|"All Creatures Great and Small" |James Herriot inspired many to
become vets in Millions of Indians still live directly off
animal husbandry. Innovative application of modern veterinary
science can help improve the lives of both the animals and their
owners. Want to become Indias Herriot? Most people will have had
some contact with vets either through the family pets, or on TV
in the form of James Herriot, the pen name of James Alfred Wight
a British veterinary surgeon and writer. The work they do
helping sick creatures will tug at the heartstrings. While these
guys make it look easy, becoming a vet is seriously hard work.
In fact, getting into a veterinary career is harder than
becoming a doctor! Until recently, vets have had to struggle
against indifference to their profession in the developing
world. But these days, the welfare of domestic animals is seen
more positively as an essential part of rural development and an
indication of a modern progressiveoutlook. The large majority of
vets will end up workin