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Texas A&M Veterinary Emergency Team returns from wildfire deployment

By Jennifer Gauntt, Texas A&M University School of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences

After eight days of providing veterinary medical care to the animals of Texas Panhandle residents affected by the Smokehouse Creek Fire, as well as to canine search and rescue teams, the Texas A&M Veterinary Emergency Team (VET) recently returned home to Bryan-College Station.

The team deployed to Canadian, Texas, just before the Smokehouse Creek Fire was declared the largest wildfire in Texas history.

Over the course of the 10-day deployment, 36 faculty, staff and Doctor of Veterinary Medicine…

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