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Recent Pandemic Viruses Jumped to Humans Without Prior Adaptation, UC San Diego Study Finds
Source: UC San Diego Today A UC San Diego study finds that most pandemic viruses jump from animals to humans without prior evolutionary adaptation. Analyzing viruses such as SARS-CoV-2, Ebola, and influenza, researchers found no evidence that these pathogens developed...
CATalyst Council’s Survey Shows 90% of Devoted Cat Owners Can Increase Veterinary Practice Revenue
Source: CATalyst Council A new CATalyst Council survey of over 60,000 U.S. households reveals a major untapped opportunity in feline Veterinary care. With an estimated 76 million cats in the U.S. and 90 percent of owners reporting a strong emotional bond, demand...
A Pet‑Friendly Homeless Shelter Pilot Reduced the Rate of Homelessness
Source: WMNF A California pilot program allowing homeless shelters to accommodate pets has shown promising results in reducing homelessness among participants. Established in 2019, the Pet Assistance and Support Program provided $15.75 million to 37 organizations to...
Veterinarian Makes History as First Black woman to Own Animal Hospital in KC Area
Source: FOX 4 During Women’s History Month, Dr. Ashton Sellers is making history as the first Black woman to own an animal hospital in the Kansas City area and the youngest woman to do so at age 32. She now leads Hickman Mills Animal Hospital, a clinic that has served...
Nebraska Wildfires Prompt State of Emergency
Source: The Fence Post Severe wildfires in western Nebraska prompted Governor Jim Pillen to declare a state of emergency across seven counties beginning March 13, 2026. Fueled by extreme winds reaching up to 70 mph and dry conditions, the rapidly spreading Morrill...
Center for American Food Power Formed to Galvanize Agrifood System
Source: Feedstuffs Idealyst Innovation has launched the Center for American Food Power (CAFP), a new nonpartisan think tank aimed at strengthening U.S. agriculture by aligning agrifood strategy with national security priorities. The initiative responds to major...
How AI Is Learning to Read Dairy Herd Data
Source: Dairy Herd Artificial intelligence is rapidly transforming dairy herd management by turning large volumes of farm data into actionable insights. As highlighted by dairy scientist Jeffrey Bewley, AI systems use machine learning to analyze patterns in herd data,...
netWell™ Expands Member Benefits with 24/7 Veterinary Support Powered by whiskerDocs
Source: EIN Presswire netWell has expanded its member benefits by partnering with whiskerDocs to provide 24/7 Veterinary telehealth support for pet owners. Through this collaboration, members receive discounted access (about 25% off) to licensed Veterinary...
FDA Advisory: Certain Lots of Quest Cat Food Pose Serious Health Risks Due to Extremely Low Levels of Thiamine (Vitamin B1)
Source: FDA A recent alert from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration warns pet owners about serious health risks linked to certain lots of Quest cat food. FDA testing found that eight lots contained extremely low or no thiamine (vitamin B1), an essential nutrient for...
Royal Canin Renews Partnership with The University of Tennessee Veterinary Obesity Center
Source: PR Newswire Royal Canin has renewed a multi-year partnership with the University of Tennessee Veterinary Obesity Center to combat rising obesity rates in cats and dogs through research, clinical care, and education. Originally established in 2020, the center...
New Data Shows Nearly 75% Fewer Cats Killed in Shelters than a Decade Ago
Source: PR Newswire A 2026 report from the Best Friends Animal Society highlights major progress in reducing cat deaths in U.S. shelters, with nearly 75% fewer cats killed in 2025 compared to a decade ago, based on data from over 10,000 shelters. The organization...
New Report From Hill’s Pet Nutrition Finds Large Dogs Face Disproportionate Barriers to Adoption
Source: PR Newswire A new report from Hill's Pet Nutrition reveals that large dogs face significant barriers to adoption in U.S. animal shelters, contributing to longer stays and increased shelter overcrowding. According to data from Shelter Animals Count,...
The New Risk for Veterinary Practice Owners: Complacency
Veterinary practices across the country remain exceptionally busy today. Appointment books fill weeks in advance, doctors move quickly between exam rooms, and technicians manage diagnostics, treatments, and procedures with little pause. The waiting room rarely stays...
The First 90 Days: What New Veterinary Practice Owners Should Actually Focus On
In March, I had the opportunity to deliver an “aspiring practice owner” track at the Midwest Veterinary Conference. At the end of the day, I was struck by a few key takeaways: First, the room was surprisingly full all day (in spite of the speaker!) which suggests a...
Why AI Is Making Your Next Server More Expensive—And What to Do About It
If you’ve priced out new servers, workstations, or laptops recently and thought, “Did this really just go up again?”—you’re not imagining things. Behind the scenes, something much bigger than Veterinary medicine is reshaping the IT landscape. The rapid expansion of...
The Experience Gap: When Skilled Technicians Walk Away
We’ve been discussing burnout and Veterinary technician retention in Veterinary medicine for years—naming it, normalizing it, and attempting to address it. What’s missing from these conversations, and is often overlooked, is the recognition of the consequences of...
Independence That Scales: The Practical Playbook for Access, Sustainability, and Ownership
In Part 1, I focused on why independence matters: community-first care, faster innovation, and the ability to build trust through local relationships. Now I want to focus on the practical side. If independence is going to remain a viable path, it has to be sustainable...
The Practice Manager: The Good, The Bad, and The Unused
After decades of working with Veterinary practices, I’ve observed that practice managers generally fall into one of two categories: brilliantly effective and fully utilized, or ineffective, underused, and ultimately a burden on payroll. The difference almost always...
What a Viral Monkey Reveals About the Internet We Live In
It started with a monkey. A few weeks ago the internet fell in love with a young Japanese macaque named Punch who lives at Ichikawa City Zoo. Punch was rejected by his mother shortly after birth, and zookeepers gave him a stuffed orangutan toy for comfort. Videos of...
Iowa State, Freshpet Study Diet’s Role in Human-Dog Bond
Source: Pet Food Industry Iowa State University and Freshpet are conducting a 10-month at-home study to examine how a dog’s diet may influence both canine health and the human–animal bond. Led by Logan Kilburn, an assistant professor of animal science at Iowa State,...
‘Job Hugging’: Why Staying Put May Be the Riskiest Career Move of All
A new trend has quietly taken hold in the job market, and it’s reshaping how professionals think about their careers and how employers should think about talent. It is called job hugging, the practice of staying tightly attached to a current role, not out of...
The Invisible Barrier: Why Sharing Your Dog’s Vaccination Records is Such a Hassle
(Editor’s note: Caitlin Cushing, a former prosecutor in the state of Washington and the current General Counsel for Animal Policy Group, is co-author of this article.) For most dog owners, a trip to the local daycare or boarding facility starts with a frantic search...
The Words We Choose Are the Care We Deliver
I’ve spent most of my career working inside Veterinary clinics, and it’s work I’ve loved. The medicine, the puzzle of difficult cases, the relationships with people and the animals they care for are the reasons many of us entered this profession in the first place....
What ‘The Sound of Music’ Can Teach Us About Cultural Intelligence in Global Negotiation
“Willkommen in Österreich!” the sign said at the border between Germany and Austria. While looking past the sign out the window, I saw green rolling hills, and they immediately brought to mind the movie I most associate with Austria: The Sound of Music. I was seated...
What a Veterinary Nutritionist Found at the World’s Largest Pet Products Trade Show
I am not the typical attendee at the Global Pet Expo. While my usual conference circuit includes CE credits, clinical sessions, and an expo hall of new therapeutics or Veterinary hospital chains, I also get a behind-the-scenes view of the business side of pet care,...