Word: veterinarian
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...American preparing to return home after an assignment in Moscow recently phoned a veterinarian about her golden retriever; the Soviet Union requires dogs to have a clean bill of health before they are allowed out. The American was told she could come in anytime. "Should we bring his rabies vaccine documents?" Not necessary, was the reply. In fact, added the vet, "We don't need the dog. Just bring a bottle of vodka." The exchange was a small sign of Soviet economic deterioration. A year ago, on the occasion of another checkup, the vet demanded a bottle of Johnnie Walker...
...Cambridge City Manager Robert W. Healy appointed veterinarian Stuart E. Wiles commissioner of laboratory animals--the first post of its kind in the nation...
Cambridge has named local veterinarian Stuart E. Wiles the nation's first city official charged with monitoring the treatment of laboratory animals, City Manager Robert W. Healy announced Monday...
...think they chose wisely," said Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine John M. Moses, who served on the commission with Wiles. Moses, who heads MIT's animal care committee said the veterinarian had "been put on the blue-ribbon committee because of his neutrality. These same virtues apply now and his experience on the committee makes him extra valuable...
...Richard Stengel's January Sun. Stengel, a TIME contributor, has the eye of a Leica and the sensitivity of a light meter. He focuses on a single day in the Transvaal town of Brits, where three men spend their separate, unequal lives. Ronald de la Rey, a white veterinarian, parrots the Boer tradition: "I think the idea of apartheid makes you more aware of the differences between people than the similarities. It's in our subconscious. But we like it that way. Everyone keeps their own identity...