Wellesley offers free small animal handling/pet first aid training

Wellesley Health Department, Wellesley Free Library and Blue Pearl Specialty and Emergency Medicine for Pets on April 8 will present a program on Small Animal Handling and Pet First Aid Training. Presenter Amy Breton,  a board-certified veterinary technician, will teach participants how to address the most common pet emergencies, such as by finding a pulse/counting a heartbeat, checking gums, performing hands-on CPR, bandaging a wound, and responding to choking.

Breton will demonstrate on her own dog, so please leave yours at home.