TAILS OF HOPE | IN THE NEWS | 2025

TAILS OF HOPE, INC. NEWS RELEASE

For Immediate Release: 02/19/2021

Hermitage, PA-Tails of Hope launched a Student Program today for Vet Assistant students from Lawrence Country Career & Technical Center (LCCTC). According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Veterinary Assistant jobs are on the rise and projected to grow 19% through 2028. 

The Tails of Hope Student Volunteer Program provides practical, hands-on instruction and assistance to students in performing clinical tasks such as animal handling and restraint, providing emergency first aid to animals, using veterinary terminology, and more. “The students can finally apply to live patients what they’ve been learning from textbooks and videos in the classroom,” explained Ariel Yanak, Vet Assistant instructor at LCCTC. This training will help students add a dimension to their resume and application for continued schooling and eventual certification testing.

The Student Program at Tails of Hope empowers students to experience a real-life clinic, meet like-minded people, and engage in meaningful work. “The program combines community service and veterinary training to provide direct care to animals in need whose caretakers may otherwise be unable to afford these critical services,” stated Soraya Hejazi, Executive Director of Tails of Hope.

LCCTC teaching sessions for the 2021 school year began at Tails of Hope on Friday, February 19, 2021 and will continue every other Friday until May 28, 2021.

As a 501 (c) (3) non-profit, Tails of Hope’s ability to provide essential high-quality, low-cost or no-cost spay/neuter veterinary services and educational programs such as this collaboration with LCCTC is dependent upon donations and volunteers. Volunteer positions are available now. Information about how to apply for a volunteer position or donate to Tails of Hope is available on their website. 

About Lawrence Country Career & Technical Center (LCCTC) 

The LCCTC, located in New Castle, PA, is a technical educational institution founded in 1969 to meet the needs of the community and eight secondary sending schools in Lawrence County. The mission of LCCTC is to provide quality career-technical education programs and services that prepare youth and adults for success in the workplace, post-secondary, and community, now and in the future. For more information about the LCCTC, please visit their website: https://www.lcctceagles.com/

About Tails of Hope (TOH) 

TOH, at the Thomas M O’Brien Animal Care Center in Hermitage, PA, opened in 2017 as a not-for-profit 501 (c) (3) born from a love of animals and service to our community. TOH believes the world will be a better place when it values and ensures the well-being of companion animals, treating them with kindness and compassion. TOH exists to eliminate neglect, abuse and suffering of animals resulting in improved overall quality of animal life and strives to impact pet over-population through spay/neuter programs, and support of rescue, rehabilitation, adoption and education.

Media:  Soraya Hejazi   soraya.h@tailsofhopewpa.com

Consumer: Tracey Obermiyer tailsofhopepa@yahoo.com

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