2. By: Faith Butler Mrs. Taylor 9th Period 2012

3. According to AVMA 62 Texas counties have no food-animal vets 63 Texas counties only have 1 vet to treat ALL farm and ranch animals 20vets.jpg

4. USDA Says More than 1,300 counties have fewer than 1 large animal vet per 25,000 farm animals while more than 500 counties have at least 5,000 farm animals, but NO rural vets there to treat them, in the U.S.

5. Large Animal Vet A large animal vet is not a vet who takes care of cats, dogs, hamsters, and other house hold pets. A large animal vet is usually a person who takes care of horses and cattle, but not always. handler.ashx

6. 1st Some large animal vets that have special training work in zoos and aquariums, and care for zebras, sharks, and other wild creatures. babygiraffe2.jpg Veterinarian5.jpg Mei-Xiang-and-Tian-Tian- National-Zoo-pandas-631.jpg

7. 2nd Also some large animal vets do scientific research, like trying to make new medicines to cure diseases. 0301_EKarol_Vet.jpg

8. 3rd Large animal vets can work as animal inspectors too, checking to make sure that farm animals are healthy and that their living spaces are clean. vet-isolation.jpg

9. 4th The last kind of large animal vet is a food animal vet, which is a vet that takes special care of chickens, pigs, cows(which is what they mainly take care of), and any other animal that we kill for meat. m167298405.jpg

10. There are 2 billion chickens and other poultry, 60 million pigs, 97 million beef cattle, and 8 million sheep and goats that need care from large animal vets. nature-pictures.org

11. 15% Of US Total Texas is 1st in number of cattle and calves in the U.S. topnews.in

12. The Story of Barbaro Barbaro was one of the greatest racehorses alive! He even won the Kentucky Derby! Reuters.com

13. Barbaro Many people think that if Barbaro hadn't suffered such a accident he would have been the fastest racehorse in history. exchange3d.com

14. Do you like Hamburgers? Drivinganddining.com

15. Or Chicken? pilgrims.com

16. Big Problem Animals Giving Birth 5461.jpg largeanimal_225.jpg

17. Large Animal Vet Treating Calve redorbit.com

18. Inspecting Meat The law requires a food animal large animal vet has to inspect the meat before it is sold. miningphoto.com

19. The government has many different funds for large animal vets. You could save horses like these every day. Dominionequineclinic.com

20. YOU Can Help Spread The Word!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

21. You Can Go To futurevet.com for super fun games, puzzles, and coloring sheets!!! (I love that website)

22. YOU Can Become A Large Animal Vet If You Want To!!! I Know I DO!!!!!!!