11/02/2026 | News release | Distributed by Public on 11/02/2026 11:50
Bailee Bortz always knew she wanted to care for animals.
"I used to pretend to give my stuffed animals shots as a kid," she said.
On career day in second grade, she donned scrubs with an animal safety pin attached to the lapel, posing as a future veterinarian.
"I was part of 4-H and FFA while I was in school, showing and raising goats, pigs and...