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Why staff retention deserves your attention in the New Year
AAHA surveyed nearly 15,000 veterinary professionals and learned that 30% plan to leave their current job within the coming year. What might make them want to stay? It starts with the right goals.
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How Do We Keep Good People in Clinical Practice?
New insights from an AAHA survey into why people in vet med leave, and what could make them want to stay.
Recent articles
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July 4, 2011
AAHA opposes HR 1406
In response to the introduction of the "Fairness to Pet Owners Act of 2011," AAHA has issued a statement in opposition to the bill. -
June 30, 2011
Purina recalls cat food
Nestlé Purina PetCare Company is voluntarily recalling approximately 870 bags of dry cat food shipped to Colorado, Idaho and Oregon, due to possible Salmonella contamination. -
June 27, 2011
AVMA releases changes to Model Veterinary Practice Act
The AVMA has released revisions to its Model Veterinary Practice Act (MVPA). -
June 26, 2011
CSU to study classical music effects on cats
Mozart may be the latest weapon in the fight to get cats to the vet’s office. -
June 20, 2011
EPA to ban some rodenticides
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is preparing to ban the sale of certain rodenticides to the general public, a move which could help prevent one of the most frequent causes of pet poisoning. In addition to banning the most toxic anticoagulant rodenticides (brodifacoum, bromadiolone, difethialone and difenacoum), the agency also plans to stop the sale of most loose bait and pellet-form rodenticides to cut down on accidental poisonings of children and pets. -
June 20, 2011
Southern dogs gorge on cicadas
With the emergence of the worlds largest periodic cicada brood has come an uncomfortable problem for some Southern dogs: diarrhea. -
June 19, 2011
Bravo! pig ears recalled
Dog treat manufacturer Bravo! is voluntarily recalling boxes of Bravo! Pig Ears Chews due to possible Salmonella contamination, the FDA reports. -
June 14, 2011
Rabid beaver bites 3 in Pa.
Pennsylvania state officials killed a rabid beaver in a Phildelphia park last week. -
June 13, 2011
Recent headlines from Trends Today
Don’t miss out on the timely and informative stories on Trends Today. Some recent stories that have appeared are: Oregon cat contracts the plague CPAs feud with IRS over accounting software audits Wounded warriors and troubled teens Check out the Tip of the Day! -
June 12, 2011
Wounded warriors and troubled teens
by Jack Sommars Studies show that 10% of all troops returning from Iraq suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Until recently, antidepressant drugs, counseling and therapy were the only means available to treat this debilitating illness. But, today, veterans who are at the end of their rope are finding comfort at the end of a leash. Specially trained psychiatric service dogs are interrupting their partners’ nightmares, reminding them to take their medications, warning of approaching strangers and reducing their anxiety and stress. Veterans with PTSD can now feel safe in darkened theaters and busy supermarkets or even while driving. After only a week with his dog, one veteran’s wife reported, "My husband and I have done more things together in the last six days than we have in the past six months because Mitzy was there and Gary was not afraid."