The Florida International Teaching Zoo announces our new Veterinary Assistant program designed for pet lovers, exotic animal aficionados, zoo and performing animal professionals.  Utilizing our staff's exotic and zoo animal management curriculum with the Village's Lifelong Learning College (VLLC), we have developed a lecture series and veterinary assistant skills certification program.

Completion of the course leads to certification by the Florida International Teaching Zoo.

Tuition for the 16 week program with full certification is $500.00.

Lectures will be held Tuesday evenings from 7:00pm to 9:00 pm beginning August 4th, 2009.

Topics will include taxonomy, internal and external parasites, viruses, bacterial diseases, tranquilizastion/anesthesia, microscopy, nutrition for the various species, emergency procedures, housing and containment, sanitation and husbandry, water - food preparation, zoonotic diseases and relevent DVD's/Videos. 

The skills sessions include fecal parasite checks, medication injection skills, laboratory specimen preparation, and animal handling.

All fees are tax deductible and benefit the Teaching Zoo's animal education, captive reproduction, and pachyderm projects.

For registration contact VLLC at 352-753-3035.

For more information contact Zoo Director, Mark Wilson, DVM thru this website or 352-867-7788.

The Florida International Teaching Zoo is a 501(c)3 nonprofit corporation (sc-10577)

NO LAB FEES

18 and up only.