by Editor | Aug 11, 2026 | News, Veterinary Practice
Source: Fox 6 Richard Van Domelen, the lead veterinarian and facility manager at Ridglan Farms in Wisconsin, has had his Veterinary license permanently revoked by the Wisconsin Veterinary Examining Board for unprofessional conduct. The board found that Van Domelen...
by Editor | Aug 11, 2026 | Animal Health Industry, News
Source: Daily Caller The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) under the Trump administration is investigating the proposed merger between Covetrus and MWI Animal Health over concerns that it could significantly reduce competition in the Veterinary distribution market. The...
by Editor | Aug 10, 2026 | Companion Animal, News
Source: Freedonia Group As cat-owning households now outnumber puppy-owning households for the first time since Packaged Facts began tracking them, the pet industry faces growing pressure to better serve feline owners. Although innovation has focused heavily on...
by Editor | Aug 10, 2026 | News
Source: VHMA Maria Morgan, MBA, CVPM, has been named the inaugural recipient of the Veterinary Hospital Managers Association’s (VHMA) Kelly Clay Innovation Award for co-founding Passpaw, a cloud-based platform that simplifies international pet travel compliance...
by Editor | Aug 9, 2026 | Animal Health Industry, News
Source: PBS Veterinary care costs have risen roughly 60 percent since 2014, outpacing overall inflation and placing financial pressure on pet owners. A PBS NewsHour report examines whether private equity ownership of Veterinary clinics is contributing to those...
by Editor | Aug 9, 2026 | News
Source: WMTW A major fire heavily damaged Carrabassett Veterinary Services in Kingfield, Maine, on Tuesday afternoon, prompting a large emergency response along Route 27. The Carrabassett Valley Police Department reported the blaze shortly before 4:30 p.m.,...
by Editor | Aug 8, 2026 | Livestock, News
Source: Earth A new study suggests that goats that frequently headbutt may develop early signs of brain injury, challenging the long-held belief that their skulls fully protect them from repeated impacts. Researchers at the University of Alabama monitored three young...
by Editor | Aug 8, 2026 | Animal Health Industry, News
Source: ABC CVS Health has expanded its pharmacy services by allowing pet owners to fill select prescriptions for dogs and cats at more than 9,000 CVS Pharmacy locations across the United States. The new offering includes commonly prescribed medications such as...
by Editor | Aug 7, 2026 | Companion Animal, News
Source: Koco News 5 An 11-year old Florida boy has been recognized after spending more than 100 hours reading to homeless pets at the Jacksonville Humane Society. Nehemiah Turner volunteered alongside his grandmother for more than two years through the...
by Editor | Aug 7, 2026 | Companion Animal, News
Source: Consumer Affairs A pilot study from Tufts University suggests veterinarians may play a role in encouraging pet owners to quit smoking by explaining how secondhand smoke affects companion animals. Researchers surveyed smokers before and after brief...
by Editor | Aug 6, 2026 | News, Veterinary Practice
Source: MSN A new surgical mentorship center in Carrollton, Texas, is helping address the nationwide Veterinary shortage by providing hands on training for recent graduates. The Dr. Barbara Craig Surgical Mentorship Center, created through a collaboration...
by Editor | Aug 6, 2026 | Companion Animal, News
Source: CNBC Experimental GLP-1 weight loss drugs, similar to Ozempic, could one day help overweight cats, as two U.S. biotech companies begin clinical trials targeting feline obesity. Akston Biosciences is sponsoring a Cornell University study of a once weekly GLP-1...
by Editor | Aug 5, 2026 | Animal Health News, News
Source: Animal Health News CATalyst Council has released the second edition of its Puppocalypse, Kitten Craze, and the Expectations Reset report, reaffirming its forecast that U.S. Veterinary clinical visits will decline between 1% and 2% annually through 2035....
by Editor | Aug 5, 2026 | News
Source: UPI A black bear caused an unusual disruption at Golden Eagle Golf Club in Pitt Meadows, British Columbia, when it wandered onto the course and stole a golfer’s bag of clubs from a golf cart. The curious bear was captured on video grabbing the bag in its...
by Editor | Aug 4, 2026 | Companion Animal, News
Source: People A new study published in Applied Animal Behaviour Science suggests that cats do not always groom each other as a sign of affection. Researchers found that mutual grooming, or allogrooming, can sometimes be used to annoy or displace another cat rather...
by Editor | Aug 4, 2026 | Companion Animal, News
Source: WWLP Paws Finding Peace, in partnership with the Massachusetts Veterinary Medical Association Charities, has donated pet oxygen mask kits to the Blandford Fire Department to help first responders provide lifesaving care to animals during emergencies. The...
by Editor | Aug 3, 2026 | Agriculture, News, Veterinary Practice
Source: Montana Right Now Montana lawmakers are revising legislation aimed at addressing the growing shortage of rural veterinarians, a challenge affecting ranchers and livestock producers across the state. The U.S. Department of Agriculture has designated 17 Montana...
by Editor | Aug 3, 2026 | Agriculture, News
Source: Popular Science An invasive sheep species known as the aoudad, introduced to West Texas after World War II for hunting, is posing a serious threat to the state’s native bighorn sheep. New research published in Scientific Reports found that aoudads carry...
by Editor | Aug 2, 2026 | Animal Health News, News
Source: South Carolina Daily Gazette Clemson University’s new College of Veterinary Medicine is launching an ambulatory field service that will give Veterinary students hands-on experience while helping address rural Veterinary shortages across South Carolina....
by Editor | Aug 2, 2026 | Companion Animal, News
Source: DVM 360 Mars Petcare US has recalled two lots of Pedigree High Protein Chopped Chicken & Duck Flavor canned dog food after discovering the products may contain metal and plastic fragments that could pose choking, laceration, or gastrointestinal injury...
