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Supporting Education/Training, Disaster Relief, and Research

VECCF Projects

St. Bernard Parish Shelter Project

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In a collaborate effort between VECCF and LSU Veterinary School, the St. Bernard Parish Animal Shelter was identified as being most in need of restoration since the devastation of Hurricane Katrina two years prior. In only a few days volunteer veterinarians, technicians and students from all over the U.S. worked with the shelter staff to transform the facility. Equipment and supply items were donated on site by exhibitors at the Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care Symposium including surgery instruments, wet tables, surgery lights, ophthalmoscope/otoscope combinations, stethoscopes and a gas anesthesia machine. Other equipment items were sold to the VECCF at significant discounts. Supplies such as vaccines, flea & tick products, antibiotics, diagnostic tests, needles, syringes, bandaging materials, etc were also donated and shipped by several industry partners.

Our heartfelt thanks goes out to all the volunteers and organizations evolved in the project for bringing hope and encouragement to the shelter.