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The Hungarian Veterinary Orthopaedic Society recently adopted Veterinary and Comparative Orthopaedics and Traumatology as their official journal, and we warmly welcome them. We are very proud to have their support, along with the other societies from Europe and the Americas. We have developed a strong network of collaboration between the members of our societies in these various countries. It is now time to look to the development of veterinary orthopaedic surgery and education in Asia. It would be wonderful to have some societies for veterinary orthopaedics from this region forge a connection with our Journal. Recently I had the privilege to be invited to visit Bangkok, Thailand, with a small group of colleagues to teach the first AOVET course on Principles of Fracture Treatment in Small Animals. The enthusiasm of the veterinarians attending this course was overwhelming because they are so keen to develop their knowledge and skills in orthopaedics. This level of interest is not just confined to Thailand, but exists also in the other Asian countries. Travelling as a visitor in Bangkok, the existence of economic hardship for many people is inescapable, as are the numerous stray animals, especially dogs. However for many Thai people, the care of their pets is a high priority because they put such importance on the human-animal bond. When we visited the Veterinary Teaching Hospital at the Kasetsart University in Bangkok, I was astonished to learn that this could be one of the busiest veterinary teaching hospitals in the world. Typically around 400 to 450 small animals are presented for consultation and treatment in the outpatient clinics every day of the week, year round! Added to this are the emergency care patients, and those treated in the specialty clinics including surgery. The Kasetsart University is fortunate to have huge support from the King of Thailand. Thanks to the King of Thailand, a new nine-story building is being constructed to provide state of the art facilities for each of the specialty clinics to allow the delivery of the highest quality of veterinary care of companion animals. Kenneth A. Johnson
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