Veterinary Emergency Team, Agrilife Extension Deploy To California To Assist With Wildfire Relief
Nine members of the Texas A&M Veterinary Emergency Team (VET) and six agents from the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service will be deploying to Butte County, California, on Saturday to help care for animals displaced by the ongoing wildfires. The VET deployed to the same area in December 2018 to provide oversight on sheltering, inventory […]
Harveigh’s Heroes Fund Upholds Aggie Tradition Of Selfless Service
A legacy of selfless service that started years ago during one natural disaster continues to help animals in need at the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences’ (CVMBS) Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital (VMTH). The most recent recipient of this support is a donkey named Jordan injured by the Onalaska tornado this spring. […]
Texas A&M VET Returning Home After Texas Spared Worst Of Hurricane Laura
BEAUMONT, TEXAS, Aug. 27, 2020—After assessing Jefferson County for their veterinary medical needs following Hurricane Laura’s landfall, the Texas A&M Veterinary Emergency Team (VET) is returning to College Station. According to VET director Dr. Wesley Bissett, Jefferson County could not have handled their disaster preparedness any better. “The VET deployed to Jefferson County based on […]
Texas A&M Veterinary Emergency Team Heading To Jefferson County To Support Laura Recovery
Fifteen members of the Texas A&M Veterinary Emergency Team (VET) and six Texas A&M AgriLife agents will be serving Jefferson County residents affected by Hurricane Laura, which is projected to make landfall along the Texas coast. Team members will leave Bryan-College Station on the morning of Thursday, Aug. 27, to Jefferson County, Texas, where they […]
Texas A&M President Recognizes CVM Staff And VET With Service Awards
Two Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (CVM) staff members and 14 members of the Veterinary Emergency Team (VET) have been recognized with 2020 Presidential Meritorious Service Awards by Texas A&M president Michael K. Young for their commendable service to Texas A&M University. “Recipients of this highly prestigious award have demonstrated their […]
Texas A&M VET Heads To Texas Panhandle For First Deployment Supporting Human Health
From its first out-of-state deployment in December 2018—which was also the team’s first foray into shelter management—to its first back-to-back deployment last fall, the Texas A&M Veterinary Emergency Team has faced a lot of new challenges over the last two years. The team is now adding to that list of firsts with a call-to-action by […]
Steady In The Storm
Disasters that endanger animals come in many guises. Some come in the form of natural disasters like Tropical Storm Imelda, which severely flooded 13 Texas counties in September 2019. In rural Chambers County alone, approximately 100 cattle, horses, dogs, and cats were rescued and/or treated for floodwater-related injuries. An additional 4,000 head of livestock were […]
Texas A&M VET Prepares Veterinary Students For Entering Jobs In Midst Of Pandemic
When the Texas A&M Veterinary Emergency Team (VET) is called into action, it’s normally the animals they’re concerned about, but COVID-19 has presented a different challenge—how to continue operations when it’s people who are at risk. “Usually, if we talk about a disaster like a fire or a hurricane, we talk about continuing operations in […]
VET Returns Home After Four-Day Deployment In Polk County
Like many others in Polk County, Texas, affected by the April 23 tornado, Karen Pruitt, Texas A&M Class of ’87, not only had damage to her property, but injuries to her animals as well. So, when she saw the Texas A&M Veterinary Emergency Team (VET) arrive, it was an uplifting moment in an otherwise trying […]
Texas A&M VET Deploys To Support Tornado Recovery
Seventeen members of the Texas A&M Veterinary Emergency Team (VET) deployed to Onalaska, Texas, on Saturday morning to serve citizens affected by the tornado that struck East Texas on Wednesday. In Polk County, VET members will work with community sheltering operations to provide veterinary medical care to animals injured in the storm, which killed three […]
