Pet Owners Are Skipping Wellness Visits. They Are Still Paying for Complex Surgery. Here Is What That Tells Us.
The split between routine care and emergency care spending is the most important trend in veterinary economics right now, and it has direct implications for how practices think about their patient base.
Rabies Kills 59,000 People a Year. Every Single Death Is Preventable. So Why Are We Still Here?
That combination, ancient, fatal, and preventable, makes rabies one of the most frustrating problems in global veterinary and public health. The tools exist. The playbook is known. And yet the disease still claims an estimated 59,000 human lives each year, the majority in Africa and Asia, the majority linked to dog bites, and a disproportionate number of them children.
The Motherhood Penalty Is Real in Veterinary Medicine. It Is Time to Talk About It.
New data shows 87% of working mothers say having children negatively impacted their careers. In a profession that is 80% women, that number belongs in every conversation about the future of veterinary medicine.
The Shelter Crisis Is a Vet Problem Too
It's easy to frame the shelter overcapacity crisis as a humane-society problem. The animals are over there. The capacity issue is theirs to solve. Veterinary medicine has its own crises to manage. But a new report released this week pushes back on that mental separation pretty hard.
Vet Visits Keep Falling. Pet Care Costs Keep Rising. Here’s What the Data Actually Shows.
Two things are true at the same time in veterinary medicine right now, and they pull in opposite directions. Visits to veterinary practices have been declining for four consecutive years. And the cost of veterinary care has been rising faster than inflation throughout that same period.
The QS 2026 Veterinary School Rankings Are Out. A London College Is Still #1 — and UC Davis Holds Strong at #2.
The QS World University Rankings by Subject 2026, released this month, have landed with their usual mix of confirmation and surprise for the veterinary world. The global rankings cover 100 institutions across 55 academic disciplines, and the veterinary science table remains one of the most closely watched in professional education circles.