In the days following the September 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center, countless people stepped forward to help in any way they could. Among them was Dr. Michael Garvey, Mendel Class of 1968, whose work focused on some of the disaster’s most vulnerable victims.

Garvey and his colleagues helped provide veterinary care for search-and-rescue dogs working at Ground Zero, along with pets that had been injured, displaced or stranded following the attacks. Working through a veterinary MASH unit, the team treated animals operating in an extraordinarily difficult environment and helped care for pets whose owners could no longer reach them.

It is an extraordinary chapter in the life of a fellow Mendel Man and a powerful example of service during one of the most difficult moments in American history.

Read the full story about Dr. Garvey and the veterinary teams who responded after 9/11:
Veterinary Information Network: Dr. Michael Garvey and the 9/11 response

Dr. Garvey later became a respected veterinarian associated with New York’s Animal Medical Center. He passed away on January 6, 2020.

Today, we remember Dr. Michael Garvey ’68 not only as a classmate, but as someone who stepped forward when his skills were needed most.

A Mendel Man serving others when it mattered.

Go, You Men of Mendel!