DAYS END FARM HORSE RESCUE
Allan Schwartz Accepted On VMAT-2 Team

By Sue Rosenberg

Lisbon, MD – 8/2/2005 – Allan Schwartz, Vice President and Co-Founder of Days End Farm Horse Rescue, has been accepted as a member of the VMAT-2 team.

Veterinary Medical Assistance Teams (VMATs) are specialty teams established by the American Veterinary Medical Association and trained to respond to natural and man-made disasters. VMAT-2 is based in Maryland, with members residing around the country. Two of VMAT-2’s most notable deployments were the Pentagon and World Trade Center on 9/11. They also responded to the Avian Influenza outbreak in Virginia in 2002.

The people making up a VMAT are veterinarians, technicians, veterinarian biomedical scientists and support personnel. As of May 15, Allan Schwartz became a member and Logistics Coordinator for VMAT-2.

Dr. Patrice Klein, Team Commander of VMAT-2, called Schwartz a “welcome asset to our team, with a wealth of talents, skills and knowledge based on his horse rescue work.” She said Allan “is able to interact with a number of different disaster-related agencies and personnel, such as animal control officers, various state agencies and private humane groups like the Humane Society of the United States.”

According to Klein, Mr. Schwartz has “incredible capabilities. He is level headed and understands how to strategize in the field during disasters, and mitigate injuries to animals in those situations.”

Days End Farm Horse Rescue, Inc. in Lisbon, MD, is a non-profit, volunteer based animal welfare organization dedicated to rehabilitating abused and neglected horses. The all-breed horse rescue has long been nationally recognized for its work in the fields of equine rescue and rehabilitation, educational programs, community outreach, and animal disaster recovery.

This organization is the first in Maryland to offer large animal rescue training. In May 2004, Days End hosted a 3 day large animal rescue course attended by 40 VMAT-2 members. To learn more about what Days End Farm Horse Rescue does for horses, go to www.defhr.org, or call 301-854-5037 or 410-442-1564.

 

 

For more information call:
301/854-5037 or 410/442-1564
E-Mail: info@defhr.org

Physical Address:
1372 Woodbine Road
Woodbine, MD 21797

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 309
Lisbon, Maryland 21765

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Days End Farm Horse Rescue, Inc. is a non-profit, volunteer based humane organization whose mission is Fostering compassion and responsibility for horses through intervention, education, and outreach.