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* The N.C. Veterinary Medical Association held its first meeting in Raleigh in 1902. The next year, the General Assembly incorporated the association and created an examining board.

* In 1907, Adam Fisher became the first licensed veterinarian in North Carolina. By 1935, the state had 96 vets.

* N.C. State University's College of Veterinary Medicine was established in 1979, admitted its first students in 1981 and graduated its first class in 1985.

* In 1998, the median age of a veterinarian in North Carolina was 40.

* Nationwide, 70% of all veterinary...