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“We’re seeing it show up in all sorts of products,” said Ahna Brutlag of the Pet Poison Helpline. “Products that aren’t even edible.”

“I think I’ve cried with every person I’ve interviewed,” says documentary filmmaker Maria Barnas   Barnas. She's talking about Not One More Vet,  her documentary in-the-making about  suicide in the veterinary profession.

All disasters are local. And so are disaster responses. Now the AVMA has a plan to get veterinary first responders across the country on the same page.

Shelters usually see a 30% increase in lost pets each year around the Fourth of July due to dogs and cats being freaked out by fireworks. The lucky ones are microchipped.

Salt ornaments are pretty and a staple of preschool holiday craft projects. Children bring them home and give them as gifts. And they’re potentially deadly to dogs.

Many veterinarians volunteer for the Iditarod's veterinary corps, but few are chosen. This is the story of one who was.

The ASPCA’s Animal Pet Poison Control Center (APCC) has handled more than four million cases of potential pet toxicity since it opened in 1978.

A sea change is coming in the American workforce. And increasingly, and especially with younger workers, gender identity is up for grabs.  

A professor once told John Rossi something he’s never forgotten: “As a veterinary professional, you’re not going to make a killing. But it’s a good, honest profession. If you embrace it, you’ll always do well.”  Rossi took those words to heart

Seventy-five percent of employees have stolen from their employer at least once, according to the US Chamber of Commerce. And sadly, veterinary staff are no exception—in a 2010 AAHA survey of AAHA-accredited practices, 86% of respondents reported that employees had stolen from the business.