The massive wildfire in Texas has claimed more than 100 animal lives and 35,000 acres so far. In addition to 1,300 firefighters and hundreds of volunteers, Texas A&M has finally sent out its 13-member Veterinary Emergency Team.
In disasters this size these small teams represent a fraction of the help that is needed. Animal owners depend on the hundreds of volunteers from Austin Pets Alive, the local Humane Society and others for the welfare of their animals. Knowing that the Texas A&M team is lead by an assistant professor of large animal clinical sciences, once can only wonder what good a VET team consisting mainly of academicians can do.
