot of time with the horses. I cleaned stalls which really isn't that bad. but I walked the horses in and out and brushed them


and chatted :-) etc...


I loved and they give you a couple bucks per stall which doesn't take long to clean


I just did it to be around the horses not the money !!!





Good luck
Do you own a dog?


http://www.petsonwheelsscottsdale.com/in鈥?/a>





http://www.palsatlanta.org/





and the Delta Ambasador program if they are in your area...
you can always pet sit for your neighbors %26amp; friends =)