Eric Davis, DVM, MS, Dipl. ACVS, ACVIM, is a veterinarian with the University of California, Davis, School of Veterinary Medicine and an associate of the school’s International Animal Welfare Training Institute and its Veterinary Emergency Response Team (VERT). Additionally, he serves at the lead veterinarian for the California State Fair. In 2015, Davis worked alongside CalFire and CalOES officials leading VERT’s activities during the Valley Fire, the second largest wildfire in California history. He is the founder of Rural Area Veterinary Services, and directed this program for the Humane Society of the United States for 10 years. During this time, Davis was deployed to Louisiana during hurricanes Katrina and Rita in 2005 and to Sri Lanka following the 2004 Tsunami. He provided leadership and patient care by organizing emergency animal sheltering. He is director of the Rural Veterinary Experience Teaching and Service, volunteering in underserved communities of the western United States, Mexico, and Nicaragua while mentoring veterinary students interested in rural practice.