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Severn Run's Cazador (Caz), Screwworm Detection Dog, Collection: Screwworm Eradication Program Records

The Severn Run's Cazador (Caz), Screwworm Detection Dog: Screwworm Eradication Program Records includes photographs, correspondence, Caz's working gear, a short biography by John Welch, and a wooden box containing Caz's remains.

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Cazador and Dr. John B. Welch

Cazador and Dr. John B. Welch

Caz, short for Cazador (Spanish for "hunter") is a German wire-haired pointer. He's trained to find screwworms on animals that may carry the disease-carrying pests.

Caz, short for Cazador (Spanish for "hunter") is a German wire-haired pointer. He's trained to find screwworms on animals that may carry the disease-carrying pests.

Cazador, screwworm detector dog, at work with Dr. John B. Welch

Cazador, screwworm detector dog, at work with Dr. John B. Welch

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Severn Run's Cazador (Caz), Screwworm Detection Dog, Collection: Screwworm Eradication Program Records