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[https://www.keeperexchange.org/jobs-listing Brought] into the world in 1990 to a British mother and a Maltese father, Alice grew up for the [https://www.keeperexchange.org/getting-started majority] of her life in Woking, Surrey. Her passion for comedy growing up saw her to attend acting classes at Italia Conti and the Guildford School of Acting, and writing the school plays as she got older.<br><br>Alice's aspiration was to be a [https://www.keeperexchange.org/ performer] and write comedy, but another dream was realised when she began [https://www.keeperexchange.org/getting-started volunteering] at a Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre in 2011, while attending University. From then on, Alice was captivated by animal care and strived to take that path instead.<br><br>Alice began her career in Zookeeping in 2014 at London [https://www.rhinokeeperassociation.org/professional-development Zoo] ZSL where she was involved with 3 different [https://www.facebook.com/ZooKEEPX/ animal departments]. In 2015, she left the [https://www.rhinokeeperassociation.org/professional-development Zoo] life to run a Children's Farm in North London but after a few years, chose to return to exotic animals, moving to Costa Rica for 7 months to study Toucans and help with Sloth research.<br><br>When she came back to England, she returned to Zookeeping, and became a [https://www.facebook.com/ZooKEEPX/ Carnivore Keeper] at Shepreth Wildlife Park, where she [https://biaza.org.uk/news/detail/blog-trials-of-a-keeper-educational-exchange-programme remained] for nearly 5 years.<br><br>During this time, she founded the Keeper Educational Exchange Programme (or KEEP), a [https://www.keeperexchange.org/employer-listing not-for-profit organisation] that enables Zookeepers from across the UK and beyond to learn from each other through visiting other collections. She has presented on the programme at the ABWAK Symposium and the BIAZA Annual Conference and the [https://castbox.fm/episode/Ep.-40--Collaborating-for-Better-Human-and-Animal-Wellbeing-with-Alice-Vassalo-id2679202-id584871351?country=us organisation] is proud to be [https://www.instagram.com/keeperexchangeprogramme/ BIAZA Endorsed] and sponsored by Birdworld, in Surrey.<br><br>In 2023, seeking a creative outlet, Alice created the animal-comedy podcast: "Asshole Animals with Alice", that examines animal behaviour in a humorous fashion, with the help of experts across the world. In the [https://www.alicevassallo.co.uk/about initial] months of her podcast,  [https://bbarlock.com/index.php/User:StephaineAquino zookeeper] she was joined by [https://castbox.fm/episode/Ep.-40--Collaborating-for-Better-Human-and-Animal-Wellbeing-with-Alice-Vassalo-id2679202-id584871351?country=us nature creatives] such as Chris Packham, Megan McCubbin, Lucy Lapwing, Jungle Jordan, Bertie Gregory and aims to continue talking to [https://biaza.org.uk/our-partners hilarious experts] about [https://biaza.org.uk/our-partners animals] with a bad reputation.<br><br>Alice was also [https://castbox.fm/episode/Ep.-40--Collaborating-for-Better-Human-and-Animal-Wellbeing-with-Alice-Vassalo-id2679202-id584871351?country=us shortlisted] for BIAZA's "Woman of the Year" award in 2023.<br><br>Also visit my site: [https://wildenrichment.podbean.com/e/ep-40-collaborating-for-better-human-and-animal-wellbeing-with-alice-vassalo/ zookeeper]