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Peter Dunn

@peterdunn

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Compassionate animal care professional with leadership experience in shelter, retail, and equine environments.

United States

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What I'm looking for

I seek a hands-on animal care role with compassionate culture, opportunities to lead/train teams, and responsibilities in animal welfare, enrichment, and operations.

I am a motivated and compassionate animal care professional with extensive hands-on experience across shelters, retail pet services, and equine care. I combine strong animal husbandry skills with attention to detail in health monitoring and behavior assessment.

I have supervised teams in fast-paced environments, managed daily operations for pet hotels and camps, and administered medications and veterinary procedures when needed. I consistently maintain thorough records and prioritize animal welfare and enrichment.

My background includes volunteer work with cat shelters, leadership roles overseeing store hotel and salon services, and direct equine care at a horse ranch. I excel at training and developing staff to deliver high standards of care and customer service.

I am eager to apply my leadership, animal behavior expertise, and guest-service strengths to a rewarding role where I can improve animal outcomes and support a collaborative team culture.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Volunteer Animal Caregiver

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Friends of Cats

Nov 2018 - Present (7 years 3 months)

Volunteered in shelter operations providing daily care, socialization, and enrichment for 100+ cats while supporting adoption events and intake checks to improve rehoming outcomes.

Sheltering Operations Kennel Maintenance Time Management Kennel maintenance

Animal Care Lead

Petsmart

Feb 2024 - Mar 2025 (1 year 1 month)

Led animal care operations and supervised staff across salon and hotel services, managing medication administration and maintaining detailed care records to ensure animal health and safety.

Animal Care Team Supervision Inventory Management Customer Service

Guest Services Associate

Target

Aug 2019 - Dec 2022 (3 years 4 months)

Provided outstanding guest service and efficient transaction processing, assisted with store organization and merchandising, and collaborated with team members to resolve customer issues.

Customer Service Cashiering Merchandising Stocking Team Collaboration Problem Solving

Equine Care Assistant

SilverLining Horse Ranch

Jun 2018 - Aug 2018 (2 months)

Supported daily equine care including tacking, exercise, enrichment, and health monitoring while working with trainers to implement care plans and maintain high standards of service.

Tacking Record keeping

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

West Hills High School

High School Diploma, Animal Science

2017 - 2021

Grade: 3.8 GPA

Activities and societies: Relevant coursework: Animal Science, Biology; leadership studies; volunteer animal care

Graduated with honors, trained in various aspects of animal care including equine and feline species and completed relevant coursework in Animal Science and Biology.