H urricane Harvey has earned its spot in
the history books as one of the most
catastrophic and devastating hurricanes
of all times. Harvey not only took the lives
of so many, but destroyed homes and businesses leaving
hundreds of individuals and families with nothing left to do
but to start their lives all over again. The devastation this
natural disaster left behind was blatant, but so was the
emergency aid that came to the rescue. After watching
multiple news media coverages of the rescue operations
and aid of multiple humanitarian organizations, Caitlyn
Buchanan could not help but take notice that there was not
an organization specifically tailored for livestock in the face
of a natural disaster in Houston delivering aid to private
and business livestock owners. This one observation was
the spark that led Buchanan to go on and create the
Livestock Emergency Team.
Shortly after the floods of Hurricane Harvey receded,
Buchanan had begun to work diligently with the Livestock
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