"Hayley is an honest, compassionate, educated and down to earth individual who has a young career caring for a variety of animals from cats and dogs to exotics like coatimundis and ring tailed lemurs. She has a degree in Animal Management which has given her the skills necessary to care for and manage a variety of animal collections. She also has experience in animal and conservation research, animal welfare and animal care in a zoological park. One of Hayley's many strengths lies in her willingness and desire to always put the animal she cares for first. She understands their basic wants and needs and always aims to respect them by keeping them comfortable and happy. Finally, Hayley's clients know that they are in good hands, first by the sense of professionalism they experience, and secondly by the service she provides. Her clients feel comfortable knowing that they have someone experienced, humane and knowledgeable taking care of their pet."
Christian Legault |  |
Hayley's wealth of experience comes from her many different areas of employment, her related education and her volunteer history covering over 8 years.
Hayley began her career with animals as an animal keeper for a zoological park in the UK. Since then, she has worked as a veterinary assistant at a veterinary clinic, as an animal care and behaviour researcher while studying for her BSc degree. Finally, she was employed as an animal care attendant at the Calgary Humane Society.
Along the way Hayley studied to aid her career path with animals and gained a National Vocational Qualification in Animal Care: Foundation Modern Apprenticeship in-association with Amazon World Zoo Park. She also gained a FdSc (Foundation degree) in Animal Management and Applied Science from the University of Portsmouth (2007) and most recently a BSc in Animal Management from the University of Portsmouth in 2008.
Over the past 8 years Hayley has also been involved in a variety of volunteering positions which include her working as a veterinary assistant at a local animal hospital, as a dog trainer with a local boarding (at home) trainer, as an animal care assistant with a wildlife conservation park, as a research assistant with TRACT (Tiger Research and Conservation Trust) in India, and again as a research assistant with a marine survey 
team and finally after she left the Calgary Humane Society, she would return, once a week, to volunteer a day in the animal care department.
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