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UMES Responds to National Vet Shortage with New School
Source: University of Maryland Eastern Shore The University System of Maryland Board of Regents has approved the establishment of a new School of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES). This will be the second Veterinary school among...
Pet Peace of Mind Wins Inaugural NAVC Gives Marquee Award
Source: dvm360 The North American Veterinary Community (NAVC) awarded Pet Peace of Mind the NAVC Gives Marquee Award during the Veterinary Meeting & Expo in Orlando, Florida. Pet Peace of Mind, a national nonprofit based in Salem, Oregon, helps hospice care...
VHMA Shares Findings from 2023 Associate Veterinarian Compensation & Benefits Survey Report
Source: VHMA The Veterinary Hospital Management Association (VHMA) has released its 2023 Compensation & Benefits Survey Report, focusing on associate veterinarians. The survey, distributed to 4,163 VHMA and Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care Society members,...
Is Your Pet a Furry Reflection of Yourself?
Source: StudyFinds A survey of 2,000 American dog and cat owners, commissioned by Basepaws and conducted by OnePoll, reveals that 65% believe their pets are the four-legged version of themselves due to shared personality traits or hobbies. Respondents and their pets,...
Mentorship Program Grants Students $5,500 Stipend for Research
Source: Veterinary Practice News The Morris Animal Foundation offers the Veterinary Student Scholar program, providing veterinary students at accredited programs with a stipend of up to $5,500 for mentor-guided research in animal health science. The program aims to...
The Most Popular Pet Names and Naming Trends of 2023 Are Revealed
Source: dvm360 Rover.com has released its 11th annual Top Pet Names Report, analyzing millions of user-submitted pet names. The 2023 trends reflect pop culture moments, with pet owners naming their pets after athletes, movies, food, and millennial nostalgia. Taylor...
Mat-Su College to Offer Alaska’s First Veterinary Technology Program
Source: Alaska's News Source Mat-Su College in Alaska is launching the state's first vet tech program in the fall of 2024, and they are seeking applicants. Dr. Judith Montalbano, a professor and long-time veterinarian, initiated the program due to Alaska being the...
Veterinary Association Shares 2023 Owner Attitude Survey Results
Source: dvm360 The American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) conducted a survey of 1000 pet owners to understand their perspectives on Veterinary care in the U.S. Key findings include 88% believing that a physical examination by a veterinarian in person leads to...
Destination Pet “Goes First” and Eliminates Noncompetes from Contracts
Source: AAHA Destination Pet, a corporate owner of 46 Veterinary clinics, has decided to eliminate noncompete clauses from all current and future veterinarian contracts. Ashley Harris and Kathryn Smith, part of the executive leadership team, believe that noncompete...
Developing a Center for Rural Veterinary Medicine
Source: Bovine Veterinarian Oklahoma State University (OSU) is addressing challenges in rural communities by establishing a Center for Rural Veterinary Medicine (CRVM). With a focus on the decline in veterinarians serving rural areas, the CRVM aims to study and...
Humans Can Tell By Chickens’ Calls If They Are Happy or Frustrated, Research Finds
Source: The Guardian Researchers suggest that people can distinguish the emotional states of chickens based on their vocalizations, offering a potential tool for improving the welfare of poultry. In a study conducted by the University of Queensland, audio recordings...
Incoming NYS Law Bans Retail Pet Sales, Promoting Animal Shelter Adoptions Instead
Source: CNYCentral Starting in December of this year, a new law in New York State will prohibit the retail sale of dogs, cats, and rabbits in an effort to combat abusive breeders and the animal mill-to-pet store pipeline. The law aims to discourage breeding for profit...
Why Researchers Are Starting to Pay Closer Attention to Animals’ Interactions with Tech
Source: Fast Company Animals are increasingly interacting with human technology, prompting the emergence of a new field called animal-computer interaction. This field aims to understand and develop natural user interfaces for animals, addressing challenges in...
Students Learn What It Takes to Be a Veterinarian at National Western Stock Show
Source: Fox 31 VET101, a National Western Stock Show program in Denver, is offering 40 high school students hands-on experience in Veterinary medicine. The program, now in its 6th year, exposes students to various aspects of the Veterinary field, including small...
Eliminating In-Person Veterinarian-Client-Patient Relationship Requirement Discussed at AVMA Forum
Source: AVMA The American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) discussed controversial proposals at its Veterinary Information Forum, including the creation of a midlevel position (MLP) and eliminating in-person requirements for telemedicine. The MLP idea involves a...
Grant from PetSmart Helps Massachusetts Group Address Access to Veterinary Care
Source: Mass Live Second Chance Animal Services' surgical centers are set to receive a $1.1 million grant from PetSmart Charities, aimed at enhancing access to Veterinary care. The grant, funded by PetSmart customers' donations online and in-store, will be utilized...
Talking Politics in the Clinic
Source: dvm360 Peach Pet Clinic, an urban animal clinic, faced internal conflicts as staff engaged in heated political discussions, with some wearing buttons and tattoos expressing their views on global issues. Client complaints about discomfort and bias prompted...
Visiting Vet: Let’s Try Happy
Source: MV Times Michelle Gerhard Jasny, VMD reflects on her resolution for the New Year to prioritize happiness. Coming from a family and culture with a tendency towards the sad and negative, she acknowledges her genetic predisposition for pessimism. Working in a...
Using the Pareto Principle to Grow Your Career and Hire Top Talent in the New Year
A new year represents the opportunity for a great many things, a fresh start not the least of them. It also presents the opportunity to do things differently than you have in the past. With that in mind, individuals and employers alike can benefit from exploring the...
Insights from the Petcare Innovation and Plug & Play Conferences
Innovative, disruptive, radical . . . the number of creative ideas, products, and services presented at the Petcare Innovation Summit (https://petcareinnovationusa.com/events/petcare-innovation-usa-2023) and the Plug & Play (https://www.plugandplaytechcenter.com)...
U.S. Pet Spending by Generation: Gen Xers Spend Most, Millennials Grow Stronger
Source: Pet Age In 2022, Americans spent $102.71 billion on their pets, accounting for 1.05% of total expenditures. This marked a 2.7% increase in pet spending, considerably lower than the $16.23 billion surge in 2021. The distribution of spending in 2022 showed a...
Board-Certified Veterinary Surgeon Receives Philanthropy Award
Source: dvm360 Dr. Dominic J. Marino, Chief of Staff at Long Island Veterinary Specialists, has been honored with the ACVS Foundation Lynn Wheaton Philanthropy Award from the American College of Veterinary Surgeons. The award recognizes ACVS Diplomates who exhibit...
Layer Hen Data Can Be Captured in Real-Time with NIR Imaging
Source: WattPoultry Near Infrared (NIR) imaging technology could enable real-time capture of layer performance data, offering a non-invasive method to quantify fat pad weight in live birds. Currently, the layer industry relies on past performance data for nutritional...
Gifted Dogs With Big Vocabularies Have Traits In Common, Study Finds
Source: Forbes Researchers from Eötvös Loránd University in Hungary are conducting a study to understand dogs with exceptional object-naming abilities, referred to as Gifted Word Learners (GWL). These dogs can learn the names of numerous toys, with some knowing up to...
FDA Issues Priority Zoonotic Animal Drug Draft Guidance
Source: dvm360 The FDA has released draft guidance to aid animal drug sponsors in obtaining Priority Zoonotic Animal Drug (PZAD) designation for new drugs intended to prevent or treat zoonotic diseases in animals that could impact human health. PZADs address...