Keeper/Animal Care Volunteers

If you’re interested in our Keeper / Animal Care volunteer program, please submit a completed?City Volunteer Application, resume, cover letter, and proof of at least 100 hours working with large/exotic/wild animals at a facility other than the LA Zoo. The latter can be in the form of a time sheet or a letter from your supervisor. Vet tech or pet store experience does not apply. If accepted into the program, you are required to submit a current TB test (within?three months) and commit to a minimum of two eight-hour days per month. Interviews for this are held quarterly.

You can accumulate animal care experience by contacting any of the following places (keeping in mind that the minimum age requirement for most of these positions is 18 years):