Technical Large Animal Emergency Rescue Course
Penn Vet regularly offers the Technical Large Animal Emergency Rescue course (www.tlaer.org), including instruction in animal decontamination, at New Bolton Center in Kennett Square, PA. The class is designed for large-animal veterinarians, veterinary technicians, county animal response teams, firefighters, rescue squads and animal control officers.
Emergency personnel learn how to safely prepare for and respond to large-animal incidents such as wrecked or overturned trailers, large animals loose on the road or stuck in mud or ravines, and chemical spills or other hazardous materials incidents involving large animals. Sponsored by the Pennsylvania Veterinary Medical Association and the Pennsylvania State Animal Response Team, the course was generously funded by a grant from the Southeast Pennsylvania Regional Counter-Terrorism Task Force.