Market Trends
Shelter euthanasia rates drop to historic lows
An estimated 5 million cats and dogs are euthanized in U. S. shelters each year, and while reliable statistics are scarce, experts predict they sharply contrast death tolls recorded as late as 1995.
Euthanasia: a gift for suffering animals, owners say
Euthanasia has been likened to the best gift one can give an animal afflicted with chronic pain - a humane way to halt suffering.
Race, gender play role in WesternU admissions
Pomona, Calif.-Western University of Health Sciences (WesternU) opens its doors this fall not only as the nation's newest veterinary college, but as the only program boasting a 15 percent male class.
Women rock gender balance in profession
When Dr. Peter Eyre graduated from veterinary college in 1960, three of his classmates were female.
Demographic shift: Women DVMs top charts
Washington-Veterinarians top the list of 10 occupations where women's involvement has increased most in the past decade, according to a new analysis by the Employment Policy Foundation (EPF).