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Amanda Hedman, center, a veterinary technician volunteering with World Vets, a nongovernmental organization, tattoos an animal to denote that a spay or neuter has been performed at the sterilization and wellness clinic during Pacific Partnership 2013 in Gizo, Solomon Islands, Aug. 2, 2013.

Amanda Hedman, center, a veterinary technician volunteering with World Vets, a nongovernmental organization, tattoos an animal to denote that a spay or neuter has been performed at the sterilization and wellness clinic during Pacific Partnership 2013 in Gizo, Solomon Islands, Aug. 2, 2013.

Amanda Hedman, center, a veterinary technician volunteering with World Vets, a nongovernmental organization, tattoos an animal to denote that a spay or neuter has been performed at the sterilization and wellness clinic during Pacific Partnership 2013 in Gizo, Solomon Islands, Aug. 2, 2013.

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