About Tara

“Why do you work with animals?” I am sometimes asked. I ask “Why breathe? Because I gotta!!!” I have always known I was going to be working with animals in some for or another. When I was a little kid (growing up here in Canberra) I was always out in the backyard turning over rocks in the garden to play with the bugs, up a tree pretending to be some form of animal, or watching a documentary, all the while playing with my pets who were some of my best friends. Even though now I have grown up animals still fascinate me in every way.

At home I have a cat, Sati, who is surprisingly easygoing and very cheeky, and I can’t forget my fiancé Kurt.

Small Friends Veterinary Hospital is a great place to be. My job is involving, interesting and the clients and my fellow workmates are friendly and talkative. I find working with small friends such fun. It is unpredictable and rewarding – I am sure if the small friends really understood what was going on they would be very appreciative of our help. It is exciting meeting new people and their small friends each day.

I have a Diploma of Animal Technology and a Certificate 4 Veterinary Nursing which I gained studying at CIT (Canberra Institute of Technology).

Outside of Small Friends Veterinary Hospital I enjoy spending time with my fiancé Kurt, our friends and our small friends, reading sci-fi / fantasy novels, music, movies, console games, cartoons and being out and about.

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