WELLSVILLE — Families crowded into Utah State University’s Animal, Dairy and Veterinary Sciences facilities this week for the annual Reindeer Express, a long-running community event that brings Santa’s reindeer, student veterinarians and local farm animals together ahead of Christmas Eve.

The tradition, launched by USU’s School of Veterinary Medicine, gives students a chance to share what they are learning while performing health checks on Santa’s reindeer. Associate Department Head Karl Hoopes said the program also strengthens ties between the university and the Cache Valley community.

“We've been doing this for, this is probably our seventh year of doing it,” Hoopes said. “It was used to allow our students to share with the community the things that they're learning about these animals

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