Know a hero vet or vet tech? Nominate them for a hero awardFebruary 3, 2017Nominations are now open for the 4th annual American Humane Hero Veterinarian and Hero Veterinary Technician Awards, sponsored by Zoetis. Pet owners can vote for their favorite veterinarian and vet tech who are dedicated to the betterment of the health and welfare of animals and the promotion of the human-animal bond.
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British Columbia forbids cosmetic tail proceduresJanuary 31, 2017The College of Veterinarians of British Columbia has voted overwhelmingly to ban cosmetic tail docking of dogs, horses and cattle. The Vancouver-based licensing body declared cosmetic ear cropping of dogs to be unethical about a year ago.
Texas Tech, UA plans uncertainJanuary 31, 2017Texas Tech University has halted—at least temporarily—its proposal to establish a college of veterinary medicine. One year after unveiling an initiative to open a school in Amarillo, the Texas Tech University System in early December “placed the veterinary school on pause,” in the words of spokesman Brett Ashworth.
Vet school applications on the rise in 2016January 31, 2017Nearly 400 more college undergraduates—about a 6 percent increase—applied to veterinary schools in 2016 compared with the year before, according to the Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges.
NAVTA approves lab animal specialty for vet techsJanuary 27, 2017The National Association of Veterinary Technicians in America has designated the area of laboratory animals as a specialty through the establishment of the Academy of Laboratory Animal Veterinary Technicians and Nurses.
Wellness summit covers mental health in veterinary professionJanuary 27, 2017Mental health stressors associated with the veterinary profession—and what can be done about them—were the topic of the fourth annual Veterinary Health and Wellness Summit.
Veterinary advisory board to work with Blue Buffalo on advancing therapeutic nutritionJanuary 25, 2017Blue Buffalo announced the formation of an on-going veterinary advisory board to provide input on natural, therapeutic nutritional advances. The group of advisors will also focus on Blue Buffalo-sponsored scientific research and evidence-based treatments.
Soring regulations on holdJanuary 25, 2017Horse welfare advocates had reason to hope that horse soring would finally be banned forever, only to find out that they might have to wait a little longer.
UF vets save Dobie who nearly drownedJanuary 24, 2017Bo, a 7-month-old Doberman pinscher, had been let out one morning in November by his owner, Tania Travieso, of Ocala, Fla. When Travieso asked her son to let Bo and the other dogs back in.
Have you experienced 'vet shopping'?January 24, 2017The use of opioids and dissociative anesthetics, such as fentanyl and ketamine respectively, are essential for veterinarians to treat severe pain and for surgery. However, with the United States facing a human-related opioid crisis, there are cases of pets being injured so their owners can get hold of their drugs.
