Why do you use the term "zoo vet" when few of the stories in this book take place in zoos?

“Zoo vet” is a quick way of denoting those who practice zoological medicine, defined as medical care for wild animals as opposed to domestic ones.  The term is expandable to zoo and wildlife vet, wild animal vet, aquatic and marine mammal vet.  Vets who treat wild animals work in every imaginable setting: zoos, aquaria, universities, wildlife rehabilitation centers, national parks, and protected wilderness areas.  

 

Submitted by An Animal Lover on February 29, 2008 - 4:58pm.