Culture & People

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View from the Board: The Next Generation
Paige Andersen

Culture and People

View from the Board: The Next Generation

This is an exciting month for us, as it marks the beginning of summer break and the much-anticipated return of our energetic, driven, and highly entertaining student team members.

Employee of the Month: Bre Schmitt

Culture and People

Employee of the Month: Bre Schmitt

Congratulations to Bre Schmitt, Overnight Technician Manager at Hawthorne Animal Hospital in Glen Carbon, Illinois, the May 2025 AAHA/CareCredit Employee of the Month!

Lonely, “crazy”, childless cat ladies? The data suggest otherwise
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Culture and People

Lonely, “crazy”, childless cat ladies? The data suggest otherwise

National Cat Lady Day is April 19th. So let’s look at the harmful origins of negative “cat lady” stereotypes and why the data suggests that cat owners are far from lonely, childless, or “crazy.”

Editor’s note: We recognize that the term “crazy” can be stigmatizing, especially in reference to mental health. In this article, it is used only to reflect the common stereotype of the “crazy cat lady,” not to endorse or perpetuate harmful language.

Veterinary Voices: Christine Staten, DVM, MBA
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Culture and People

Veterinary Voices: Christine Staten, DVM, MBA

Meet Christine Staten, a large animal veterinarian, owner of a mixed animal practice with two locations, practice consultant, and mentor. She seeks to help other veterinarians and practice managers feel empowered and inspired to build and grow their practices by sharing what she has learned from her own experiences and studies in business administration. In her content, she embraces transparency as she shares her own successes and failures so that others will feel less alone in their own journeys. She also provides hope for those who believe that burnout is an inevitable part of veterinary work and/or practice management by providing practical strategies to avoid it. “Burnout isn’t the price of admission to practice ownership,” she says, “it’s the result of inadequate systems and misaligned mindset.”

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