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September 26, 2012 - 2012 Southwest Veterinary Symposium

The Texas A&M Veterinary Emergency Team attended the 2012 Southwest Veterinary Symposium at the Dallas Convention Center. Our exhibit included Rev 1 and two large tents that showed off our mobile hospital and triage capabilities.

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2012 - Through an innovative partnership, faculty and staff at the University of California Davis School of Veterinary Medicine - International Animal Welfare Training Institute (UC Davis - IAWTI), Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service, and Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (CVM), a new continuing education course is preparing first responders and veterinarians to safely handle and rescue large animals caught in disaster. (Read More)

SEPTEMBER 16, 2011 - The Texas A&M Veterinary Emergency Team is set to de-mobilize mid-morning on Sept. 16. After two weeks serving as part of the response effort for the Bastrop Complex wildfire, the members of the VET will return to their home base in College Station. The needs of the animals affected by the fire will continue to be met by local officials and veterinary practitioners in Bastrop County. (Read More)

SEPTEMBER 14, 2011 - The number of animals seen by the Texas A&M Veterinary Emergency Team has remained steady as team members continue operating at the Bastrop Rodeo Arena. Two veterinarians and a total of nine fourth year veterinary medical students have participated in in the Bastrop Complex deployment, providing relief for other members of the team. (Read More)

SEPTEMBER 13, 2011 - As more of the area affected by the Bastrop Complex wildfire is brought under control, the number of animals being seen by the Texas A&M Veterinary Emergency Team has been significantly reduced. However, the services of this special team are still needed to support local veterinarians and animal health officials with those animals remaining in emergency shelters. (Read More)

SEPTEMBER 12, 2011 - While firefighters continue working to increase the control they have over the wildfire burning in Bastrop, the Texas A&M Veterinary Emergency Team will move its base of operations into the Bastrop community. This will make the resources of the team more accessible to the public, as well as to those who are currently operating shelters for animals found in the affected area. (Read More)

SEPTEMBER 11, 2011 - As the rest of the nation pauses to remember the tragedy of September 11, 2001, Dr. Wesley Bissett, assistant professor of large animal clinical sciences at Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences and director of the Texas A&M Veterinary Emergency Team (VET), and his team also took time this morning to remember the heroes from that day before returning to the work at hand - caring for the animal victims of the Bastrop wildfire. (Read More)

SEPTEMBER 10, 2011 - The Texas A&M Veterinary Emergency Team is continuing their response effort in Bastrop, and have now moved their base of operations closer to the front line on the southeast side of the community. Their continuing mission is providing support and care for search and rescue dogs belonging to Texas Task Force-1, as well as triage for animals brought in from areas that have been cleared for animal control officials to enter. (Read More)

SEPTEMBER 9, 2011 - As more area becomes accessible to responders in Bastrop County, the number of animals arriving at the Veterinary Emergency Team triage center continues to increase. Beginning last night and continuing this morning, VET members are working to expand the size of their operational base to accommodate the animals that are brought in by animal control officials. (Read More)

SEPTEMBER 8, 2011 - After an initial assessment yesterday with Texas Animal Health Commission officials, members of the Veterinary Emergency Team returned to Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences to bring in additional personnel and equipment to respond to the urgent needs of animal injuries in the wake of the Bastrop wildfire. (Read More)

SEPTEMBER 7, 2011 - At the request of Texas Task Force-1 (TTF-1), a component of the Veterinary Emergency Team (VET) at the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (CVM) has deployed to the Bastrop wildfires Wednesday morning. Drs. Lisa Howe and Philippa Sprake; veterinary technicians Dana Whitaker, Karin Ponder and Lessa Block; and senior veterinary students John Williams and Jaci Carriker joined TTF-1 to provide veterinary support for the task force's search and rescue dogs. (Read More)