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The most recent Techical Large Animal Emergency Rescue (TLAER) Training Course was offered on March 25, 26, 27, 2008 at the LSU Fire and Emergency Training Center in Baton Rouge, LA

The TLAER course is a is a 3-day course sponsored by the LSART (ie. provided at minimal cost to participants). It is intended to train veterinarians, first responders, and other animal care personnel to work together to save animal lives without compromising human life. The course is an intensive hands-on & class room training. It will include water, mud, and vehicular rescue, as well as a helicopter lift, and a night search and medical rescue exercise.

The course instructors are Drs. Rebecca & Tomas Gimenez – both VMRT members [see www.tlaer.org]. Tomas is a member of the AAEP Disaster Committee and has recently written a text book on large animal emergency rescue.

We are very fortunate (and excited) about working with the LSU Fire Emergency Training Institute (FETI) here on the LSU campus. They are equally enthusiastic about working with us as well as collaborating on possible future course development for technical animal rescue training.

To view the gallery from this event, Click Here.