{"id":7773,"date":"2025-02-24T11:05:52","date_gmt":"2025-02-24T17:05:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/?p=7773"},"modified":"2025-02-24T16:16:23","modified_gmt":"2025-02-24T22:16:23","slug":"making-furry-friends","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/index.php\/2025\/02\/24\/making-furry-friends\/","title":{"rendered":"Making furry friends"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/4a7dc45b-b3bb-41e6-8d0c-5e1382c81584-1024x683.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7774\" srcset=\"https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/4a7dc45b-b3bb-41e6-8d0c-5e1382c81584-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/4a7dc45b-b3bb-41e6-8d0c-5e1382c81584-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/4a7dc45b-b3bb-41e6-8d0c-5e1382c81584-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/4a7dc45b-b3bb-41e6-8d0c-5e1382c81584-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/4a7dc45b-b3bb-41e6-8d0c-5e1382c81584.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Pre-Vet Society President Alyssa Flores plays with Finn.\u00a0<br>Courtesy photo from Pre- Vet Society.<br><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Furries.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\">The UTRGV Pre-Vet Society, founded in 2019, now has 61 members and provides guidance to students pursuing a career in veterinary medicine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>President of the Pre-Vet Society Bethany Garza said being part of the club gives students experience and knowledge in the field.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\"><blockquote><p>\u201cBecause I\u2019ve met a lot of people that, you know, \u2018Oh I wanna become a vet, but, you know, I saw the workload and prerequisites required to apply to vet school,\u2019\u201d Garza said. \u201cThey immediately felt discouraged and I was like, \u2018No, don\u2019t. We can work on it together and we can help guide you.\u2019\u201d&nbsp;<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Member of the Pre-Vet Society Kross Salinas said the organization provides informational sessions to prepare members for veterinary school.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\"><blockquote><p>\u201cAll of our members really get informed [by] everyone just to be prepared once the application process \u2026 is approaching,\u201d Salinas said. \u201cBecause I know with our information sessions, it\u2019s gonna really help a lot, just helping them [get] ready.\u201d&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Members may also work on their volunteer hours in vet clinics, such as the Palm Valley Animal Society. Garza said there will be many volunteer opportunities throughout the semester.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\"><blockquote><p>\u201cThere will be a lot of different opportunities that will be sent in the group chat, like, \u2018Hey, Palm Valley Animal Society is having this event, they need this many volunteers, like, go ahead and sign yourself up if you wanna do it,\u2019\u201d she said.&nbsp;<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Member of the Pre-Vet Society Alyssa Flores shared what inspired her to join the group.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\"><blockquote><p>\u201cI want to be the voice for animals,\u201d Flores said. \u201cI think we all should find them a home and they all deserve care and love.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Pre-Vet Society is hosting fundraisers to raise money for its summer trip to Texas A&amp;M or Texas Tech for veterinary medicine.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Students who are interested may visit the organization\u2019s Instagram<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/utrgvprevet\/\"> @utrgvprevet<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is Celeste Cruz for Vaquero Radio.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The UTRGV Pre-Vet Society, founded in 2019, now has 61 members and provides guidance to students pursuing a<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":37,"featured_media":7774,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"cybocfi_hide_featured_image":"yes","footnotes":""},"categories":[696],"tags":[538,765,539,766,26,764],"class_list":["post-7773","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-education","tag-animals","tag-dog","tag-dogs","tag-pre-vet-society","tag-utrgv","tag-vets"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.4 - 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