While humans do most of the jobs around Vancouver, it's not quite 100 per cent.
And we're not talking about AI.
Animals do a variety of tasks around the city that could be considered jobs.
Here are five places where feathers and paws are prerequisites for work.
1. Hawks on patrol at Granville Island
Among the most well-known animals with jobs in the city are the part-time patrol crew at Granville Island.
They're not there to watch for pickpockets or scammers, but instead, a team comes over from Vancouver Island to keep another animal at bay.
The seagulls of Granville Island are famously aggressive when it comes to grabbing snacks, but they back off when the Raptors, from Duncan, are on the scene.
2. This dog helps care for firefighters
Therapy dogs are not a new concept, but Ferus (a six-year-old black lab) has a unique job.
He's on hand for members of the Vancouver Fire Rescue Services when they need him. He spent 20 months training for the role and recognizes different human behaviours, including stress responses. That means he can take the initiative and approach a firefighter who may not have mentioned needing help to anyone.
While visiting different stations with his handler, he's able to wander the building to check on whoever is around.
3. The farm cats of UBC
Cats have long been the protectors of humans' grains and plants, and that continues to this day, even in a place as high-tech as UBC.
At the university's horticultural building, there is a little clowder of cats led by Charlie, an orange tabby. While they're living a fairly relaxed life, they do work as well, keeping the rodent population down.
4. Horses at the airport
One of the busiest airports in Canada is not necessarily the first place you'd look for a horse, but Vancouver International Airport is breaking ground.
It's the first airport in the country to bring in miniature ponies as part of its animal therapy program.
There are therapy dogs that come in as well, and the pair of ponies (Tinkerbell and Magic) is on a pilot program right now.
5. The dogs fighting diarrhea
A bacterium called C. difficile is "the most frequent cause of infectious diarrhea in hospitals and long-term care facilities in Canada," according to Health Canada.
That's partly because it's difficult to detect for humans, and it could have already infected someone by the time the source is found if we relied on human noses.
But there are some dogs that can smell it, and seven have been trained to work for Vancouver Coastal Health.
Bonus
Goats don't appear to be working in Vancouver yet, but they could have been.
Goats are very good at clearing away certain types of vegetation, and that's useful for a couple of reasons (potentially even to prevent wildfires).
Metro Vancouver looked at hiring goats to help eat invasive species in the region, and money was put aside to try it out, but unfortunately, there weren't any local herds. The project was discontinued.
