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Veterinarians should discourage prospective pet owners from purchasing puppies and kittens from retail stores.

A university alumnus and his wife have donated $11 million to establish an imaging center at the veterinary college.

This annual award is given to an individual whose leadership and vision have had an invaluable effect on veterinary academics and the profession as a whole.

Research funded by the Human Animal Bond Research Institute and Pet Partners will evaluate the impact of therapy dog visits on anxiety in children receiving emergency care. 

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The organization’s mission is to keep pets and their owners together during these unprecedented times, thus avoiding rehousing or relinquishing of animals to shelters.

The Miami Heat announced that COVID-19 detection canines will screen fans at all home games. Anyone who’s allergic or afraid of dogs will be offered a rapid antigen test.

A recent study suggests that shelter cat adoption may be beneficial to both children with autism spectrum disorder and their parents.

Who controls an animal’s care when its owners split up? Things can get nasty, and the veterinarian may be caught in the middle.

Two working DVM moms answer questions from attendees at the Fetch dvm360® virtual conference.

Pet owners have to employ coping strategies to buffer them through the trauma of euthanizing their pets. A new study reveals—on a grand scale—how they seek comfort.

After decades of only being able to play defense, cats with FIP now have a fighting chance thanks to antiviral compounds. But this offensive strategy is still fraught with obstacles. Here’s the latest.

Veterans with PTSD have to wait years before qualifying for a service dog. To reinforce the need for service dogs in this population, a Purdue University scientist and associate professor provides scientific data revealing benefits like reduced anger, anxiety, and better sleep.

A One Health expert outlines the many factors involved in determining who will receive a vaccine and urges us—for the time being—to keep calm and mask on.

The organization has distributed grants to animal welfare organizations and social services agencies throughout the US and Canada to help people fleeing domestic violence during COVID-19.

Genomic based-precision medicine from the TGen subsidiary provides additional resources to assist both veterinary oncologists and pet owners in the diagnostics and treatment of canine cancer.

In honor of this special day, here are 5 articles that detail some of the latest information about this deadly zoonotic disease, plus recent efforts to stop it in its tracks.

A healthcare financial expert shares strategies for increasing sales and traffic at your practice despite changes brought on by the pandemic.

A team from the University of Minnesota College of Veterinary Medicine has released a free, first-of-its-kind handbook on antimicrobial stewardship for companion animal veterinary clinics.

Closing the AVMA virtual conference late last month, Dr. Anthony Fauci updated attendees about COVID-19 and thanked them for the work they do to promote animal and human health.

Veterinarians have an essential role in protecting public health through rabies vaccination, but laws surrounding rabies vaccination and exposure vary across the United States. Here’s what to know.

Top headlines of the week: State VMAs endorse Feline Fix by Five Months, rabies update, drug DISCO, and The Vet Blast Podcast with guest Steve Dale.

Rabies is the deadliest zoonotic disease, yet somehow it is also neglected. Learn how two organizations are giving the virus the attention it deserves—even as the world focuses on a certain other virus.

A look at the One Health initiative that is stepping beyond science to generate more treatments more quickly for canine and human cancer.

Data about Paycheck Protection Program use among practices, advice for borrowers, and a look at what’s ahead.

Wildlife veterinarian, professor and scientist Michael Ziccardi, DVM, MPVM, PhD, will lead the One Health Institute for the next 5 years.

Well-known British statistician George Box famously said all models are wrong, but some are useful. Here’s what he meant — and why you may find disease modeling for the novel coronavirus so confusing.

A practice owner who decided to refer all clients to Lap of Love finds that doing so has benefits for both his clients and his practice.

Several studies in the U.S. and Europe are exploring the canine nose as a potential surveillance system for the novel coronavirus.

So far, none of the animals involved in the CoVERS study have tested positive for the virus that causes COVID-19.