While my other two fellow Veterinary Tech students moved on to another part of Denmark, I flew to Norway to see what the Veterinary world is like up here. The view from the plane was beautiful mountain and ocean scenery. I landed in a small town named Haugesund yesterday, as well as, this morning and afternoon we worked at my host students Veterinary Clinic. Some of the laws are different here than in Denmark. Although, it is both illegal to declaw, dock tails and crop ears in both counties, Norway does not allow any spay or neuters to be preformed unless it is a medical need. The country does not have an over population of pets like the states do. They do not have any shelters. However, there are a few private houses that take in animals of needed, but the need is not likely. Humans are very responsible in this country when it comes it pet care. Most Norwegians treat there pets here like they are part of the family. The clinics here are very clean and sterile. Norway is also one of the very few countries that does not have rabies. Unless the pet is traveling to Sweden or Denmark, rabies vaccines are not given. They also do not have Leptospirosis, a disease that has a high mortality rate to both human and pet if contracted in the states. After a full day of work, we went hiking up a mountain with a couple other vet techs and their dogs. It was a good hard workout, but such a beautiful view once you make it to the top. It was a great day!