Field Assignment: Support Large Animal Vets
Here’s a call to help out with the vet shortage via Charleston|Orwig. All you have to do is post a comment on the latest post on Field Assignment.
We’ve blogged about the large animal vet shortage before. But now we really want to ramp up the conversation in an impactful way. In fact, we’re so eager to start a dialogue, we intend to donate $5 to a great, vet-related cause for every non-frivolous comment anyone adds to this blog about the crisis.
Tell us what you think is causing the shortage. We’ll donate $5.
Suggest ways in which you think it can be solved. We’ll donate $5.
Share a link to a news story or other online discussion about the shortage. We’ll donate $5.
Advance the conversation by responding to someone else’s comment. We’ll donate $5.
Go ahead. I’m sure Lyle will appreciate it. The money they donate will support the University of Wisconsin’s Dairy Teaching Herd Endowment.
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3 Comments
Alpaca Farmgirl
Seems that the large animal vet shortage is due to the relatively small amount of money a vet can make in this way with relation to how many hours they are required to work. Our large animal vet works 7 days a week most weeks. He is only scheduled to work 4 days a week. The rest are emergencies and such. It is a nightmare life for his family. I guess we need to pay them more. My vet has been trying to hire another large animal vet to help but can’t find anyone.
Thanks for bringing up this problem. It’s a biggie for new alpaca breeders.
Bill Stadick
Alpaca Farmgirl,
Great comment. We’re going to cut and paste it to “Field Assignment.” And if anyone wants to continue the conversation over there, we’ll be donating $5 for every non-frivolous comment to UW-Madison’s Dairy Teaching Herd Endowment. Details are here: http://blog.fieldassignment.com/?p=351
–Bill for Field Assignment
Steve
Our compliments to C/O for its support of the Allenstein Dairy Teaching Herd at the University of Wisconsin School of Veterinary Medicine. There definitely is a need for more food animal practitioners in the future and a need for those in that training to get good hands-on training and exposure to dairy cattle, especially. That’s what the UW-SVM Dairy Teaching Herd is all about.
Thank you!
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