Aurelia is a student at Texas A&M University San Antonio and will one day become a veterinarian. She spends most of her time studying so that she can get straight A’s and get into veterinary school. When she’s not studying, she makes time to come to work, relaxes at home by playing video games, or cuddles with her cat. Aurelia’s curious by nature and one of her favorite things to do at work is to observe surgeries. She has worked with pets since 2021 but began caring for her own zoo at home when she was very young. Aurelia’s pets have included: cats, dogs, rabbits, guinea pigs, and different types of parrots. She is helping collect mosquitoes throughout San Antonio for a study by Texas A&M which will gather data from these vectors that transmit heartworm disease to our pets.