A veterinary technician (veterinary technicians) can have a tough life when the job involves rescuing animals. However, the work requires education, commitment and passion and love for animals. Being able to work and manage animals is a dream come true; it allows people to see what a pet could do for its handler. Holding a job that tests for certain diseases and broken bones allows a veterinary technician to help animals in need. This helps bridge the gap between the environment and animal-loving families around the world. A veterinary technician can work in a variety of work environments, such as animal hospitals and private clinics. Working in various environments creates skillful tasks, which include: laboratory work, radiology, nursing, surgery, x-rays, and assisting veterinarians with surgeries (Money Careers). Each of these tasks requires its own skills to help animals in need, for example: laboratory work deals with collecting tissue, blood and urine samples, nursing involves taking care of animals after surgeries and checking how respond to the procedure (US Bureau of Labor). Whitney McCullough, (a veterinary technician from Arcola, IL) answers questions using her knowledge of what it means to be a veterinary technician. What types of tasks do veterinary technicians perform on a daily basis in the workplace? “It depends on where people usually work, but workers come in and check on pets that are in the hospital that need additional care. So somehow, workers have checklists for each hospitalized pet, so if they need medications, bandage changes, etc., workers can keep track of them more easily. Then the operators continue to administer drugs to all the animals that are housed at the clinic in the kennels. Then they check out pets that need to come in for surgery or a test... middle of the paper... we love being around and helping animals. Works CitedMcHugh, Mary. Careers in veterinary medicine and animal care. New York: F.Watts, 1977. Print.Norkus, Christopher L. Veterinary Technician's Handbook of Emergency and Critical Care for Small Animals. Chichester, West Sussex UK: Ames Iowa: Wiley-Blackwell, 2012. Print. “Veterinary Technician and Technician.” Money Careers. Np, November 26, 2013. Web. January 20, 2014. .“Veteran Technician.” Career cruise. Np, February 23, 2013. Web. January 20, 2014. http://www2.careerscruising.com/careers/profile-at-a-glance/436.“Veterinary Technologists and Technicians.” US Bureau of Labor Statistics. Np, March 29, 2012. Web. January 20, 2014 www.bls.gov /ohh/healthcare/print/veterinary-technologists-and-technicians.htm.McCullough, Whitney. Internet chat interview.January 11 2014.