Disaster Response

How We Respond Our disaster response team works in coordination with the State Agricultural Response Team (SART). Where veterinary care is needed because community resources are overwhelmed (as in cases of natural disasters, hoarding cases, etc.), the UF VETS team can be requested by first reaching out to…

The UF Veterinary Emergency Treatment Service (UF VETS) team was founded following several ad hoc missions assigned to the veterinary college during the 2004 hurricane season. UF VETS is composed of volunteer veterinarians, staff, and veterinary students who provide disaster response, animal technical rescue, and animal technical…