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Who is recommending pet supplements online? Our team looked into a couple of advertisements to see if we could find a verifiable veterinarian behind them.
Endorsed by a veterinarian? Think again
Some online marketing of pet products raises questions
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January 8, 2026 at 7:15 PM
Who is recommending pet supplements online? Our team looked into a couple of advertisements to see if we could find a verifiable veterinarian behind them.
A temporary aberration or a return to bad habits? news.vin.com/doc/?id=1306...
January 6, 2026 at 12:46 AM
A temporary aberration or a return to bad habits? news.vin.com/doc/?id=1306...
How well did you follow veterinary news this year?
Take the 2025 VIN News Service quiz
From a renewed parasitic threat to an AI claim, check your knowledge of 15 topics
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December 30, 2025 at 11:03 PM
How well did you follow veterinary news this year?
Plans are underway for an independent audit of the veterinary licensing exam in U.S. and Canada. news.vin.com/doc/?id=1306...
December 26, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Plans are underway for an independent audit of the veterinary licensing exam in U.S. and Canada. news.vin.com/doc/?id=1306...
Focusing on antitrust questions, the U.S. Justice Department filed an opinion this week in Lincoln Memorial University’s lawsuit against the accreditor of veterinary education.
Justice Department weighs in on lawsuit against AVMA
US agency challenges key legal arguments raised by veterinary accreditor
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December 18, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Focusing on antitrust questions, the U.S. Justice Department filed an opinion this week in Lincoln Memorial University’s lawsuit against the accreditor of veterinary education.
Could one of the world's oldest universities become the first in the West in decades to close a veterinary school?
Plan to close Cambridge veterinary program sparks outcry
Students, staff at UK school vow to fight for its life
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December 16, 2025 at 12:47 AM
Could one of the world's oldest universities become the first in the West in decades to close a veterinary school?
Amid a six-fold jump in its population of veterinarians, Singapore is poised to establish a veterinary council.
Singapore to add regulator as veterinarian numbers soar
<span>Pet ownership on the rise, with plenty of room for growth, practitioners say</span>
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December 11, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Amid a six-fold jump in its population of veterinarians, Singapore is poised to establish a veterinary council.
Tuskegee University revealed in a lawsuit that the accreditation status of its veterinary school is in jeopardy.
Tuskegee veterinary school fights to maintain accreditation
Only US program at historically Black university will appeal potential loss of recognition
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December 4, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Tuskegee University revealed in a lawsuit that the accreditation status of its veterinary school is in jeopardy.
Like every other veterinary student at Washington State University, Lauren Cabrera has a lot of schoolwork to do.
Unlike her peers, however, she already has started a veterinary clinic, where she will work after she graduates in 2029 — 5,800 miles away.
Unlike her peers, however, she already has started a veterinary clinic, where she will work after she graduates in 2029 — 5,800 miles away.
Going the distance to bring veterinary care to a Pacific island
Saipan has lacked a veterinarian for years
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December 2, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Like every other veterinary student at Washington State University, Lauren Cabrera has a lot of schoolwork to do.
Unlike her peers, however, she already has started a veterinary clinic, where she will work after she graduates in 2029 — 5,800 miles away.
Unlike her peers, however, she already has started a veterinary clinic, where she will work after she graduates in 2029 — 5,800 miles away.
What's the best thing that's happened in YOUR day?
Sunny thinking rose from a dark period
Veterinarian's invitation to share 'best thing' remains a hit 12 years later
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November 24, 2025 at 8:25 PM
What's the best thing that's happened in YOUR day?
Recent efforts to restrict virtual instruction dealt a blow to plans for a hybrid veterinary school in Indiana.
Hanover College suspends effort to open veterinary school
Accreditor's new limits on distance learning stymie hybrid program
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November 20, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Recent efforts to restrict virtual instruction dealt a blow to plans for a hybrid veterinary school in Indiana.
The stray dogs at the Chornobyl nuclear power plant make compelling research subjects. But veterinarians are still working to bring their numbers down to zero.
Caring for and learning from the dogs of Chornobyl
Researchers probe radiation's effect on animals following nuclear disasters
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November 18, 2025 at 10:12 PM
The stray dogs at the Chornobyl nuclear power plant make compelling research subjects. But veterinarians are still working to bring their numbers down to zero.
AI's reported success on veterinary licensing test raises doubts.
Questions follow company's claim that its AI aced the NAVLE
It's misleading, says group that runs North American veterinary licensing exam
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November 14, 2025 at 12:34 AM
AI's reported success on veterinary licensing test raises doubts.
Pros and cons of a dreaded tool of veterinary care
How necessary is the 'cone of shame'?
Veterinarians consider the pet owner's view of Elizabethan collars and alternatives
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November 10, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Pros and cons of a dreaded tool of veterinary care
After being told by an instructor during her second year of veterinary school, "If you're left-handed, you should give up hope of becoming a surgeon," Dr. Rebecca Bishop went on to become just that.
Being a left-handed veterinarian in a right-handed world
Surgeon recounts personal challenges, offers solutions
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November 6, 2025 at 7:21 PM
After being told by an instructor during her second year of veterinary school, "If you're left-handed, you should give up hope of becoming a surgeon," Dr. Rebecca Bishop went on to become just that.
Veterinarians are turning to artificial intelligence to help with recordkeeping.
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More veterinarians are using AI to write up medical records
Nascent technology gains foothold before rules are set or ramifications are understood
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November 4, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Veterinarians are turning to artificial intelligence to help with recordkeeping.
news.vin.com/doc/?id=1290...
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VIN General Counsel Raphael Moore assesses the roller coaster ride of U.S. government policy toward noncompete agreements. news.vin.com/doc/?id=1292...
The rise and fall and rise again of the FTC on noncompetes
As US regulator drops nationwide prohibition, it solicits complaints against employers
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October 29, 2025 at 11:01 PM
VIN General Counsel Raphael Moore assesses the roller coaster ride of U.S. government policy toward noncompete agreements. news.vin.com/doc/?id=1292...
The Royal Veterinary College's many students from the US and Canada will be breathing a sigh of relief.
Royal Veterinary College regains full accreditation in US
Students at UK school dramatically improve NAVLE performance
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October 28, 2025 at 11:24 AM
The Royal Veterinary College's many students from the US and Canada will be breathing a sigh of relief.
A veterinarian describes the movement to authorize and train first responders to help law-enforcement dogs when they're injured on the job.
Letter: Promoting emergency care for K9s
Many efforts are underway to help these working dogs when hurt in the line of duty
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October 22, 2025 at 7:04 PM
A veterinarian describes the movement to authorize and train first responders to help law-enforcement dogs when they're injured on the job.
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October 20, 2025 at 6:43 PM
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Veterinarians in the UK could soon have to tell clients up front what they'll be charged — and clearly disclose who their practice is owned by. news.vin.com/doc/?id=1290...
October 15, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Veterinarians in the UK could soon have to tell clients up front what they'll be charged — and clearly disclose who their practice is owned by. news.vin.com/doc/?id=1290...
Another veterinary school in the U.S. gets the go-ahead, bringing the total count to 38.
Accreditor green-lights South Carolina's first veterinary school
Prospective students have five weeks to apply for fall 2026 semester
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October 15, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Another veterinary school in the U.S. gets the go-ahead, bringing the total count to 38.
Early efforts are underway to establish veterinary social work as a distinct vocation in Australia and the United Kingdom.
Putting veterinary social workers on the map
As role gains recognition in North America, there are moves to take it global
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October 9, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Early efforts are underway to establish veterinary social work as a distinct vocation in Australia and the United Kingdom.
Some states allow emergency medical services to provide lifesaving care to specially trained K9s injured in the line of duty.
Three states adopt laws allowing emergency medics to treat K9s
Alaska governor vetoes similar bill due to objections from veterinarians
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October 2, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Some states allow emergency medical services to provide lifesaving care to specially trained K9s injured in the line of duty.
As part of a new Rural Veterinary Action Plan, the United States Department of Agriculture announced some changes to the Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment Program, an initiative that aims to draw food animal veterinarians to underserved areas.
After a gap year, rural veterinary incentive program to resume
USDA will issue a VMLRP request for applications in fiscal year 2026
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September 25, 2025 at 6:29 PM
As part of a new Rural Veterinary Action Plan, the United States Department of Agriculture announced some changes to the Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment Program, an initiative that aims to draw food animal veterinarians to underserved areas.