Wildlife Wednesday: Celebrating World Veterinary Day at Walt Disney Parks andÂ Resorts

Disney4me · April 29, 2015

World Veterinary Day promotes animal health, animal welfare and public health globally. Since its initiation in 2000, this day has been recognized on the last Saturday of April and provides a great opportunity to raise awareness about the amazing work veterinarians around the world do to protect and care for animals and people. At Walt Disney Parks and Resorts, we share these same goals, as our veterinary teams care for our diverse animal population.

This year, World Veterinary Day fell on April 25.

If you ask me, I believe we have the most amazing animal-care team on the planet, but I may be biased. The most incredible thing about our vets and the team as a whole is that we make the extraordinary seem routine every day. We take care of every animal â€“ from turtles and tigers to red river hogs and birds.

You can see our world-class vets in action at Rafikiâ€™s Planet Watch at Disneyâ€™s Animal Kingdom. You can watch live animal medical procedures and talk to the vets and animal keepers after the live procedures as well. Most procedures are scheduled before noon, so be sure to take the Wildlife Express Train to Conservation Station for this unique experience.

Did you knowâ€¦?

Our veterinary staff cares for animals in many locations including: Disneyâ€™s Animal Kingdom, The Seas with Nemo & Friends at Epcot, Tri-Circle D Ranch at Disneyâ€™s Fort Wilderness Resort and Campground, and Castaway Cay.
The state-of-the-art veterinary facilities at Disneyâ€™s Animal Kingdom include an X-ray room, ultrasound equipment, surgical suites and full-service laboratories. Veterinarians and veterinary technicians use these tools to focus on preventative health and creating new methods to diagnose and treat animals, ranging in size from a two-gram poison dart frog to a 13,000-pound African elephant.