KindredBio named AAHA Advantage's new vendorApril 25, 2019Kindred Biosciences has been named American Animal Hospital Association (AAHA) Advantage's newest vendor. As part of the deal, the biopharmaceutical company will provide marketing and education funds to enhance AAHA's existing educational programs and resources. "At KindredBio, we support veterinary science at every level, whether it's in the laboratory where we develop innovative technologies or in the exam room where veterinarians put science into action," says KindredBio president and chief operating officer, Denise Bevers. …
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Report highlights growing pressure on pet industry to produce sustainable productsFebruary 14, 2019According to new report by the World Pet Association (WPA) and the Pet Sustainability Coalition (PSC), only 23 percent of pet industry professionals rank their own sustainability program as effective, while 26 percent report they have no sustainability program at all.
Banfield donates $4 million toward veterinary student debtJanuary 17, 2019A program to assist veterinary students with debt has now helped pay back more than $4 million in loans.
UF to offer new canine cardiology programJanuary 14, 2019A new program focusing on open heart surgery for dogs at the University of Florida (UF) College of Veterinary Medicine will open later this year.
WellHaven Pet Health welcomes veterinary telemedicineJanuary 11, 2019WellHaven Pet Health, a veterinary health management company, has agreed to implement Petriage’s telemedicine platform in all of its current hospitals.
Purdue students offer mobile spay and neuter surgeries to animal sheltersJanuary 3, 2019A traveling surgery unit partly run by veterinary medicine students, is helping dozens of animal shelters perform spay and neuter procedures.
AVMA and industry groups work to fight suicide among veterinariansDecember 27, 2018Animal health organizations are partnering to combat suicide among veterinarians in the U.S. According to a study by the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), female veterinarians were 3.5 times as likely to die from suicide as the general population from 1979 through 2015. For male veterinarians, that number was 2.1 times. "Too many of our colleagues have either contemplated, attempted, or died by …
Purina donation helps U.S. military veterans adopt rescue dogsDecember 14, 2018A program supporting veterans living with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and other brain injuries through rescue dog adoption has received a significant donation.
V Foundation announces grant-making program for canine oncology researchNovember 14, 2018The V Foundation has announced a grant-making program to accelerate research in the field of comparative oncology, enabling researchers from human and veterinary medicine to explore new cancer therapies.
