Following is a report from the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) Veterinary Medical Assistance Team 2 (VMAT-2) now working in Gulfport, Miss.

Team members, Army personnel, and Humane Society volunteers have spent the last couple of days building, equipping, and setting up the field veterinary hospital. Today is the first day of accepting patients; doors are open from 8 am to 6 pm.

The team has two 19 x 35 foot tents; installed A/C today to everyone’s relief. 

The first tent is the reception area where people walk in and register their pet or get information about animals they are looking for.   Here they may pick up pet foods, supplies such as carriers, litter boxes, flea and tick shampoo, and other daily requirements of animals. These supplies are needed because there are no stores that normally sell this stuff left