U.S. Census Bureau Daily Feature for May 24

WASHINGTON, May 24, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Following is the daily "Profile America" feature from the U.S. Census Bureau:

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THURSDAY, MAY 24: FIRST VETERINARY SCHOOL

Profile America — Thursday, May 24th.  There are few love affairs to rival that between pets and their owners.  Most pets are rewarded for their unquestioning love with shelter, food, and medical care.  Usually, each pet makes several visits a year to the veterinarian for annual shots and a checkup.  Of course, they also go to the vet if they get sick or hurt.  The first veterinary school in the U.S. opened this week in 1879 at Iowa State College — now University — in Ames, Iowa.  Today, there are nearly 44,000 veterinarians offices located around the U.S.   They take care of the nation's 72 million dogs, 82 million cats, 11 million birds and more than 7 million horses.  You can find these and more facts about America from the U.S. Census Bureau, online at www.census.gov.

Sources:  440 International Calendar of Events, Those Were the Days
2007 Economic Census, NAICS 54194
Statistical Abstract of the United States 2012, t. 1241

Profile America is produced by the Public Information Office of the U.S. Census Bureau. These daily features are available as produced segments, ready to air, on a monthly CD or on the Internet at http://www.census.gov (look for "Multimedia Gallery" by the "Newsroom" button). 

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