Anyone with an interest in learning how to rescue large animals during emergency situations is invited to a special two-day training session next month. The course will be led by U.S. expert Rebecca (Gimenez) Husted and staged April 13-14. It’s being organized by the Animal Lifeline Emergency Response Team, volunteers from which swing into action […]
Federal grant will help Roanoke County vet address shortage of large-animal care
A Roanoke County-based large-animal veterinarian plans to use a recently awarded federal grant to expand her business in an area that the government has identified as lacking adequate rural veterinary care. Dr. Hannah Varnell, founder of Wellfarm Veterinary Consultants, will use the $125,000 U.S. Department of Agriculture grant to buy new equipment and increase the […]