Pre-VetClubNewsletter - Pierce College

Pierce College Pre-Veterinary Club NewsletterSeptember 15, 2013Welcome to the first edition of the Pre-Vet Club Newsletter!For those of you who are new to the Pre-Vet Club, allow me to introduce us: The Los AngelesPierce College Pre-Vet Club is a group of Pre-Veterinary students striving toward the ultimategoal of becoming veterinarians by taking the necessary classes needed to advance on to vetschool, volunteering in the community, helping both people and animals alike, and supportingeach other through every step of the Pre-Veterinary process.The Fall 2013 Officers are:Tracy Wachbrit—PresidentDenica Kakacheva—Vice PresidentLina Lim—SecretaryAlica Song—TreasurerMae Elliott—Public RelationsGabrielle Titmus—Agricultural AmbassadorLidia Hernandez—Walking Shield/Philanthropy ChairThe Pre-Vet Club meets on campus in the Center for the Sciences building,Room 91126, every Tuesday afternoon from 5:30-6:45. We will have variousspeakers from different aspects of the veterinary and animal world visitingevery Tuesday throughout the semester to educate and encourage theclub members (and visitors) in caring for animals and what it takes to beaccepted into veterinary colleges. We will also give you updates on variousopportunities for volunteering and for special club trips!Meetings are everyTuesday in CFS91126 from5:30-6:45pmCONTACT INFORMATION:E-mail us at: prevet.mail@gmail.comSearch Pierce College Pre Vet Club on Facebook and Bigtent.com to be keptupdated on upcoming events and be able to RSVP (through www.bigtent.com)In this newsletter you will find information on:Upcoming Club EventsUpdates on donations for the farm and for the current charityWalking Shield Backpack Drive informationScholarship Opportunity

Pierce College Pre-Veterinary Club NewsletterSeptember 15, 2013Upcoming Club EventsKeep some space open on your calendars for behindthe-scenestrips to:●Santa Anita Park on October 12 th , 2013●The San Diego Zoo November 16 th , 2013●UC Davis Three Day Trip (January 2014)These trips are exclusive, and will require that club members meetcertain requirements before they will be allowed to attend. We willkeep you informed on updates to the time and requirements at clubmeetings, and keep an eye on our events page on Big Tent.Highlighted Club Meeting: University of Melbourne(Australia)PresentationPlease mark your calendars for our club meeting on October 8 th . The meeting will be starting 30minutes early at 5:00 pm, in order to accommodate the schedule of Dr. Jean-Pierre Scheerlinck, theAssociate Dean of International Students from the University of Melbourne in Melbourne, Australia!This is the first time Melbourne University has everPLEASE NOTE: Our October 8 thmeeting will start at 5:00pm, 30minutes earlier than regularmeetings.presented to the club, and Dr. Scheerlinck went through alot of rescheduling in order to give us a presentation. Itwill be an informative meeting about the University, soplease come prepared with questions as well! We ask thatevery club member who can possibly attend to pleasecome to this meeting. Again, the meeting will start at 5:00pm, not 5:30 pm, and please wear your Pre-Vet Club t-shirts in a show of club spirit!

Pierce College Pre-Veterinary Club NewsletterSeptember 15, 2013Highlighted Trip: Have Trunk, Will TravelThis past summer, the Pre-Vet Club was invited on a tour of Have Trunk Will Travel, a privately-fundedelephant conservation program that provides the public with safe, educational and recreational accessto earth’s most wonderful mammal, the elephant. We had a wonderful opportunity getting to meetthese beautiful creatures face-to-face and learning about what it takes to care for them and train them,and we were even given the opportunity to experience an elephant ride! Pictures will be posted to ourFacebook group! For more information on Have Trunk Will Travel, please visit their Facebook page athttps://www.facebook.com/HaveTrunkWillTravel and their website athttp://www.havetrunkwilltravel.com/.This trip is offered in the Spring semester only, we will keep you updated on it nextsemester!Donations UpdateWe are currently taking donations at our monthly meetings in support of the Pierce College Farm and ofMarley’s Mutts Dog Rescue.The Pierce College Farm is our on-campus teaching farm. Students in the agricultural programs of studyat Pierce College are given the opportunity to learn real-life applicationsof what they learn in the classroom. The Pre-Vet Club helps support thefarm through donations and volunteer opportunities.Throughout the semester, the Pre-Vet Club also makes donations tovarious charities and non-profit organizations. The non-profitorganization we are currently supporting is Marley’s Mutts Dog Rescue,located in Tehachapi, CA. Marley’s Mutts is a large breed dog rescuespecializing in pulling from high kill shelters in the Kern County California area. They save at-risk dogsand rehabilitate them from both behavioral and physical problems that may prevent them from beingadoptable, and teach the community to spread awareness that big dogs are not mean dogs. Whatmakes them unique is that they pull from the county's outlying areas that usually get no foot traffic and

Pierce College Pre-Veterinary Club NewsletterSeptember 15, 2013Current Total ofDonationsPierce College Farm: $48Marley’s Mutts DogRescue: $48therefore have an almost 100%euthanasia rate. Currently, theiradoption success rate is 99% for all dogsthat they take in. To find moreinformation on Marley’s Mutts, pleasevisit their Facebook page athttps://www.facebook.com/MarleysMuttsDogRescue andtheir website at http://marleysmutts.com/. You can alsosign up for their newsletter athttp://marleysmutts.com/index.php/newsletter/ .Walking Shield Backpack DriveThe Walking Shield Backpack Drive is a gift and incentive for children to stay in school that live on IndianReservations in states like Montana, North and South Carolina, etc. Many of these children are either homeless orlive in small, poorly built houses that do not provide much protection from the cold elements during the winterseason. The backpack is put together by a student (you), which will include basic school supplies, activities/toys,hygiene items, clothing, and shoes. These backpacks will be distributed to boys and girls raging from ages 5-17years old. The backpacks will be due to turn in to the Pre-Vet Club on November 5 th at the weekly meeting. We willhave a presentation by Lidia on Walking Shield on September 24 th during our Pre Vet Club Meeting. For moreinformation on Walking Shield email Lidia Hernandez through prevet.mail@gmail.com with the subject line “ATTN:Lidia Hernandez—Walking Shield Information.”Scholarship Opportunity!There is a student essay scholarship being offered by the Society for Veterinary Medical Ethics, SVME,allowing students to compete for a grand prize of $1,000. Essays must have the topic of “Is transgenicanimal production an ethical enterprise?” and must be turned in no later than Saturday, April 12, 2014.For more information concerning the contest please visithttp://www.svme.org/Default.aspx?pageId=528502.