Animal welfare, human-animal bond efforts praised via national awardsMay 5, 2022Two veterinarians have been honored through the American Veterinary Medical Association’s (AVMA’s) annual awards program.
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Ukrainian relief receives $200K donation from veterinary groupsMarch 11, 2022Humans and pets impacted by conflict in the Ukraine have received $200,000 in urgent relief funding, thanks to the support of two animal health groups.
VPN Plus+ ExclusiveVet technicians need and want title protection; why so inconsistent?March 3, 2022By Ashli Selke, RVT, CVTTitle protection across our profession lacks continuity. The guidelines for this vary across the United States, which creates a huge misunderstanding from within the profession as well as consumers. How can anyone keep up when our title is protected in one state but not even recognized in another? The answer is, we can’t. So, we need to work together to bring the “big” issues to the forefront.
Burnout, stress plague veterinary industry amidst pandemicFebruary 10, 2022Staff shortages, changing protocols, and long hours all contributed to increased veterinary stress and burnout amidst the pandemic.
VPN Plus+ ExclusiveProgress in reclaiming a profession in crisisDecember 30, 2021By Ed Carlson, CVT, VTS (nutrition)NAVTA President, Ed Carlson, focuses on what is being done to advance the profession, as well as the groups working on potential solutions to some of these ongoing problems.
Santa Claus' official veterinarian OKs reindeer for flightDecember 14, 2021Rudolph, Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner, and Blitzen have been cleared for travel by the North Pole’s veterinarian.
User-friendliness key to AVMA journal website redesignNovember 12, 2021Practicality and user-friendliness are at the heart of the newly designed website for American Veterinary Medical Association’s (AVMA’s) educational journals.
VPN Plus+ ExclusiveHow to properly utilize your techsOctober 22, 2021Since DVMs are not trained with techs, they do not have the opportunity to observe many of the in-depth tasks licensed techs are educated to perform. This is where the techs themselves must step up.
The Rainbow Bridge: Putting protocols into practiceSeptember 13, 2021Now more than ever, it behooves us to understand the perception of the human-animal bond is evolving.
Reducing spread of deadly disease central to dog import billJuly 12, 2021Minimizing the spread of diseases that could be dangerous to both human and animal health is the goal of the recently reintroduced Healthy Dog Importation Act.
