“Veterinary and animal relief efforts will focus first on providing emergency care to the livestock population, which is considered critical to Haiti’s long-term recovery. An additional focus, particularly for the long term, will focus on the large stray population.

A team is staging in the Dominican Republic to help tend to animals in Haiti. The AVMA stands ready to organize the collection of specific veterinary supplies from U.S. donors, if necessary, but there has been no call for that to date, according to Dr. Heather Case, AVMA director of scientific activities and coordinator for emergency preparedness and response.”

3. Twitter feeds from AVMA on Haiti: