32nd annual swan roundup in Florida
The 32nd annual roundup catches all the swans on the Lake Morton in Lakeland, Florida, places them into holding pens, so that they can be given checkups by Companion Animal Hospital staff. The checkups include inoculations and wellness exams.
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Dustin Collins, of the Lakeland Parks and Recreation Department attempts to catch a swan for a veterinary exam on Lake Morton Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2018, in Lakeland, Fla. The 32nd annual roundup catches all the swans on the lake, places them into holding pens, so that they can be given checkups by Companion Animal Hospital staff. The checkups include inoculations and wellness exams.
Chris O'Meara Associated Press
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Dr. Patricia Mattson, of the Companion Animal Hospital, second from right, and vet-tech Kimberly Crane, right, do a veterinary exam on a mute swan on Lake Morton Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2018, in Lakeland, Fla. The 32nd annual roundup catches all the swans on the lake and places them into holding pens so that they can be given veterinary checkups. The checkups include inoculations and wellness exams.
Chris O'Meara Associated Press
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Lakeland Parks and Recreation Department workers, from left, Amy Harrison, Michael Marotz and David Lambert, hold swans while waiting for the swans to have veterinary exams on Lake Morton on Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2018, in Lakeland, Fla. The 32nd annual roundup catches all the swans on the lake and places them into holding pens so that they can be given checkups. The checkups include inoculations and wellness exams.
Chris O'Meara Associated Press
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Dr. Patricia Mattson, of the Companion Animal Hospital, looks inside the mouth of a mute swan on Lake Morton on Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2018, in Lakeland, Fla. The 32nd annual roundup catches all the swans on the lake and places them into holding pens so that they can be given veterinary checkups. The checkups include inoculations and wellness exams.
Chris O'Meara Associated Press