Life Skills
Communication
Community Service/
Volunteering
Time Required
at least 15 minutes
for the interview
You have learned a lot about rabbits, their health, handling and care. Let’s give back to your community and gain valuable hands-on rabbit experience!
With the help of a parent/guardian locate a businesses or organizations that works with rabbits in your area. Below are a few suggested locations throughout Florida. If you are in another state, use your Internet skills to research reliable rabbit resources in your area.
Activity
Interview the person you will be volunteering/shadowing. Write in the answer to the five questions listed and make up 5 of your own to ask this person.
- How long have has this business/ organization been in business?
- What type of rabbits do you usually work with?
- What are some of the challenges of working with rabbits?
- What are some benefits of working with rabbits?
- In your opinion, do rabbits make good pets?
Step 2: My Rabbit Experience Resume
A resume is a summary of various experiences, it is used in situations such as applying for a specific job, and it shows your future employer that you have had experience in that particular field.
Build your Rabbit Resume, the more experience, the better! Don’t limit yourself to volunteering in one location, visit several clinics, and broaden your knowledge by volunteering in different rabbit related businesses. This way you will have a broader understanding about rabbits in your community.
Answer these questions to help you prepare your resume for each place in which you shadowed/ volunteered. You can use this example if you need help.
I Shadow/Volunteer at a:
From:
Until:
State the job title and some responsibilities of at least three people in the clinic:
What are some of the chores that you performed?