My Daughter's Visit to an Iowa Dairy Farm My Daughter's Visit to an Iowa Dairy Farm
My Daughter's Visit to an Iowa Dairy... 
NaturalRN
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My daughter has seen some of these conditions first-hand that are being portrayed in the pictures at the link below (You Are What You Eat: Pictures of Factory Farms). She is currently working toward a Biology/Chemistry degree and is hoping to enter the Iowa State College of Veterinary Medicine in the near future. She has been doing an internship with a local veterinarian and has had the opportunity to go to several farms in the area. Her original goal was to work with horses and possibly other large animals, but after seeing and experiencing the conditions that these animals are kept in and how they are treated, I think she has changed her mind.
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Yes, she is definitely interested in natural healing and has experienced natural healing herself when she had a stress fracture in her foot (that's another story). I gave her a book on herbal veterinary medicine for her birthday last year, which she was very excited to receive. She has always had a love for animals and seems to have a special way with them...it is a calling for her. Her home seems empty unless she has at least one pet.
I wish she could go to a school that specializes in herbal veterinary medicine. Hopefully she will continue to study and become certified in holistic veterinarian practices after becoming licensed as a veterinarian. Of course, this will be several years down the road. I'm sure she would love working with anyone who is open to natural healing and who wants to provide the best possible care for their animals.
It's great to hear from someone who has this interest...thanks for sharing.
