Islandwide veterinarian shortage causing stress for owners of large animals [Video]

Julia Smith doesn’t want to think about what might happen if her horse Titan needs emergency care, because there are very few people on P.E.I. in a position to help. 

“We don’t have a vet at all,” she said. “There’s nothing we can do.”

Smith said there is no access in central P.E.I to a large-animal veterinarian, and estimates there are about 800 horses on the Island without any type of coverage. 

“It is very frustrating and very terrifying because these guys are part of our family. And if you can’t get your mother help — that’s how we feel about our horses,” she said. 

Dominique Schmidt faces the same problem. She said her horse Finnegan is lame due to a leg injury, but she can’t find anyone to take a …