I have been around animals small and big my entire life. I am a very active person and spend a lot of time outdoors. i treat animals as part of my family. for example my daughters cat, Alvin, spends his summer traveling with her to and from California and Oregon. Living in the country i grew up with just about all kinds of animals from pet rats and hamsters to bunnies, horses, donkeys, llamas, lots of different birds and sheep. I helped deliver calves from sheep cows and horses as well as helped to put a few animals down. I am very well rounded in the care of animals. they Only animals that I wont care for (their safety and mine) are snakes, lizards or spiders.