Yesterday kicked off the beginning of National Vet Tech Week, celebrating some of the truly unsung heroes of the zoo and aquarium world. From private vet practices to zoos and aquariums, vet techs are, in many ways, what keep animal health practices running. They are nurses, surgical assistants, lab analysts, and more. At some zoos, they also serve as the keepers for animals that are staying in the hospital or quarantine, providing food, cleaning, and enrichment. In very small facilities, there might not be a full-time vet on staff, just one on contract, in which case most the medical management of the animal collection falls in their hands.
Running our zoos and keeping animals healthy and happy would be impossible without the tremendous work that these dedicated staff members put in. Thank you for all that you do!
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