The AVMA Veterinary Medical Assistance Teams, after retooling, are ready again to deploy to the scene of a natural disaster or another emergency—and members are eager to return to service.
The VMAT program officially relaunched May 1 after the Tri-State Veterinary Disaster Response Conference, April 28-29 in La Crosse, Wis.
“I am thrilled to see the teams ready to deploy again, able to assist in the veterinary medical care of animals affected by disaster and emergencies,” said Dr. Heather Case, formerly a VMAT member and currently the AVMA coordinator for emergency preparedness and response.
The AVMA established the VMAT program in 1993 as a public-private partnership with the federal government. In the past several years, changes in federal law prompted officials to develop the National Veterinary Response Team as a program that operates entirely under government oversight. Now the AVMA has retooled the VMATs to respond to requests for assistance from state governments—and to offer training in disaster response.
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