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As part of Oregon Tech’s biology of companion animals coursework, students in assistant professor Tricia Elliott’s class have worked with baby goats, snakes, lizards, baby quail, and rabbits. Two special events during spring term also took them outside the classroom for hands-on care of horses, dogs, and cats. The class serves as a pre-veterinary course but is available to all students. This year, the class included 18 students from programs such as biology-health sciences, civil engineering, communication, cybersecurity, nursing, and psychology. Students in the class said they chose to take it because of positive word-of-mouth from other students, a love of animals, or an interest in better caring for their own animals. Read more about two special events Tricia organized in Klamath Falls to help students understand how important and beneficial animals are in humans’ lives.