Another potentially deadly tick-borne disease in cats is tularemia, also known as rabbit fever. Tularemia is caused by the bacteria Francisella tularensis, which is carried by four species of North American ticks: the Rocky Mountain wood tick, the American Dog tick, the Pacific Coast tick, and the Lone Star tick.
Animal Care Job Description. On average, animal care workers make around $9 per hour. Most animal care positions are part-time jobs, and job opportunities are growing at double the average rate for animal care workers.ccording to the BLS (Bureau of Labor Statistics), job opportunities for animal care workers are projected to grow by 21 percent between 2008 and 2018. This is nearly double the average job's growth rate.
Average and Median Wages. As of 2011, animal control officers working in the United States reported average wages of about $16.50 per hour, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The median hourly income for an animal control officer was $15.61.Half of all workers in this occupation reportedly received rates of pay ranging from $12.29 to $20.08 per hour, and the highest-paid 10 percent of animal control officers reported wages of $25.50 or more per hour.ay by Employer. More than 90 percent of all animal control officers worked for local governments as of 2011, earning an average annual salary of nearly $35,000 per year. The few employed by state governments reported some of the highest earnings for this occupation, an average of about $39,000 a year.