Review: Animal Stories are Always a Plus
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 02 7, 2013
Do you love animal stories? I sure do. I was in seventh heaven when I discovered most of James Herriot's books about his vet practice on tapes years ago in the Books on Tape area of our local library. Then just a few years ago found the BBC episodes on Netflix. Oh, yes. I love animal stories.In Vet Tech Tales: The Early Years there's a lot to like. The short book only takes a couple hours to read. A bit reminiscent of the "All Creatures Great and Small" tales, this short story made me realize that the field of the Veterinarian Technologist is only about 30 years old. For the author of this series, it was not a pretty beginning. Her earliest years provided free labor for harried, overworked, and sometimes ungrateful veterinarians, while her observations on human and animal nature are priceless. This book is full of funny stories, and a few life lessons on the side.