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AMVM News
Welcome to American Museum of Veterinary Medicine website.
To see our complete listing of events for 2009, please visit our
Calendar page.
We hope you find the time in 2009 to include a visit to the museum to see our displays and exhibits depicting the fascinating and educational history of veterinary medicine and its role in animal and human welfare. And, of course, no visit would be complete without stopping by our ASPCA Roger Caras Library and the Dr. Robert Shomer Rare Book Collection section. To learn more about the AMVM, click on the About AMVM link and to stop by, click on the Planning a Visit link. And we welcome your support of our mission with your contributions and membership. Just click on the Become a Member link. We're looking forward to seeing you soon !
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We
need $12,000 immediately…
We need funds immediately to match a grant provided
by the Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission.
This local history grant is to be used to document
the relationship between the Pennsylvania farm and
veterinary medicine using Ridgewood Farm – the site
of our Museum – to illustrate this relationship. In
order to get full advantage of the funds received,
we must match it. Funds were raised at the end of
last year, but we are still well short of what we
need, as the match must be in place before the
project can begin. We must complete and report on
the project by June 2010. The project includes
purchasing a life-size fiberglass milking cow and
upgrading other educational exhibits. Please help us
by contributing any amount you can. Just click on
“Become a Member” to make a contribution or send a
check to the Museum.
Veterinary
Career Day
On May 30, 2009, AMVM held its first Veterinary
Career and Family Fun Day. Visitors, and especially
aspiring veterinarians, got to see an ultrasound
performed on a dog, listen to a dog’s heartbeat,
draw blood from the neck of a rubberized dog, view
animal dental models, and give simulated intravenous
and intramuscular injections. Probably the most fun
was donning surgical scrubs and masks and sewing or
splinting maimed stuffed animals with the assistance
of veterinarians and veterinary technology students.
There were
roosters, chickens, rabbits, Icelandic sheep and
rescued Greyhounds to pet. The Berks County Dog
Training Club gave obedience demonstrations, and the
Animal Rescue League brought animals looking for a
new home. And, of course, the Museum was open for
tours or to just wander through and view the
exhibits.
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American Museum of Veterinary Medicine (AMVM) features
medicine, instruments, equipment, text books and literature
from more than a hundred years of veterinary history. Located
on the Ridgewood Farm in Berks County near Reading,
Pennsylvania, the site consists of a renovated historic
farmhouse (circa 1740), with a high-style Federal wing
(circa 1811), a rare 19th-century double bank barn and a
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| The AMVM is a national,
non-profit organization open to the general public,
veterinarians, and all friends of veterinary medicine from
across the United States. |
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| Our mission is to provide a
unique opportunity for the public to learn about the rich
heritage of veterinary medicine and its role in animal and
human welfare. |
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American
Museum of Veterinary Medicine
5003A Main Street | Birdsboro, PA 19508
610-898-0659 or 610-489-4445
Hours: Tuesdays 9 a.m. - 2 p.m., Wednesdays 9 a.m. - 2 p.m., Saturdays 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.
and by appointment.
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