Though I didn't get the job I wanted, my department's curator just sent me a link for a job at a nearby newly-accredited zoo and is willing to put in a good word for me to make sure my application doesn't get passed over (it says it requires a couple years of full-time experience, but it's been open FOREVER, so who knows).
I also applied at a vet clinic as an assistant. It's not what I want, but it will buy me time, and I really like some of the stuff they're doing from the looks of their Facebook. If it's a vet I can trust and feel good about working with, I wouldn't mind being a vet assistant again for a while. And discounts.