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Posted 3/22/07
VERT will be holding public demonstrations during the upcoming UC Davis Picnic Day on Saturday, April 14th at the Veterinary Medicine Teaching Hospital. Stop by to see what we do and how we do it.
The UC Davis Center for Equine Health dedicated the entire issue of the current "Horse Report" to the Zamora fire and the sheep that were burned. Click here to view the issue (PDF file).
All old Zamora fire related material can be found here.
It is the goal of the UCD Veterinary Emergency Rescue Team to provide the best in emergency animal rescue services when traditional means have proven ineffective.
The
Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital
(VMTH) in the School of
Veterinary
Medicine at the University of California, Davis has formed a volunteer
disaster
response team known as the UCD Veterinary Emergency Response Team
(VERT).
VERT is on call 24 hours a day should the team's assistance be needed. While activation of the team is at the discretion of the Yolo County Office of Emergency Services, the team is available for use by other counties through the Yolo County OES. The team is comprised of faculty, residents, students, and staff of the UC Davis VMTH who have undergone training sessions that simulate disaster situations. While VERT primarily specializes in large animal rescue, the team is prepared to rescue smaller animals should the need arise. A smaller off-shoot of the VERT specializes only in non-disaster large animal rescues, often involving air-lifts. Some previous rescues include a horse trapped in a ditch, a group of mules stranded in the Sierras, and an injured mule unable to move near Bishop. To request assistance from the Large Animal Rescue Team, please call the UC Davis VMTH Large Animal Clinic at (530)752-0290. If calling between 5 PM and 8 AM during the week or anytime on the weekend, follow the automated instructions for reaching the after-hours emergency phone number.
Updated 3/22/07