Government/Regulations

Looming battles

New York lawmakers approved the first statewide declaw ban and, along with New Jersey, is looking at imposing rules on groomers. Who’s next?

Innovation/Technology

Oh, how things have changed

The veterinary world looks a whole lot different than it did 15 years ago. That’s a very good thing.

Veterinary Industry

Telemedicine nears a crossroads

Much has been accomplished to this point. Now it’s time for lawmakers and state and national organizations to step up.

Legal Issues

Courtrooms and exam rooms

As legislators in three states ponder awarding non-economic damages to pet owners, the veterinary profession needs to get to the bottom of what is troubling nurses.

Veterinary Education

Let’s Get to Work

What does the pet health care industry want to do about acute shortages of veterinarians and nurses?

Government/Regulations

Duty bound

Many states have implemented specific requirements for safe handling, recordkeeping, abuse prevention and awareness continuing education as a result of the opioid crisis.

Government/Regulations

The winds of change

As 2019 approaches, several critical matters — from the Fairness to Pet Owners Act to opioid abuse to telemedicine — remain unresolved.

Innovation/Technology

The state of the VCPR

Veterinarians are not required to report to their state veterinary medical board when they’ve established a VCPR with a particular animal owner.

Government/Regulations

Of Nurses and Unions

Key questions in both initiatives are whether clinic morale and teamwork would be affected positively or negatively.

Veterinary Industry

PetsPAC packs a political punch

A PAC has never represented companion animal interests in the states, despite thousands of bills of interest being introduced every year in legislatures around the United States.

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