
Alston-Mills encouraged Craig to apply for an internship through the Smithsonian’s National Zoological Park that would provide him with real world experience.

Alston-Mills had connections and knowledge of opportunities that would allow Craig the ability to cultivate his passion. Alston-Mills gave Craig more insight into the possibilities of a career in animal husbandry. “I get that you love animals, I get that you want to be a veterinarian, but do you love medicine?” I said “no” and she said, “Then sweetie, you're going to be the worst Veterinarian in the world.”Īnd that was that. He recounts it went a little something like: Alston-Mills after class in which she questioned him about why he was a student in her class and why he wanted to be a veterinarian. Craig remembers one particular conversation with Dr.
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Alston-Mills with having been his first professional mentor who had a profound impact as she helped him to realize his love of animal husbandry rather than continuing down the path of veterinary medicine.

Brenda Alston-Mills, brought Craig to a crossroads in his academic career. However, a course he took, anatomy and physiology of farm animals taught by Dr. Like many who enjoy working with animals, their first thought is to take on veterinary school, and Craig was no different. Once he graduated high school and moved to North Carolina State for college, he then needed to materialize his passion into a college degree. This was just the first step in a long career in animal management. Though Craig does mention “passion can be fleeting at times”, for him it was not. Tygh were memorable career role models who guided his first impactful decision in animal management. Robert Tygh, who encouraged Craig’s curiosities and involved him in the decision to spay his cat.

Craig connected with a local vet named Dr. Though his mother was not a fan of adopting a stray cat, Craig persisted and she eventually directed him to seek out a vet to give the cat proper medical care. Let's experience all the fun with your friends!Īll content in this game is the property of Happy Elements, and is protected by international copyright laws.Craig with a critically endangered Sumatran tiger cub born at the zoo.Ĭraig Saffoe, Curator of Great Cats, Andean Bears and Kids’ Farm at the Smithsonian National Zoo recounts childhood memories of exploring his neighborhood with friends, fetching balls from storm drains and eventually discovering that cats were living in them - “gutter cats” as he called them.Ĭraig grew up in North Carolina on the military base, Fort Bragg and like most young kids do when they see a homeless animal, Craig began to feed one of these gutter cats. Visit your friends and maybe trick them a little bit, or you can feed their fish, pick up their fish's gems, and leave them messages.etc. Let the pets bring joy to your fish bowl. Octopus, Gold、Golden Dolphin、Big Crab、Sea Otter. Regularly updated with different activities and new fish. What's even better is that each background has its own music!

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