Rallying cry outside New Brunswick legislature over phaseout of veterinarian services
Hundreds gathered outside the legislature Wednesday opposing the province's plan to shift veterinary services to the private sector.
#Canada #VeterinaryServices
https://globalnews.ca/news/11889172/rallying-cry-outside-new-brunswick-legislature-over-phaseout-of-veterinarian-services/
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jun/03/antibiotics-use-in-livestock-rise-un-fao. "The use of #antibiotics on #livestock will rise by nearly a third in the next 15 years without #Government #intervention, according to new global estimates, with potentially disastrous #impacts on #human #resistance to essential #medicines." The @guardian means #bacterial resistance to medicines used to treat human & #veterinary #diseases!
Antibiotics use in livestock could rise by a third in next 15 years, UN report warns

Governments urged to act to prevent potentially disastrous impacts on human resistance to medicines

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A massive 2021 outbreak of leptospirosis—a severe bacterial disease that can cause acute kidney injury—sickened over 200 dogs linked to daycare facilities in Los Angeles County.
#Veterinary #Epidemiology #InfectiousDiseases #PublicHealth #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/05/vet05272601.html
LA Dog Daycare Leptospirosis Outbreak

Learn about the 2021 LA dog daycare leptospirosis outbreak. Uncover how vaccination gaps and crowded environments pose zoonotic public health risks.

Veterinary student and interested in feline science? Join our team of volunteers today. We have exciting opportunities for authorship! #vetmed #veterinary #vetsci #veterinarymedicine #cats #pets
An Argentine organization finds homes for unwanted lab rats

A group of people watches three albino rats leap from small baskets into a big cage at an indoor hall in the Argentine capital. It’s Ratapalooza, an annual event held on Sunday in Buenos Aires, promoting the adoption of rodents raised in animal facilities or used for research in science labs that are no longer wanted. To attract adoptive families, Team Ratas, which is Spanish for rats, organizes the Ratapalooza as a bit of a fair, complete with stalls selling keychains, mugs, stickers and hair clips in the shape of rats and mice. The money raised goes to veterinary and food expenses for the rodents, which they foster at home before putting them up for adoption.

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🐕🧠 Researchers at #Texas A&M University analyzed #data from 43,000 #dogs, finding that 84% show signs of #anxiety.

Led by Bonnie Beaver, the #study identifies triggers like loud noises and strangers. Recognizing these behavioral cues during vet visits helps owners support pet #health and prevents fear from escalating into chronic #stress.

👉 https://www.futurity.org/dogs-fear-anxiety-3334292/

#science #veterinary #pets #research #animals #biology #education #safety

Nunavik’s only veterinary clinic is looking for a new funder, or risk closure
The Northern Village of Kuujjuaq is looking for someone else to oversee the project, after it discovered the council was running a $50,000 deficit each year from the clinic. The deputy mayor says veterinarian services should not be a municipal responsibility.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/kuujjuaq-nunavik-veterinary-clinic-9.7198406?cmp=rss
Serologic #Evidence of #Influenza #H5N1 Virus #Infection in a #Veterinary Professional Exposed to an Infected #Cat — Los Angeles County, #California, Dec. '24–Jan. '25, https://etidiohnew.blogspot.com/2026/05/serologic-evidence-of-influenza-h5n1.html
Serologic #Evidence of #Influenza #H5N1 Virus #Infection in a #Veterinary Professional Exposed to an Infected #Cat — Los Angeles County, #California, Dec. '24–Jan. '25

This episode really kicked me in the feels and then left me with a lot to think about.

I worked in animal care as a pet sitter and a vet tech and I'm familiar with compassion fatigue. My first job out of school was at an animal shelter and I walked into a situation where all the veterinary staff was totally burnt out and in the process of quitting. I looked at the outgoing lead tech and knew that would be me in a couple of years if I stayed. But I loved that job. But it really did take as much as you were willing to give it, and then some. A move to New Zealand the following year removed that conundrum for me.

I wonder if this is why I never got a pet while I was in the pet care industry.

I wonder how compassion fatigue interacts with autistic burnout.

I wonder if there's parallels to be made with the kind of burn out parents experience when they don't get the support they need.

Link is to a podcast called Proxy, an episode called "Jane doesn't like her dogs"

CW for the episode: animal death and suicidal ideation (brief mention)

https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-proxy-with-yowei-shaw-176350003/episode/jane-doesnt-like-her-dogs-332608182/

#Podcast #CompassionFatigue #Veterinary #Healthcare #CaringProfessions

Jane Doesn't Like Her Dogs - Proxy with Yowei Shaw | iHeart

<p>The case of the dog trainer who loves her dogs, but doesn't feel close to them anymore. </p><p><br></p><p><strong>Please note: </strong>This story contains brief mention of suicidal ideation. If you or someone you know may be considering suicide, contact the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline by dialing 9-8-8, or the Crisis Text Line by texting HOME to 741741.</p><p><br></p><p><em>Funding for this story was provided by the University of California, Berkeley’s Greater Good Science Center, as part of its “Spreading Love Through the Media” initiative, supported by the John Templeton Foundation.</em></p><p><br></p><p><strong>From the episode: </strong></p><p>— Jen Blough, LPC — therapist, compassion fatigue educator,  and author of <a href='https://www.animalwelfarewellness.com/books'><strong><em>To Save a Starfish: A Compassion Fatigue Workbook for the Animal Welfare Warrior</em></strong></a> <em>— </em>learn about her compassion fatigue certification program and more: <a href='https://www.animalwelfarewellness.com/'><strong>www.animalwelfarewellness.com</strong></a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Resources on compassion fatigue, pet caregiving, and pet loss:</strong></p><p>—<a href='https://www.aspcapro.org/resource/compassion-fatigue-resilience-resources-animal-shelter-staff-volunteer-wellness'><strong>Compassion fatigue resources from ASPCA</strong></a>pro</p><p>—<a href='https://proqol.org/proqol-1'><strong>Professional Quality of Life Scale (ProQOl)</strong></a> — a free self-assessment tool for compassion satisfaction, burnout, and secondary traumatic stress</p><p>—<a href='https://www.insightfulanimals.com/pet-caregiver-burden?utm_source=chatgpt.com'><strong>Pet caregiver burden resources</strong></a> from Insight Animal Behavior Services</p><p>—<a href='https://www.vet.cornell.edu/impact/community-impact/pet-loss-resources-and-support?utm_source=chatgpt.com'><strong>Cornell Pet Loss Support Hotline</strong></a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>New to Proxy?</strong></p><p>— Try <a href='https://play.prx.org/listen?ge=prx_9862_a0685e99-f271-4ecf-b840-5df22ed6a746&uf=https%3A%2F%2Ffeed.proxypodcast.com%2F'><strong><em>Bisexual Wife Guy</em></strong></a> — one of the clearest examples of what this show does</p><p>— Or <a href='https://play.prx.org/listen?ge=prx_9862_c2eff0f1-e652-47c7-80df-0d336607630e&uf=https%3A%2F%2Ffeed.proxypodcast.com%2F'><strong><em>Brian Can't Stop Fact-Checking His Mother-In-Law</em></strong></a> — when love, duty, and resentment get tangled up</p><p><br></p><p>For episode liner notes, show gossip, and dispatches from the emotions beat, get <strong>File Under Feelings</strong>, our free newsletter, at <a href='https://proxyhq.org/'><strong>proxyhq.org</strong></a>.</p><p><br></p><p><a href='https://proxyhq.org/'><strong>Proxy</strong></a> is an independent show, supported mostly by listeners. Paid members get bonus episodes, ad-free listening, live Proxy hangs, and the satisfaction of keeping emotional investigative journalism alive 🍏</p><p><br></p><p>Follow us on Instagram — <a href='https://www.instagram.com/proxypodcast/'><strong>@proxypodcast</strong></a> <a href='https://www.instagram.com/yoweishaw/?hl=en'><strong>@yoweishaw</strong></a></p><p>Visit — <a href='https://www.proxypodcast.com/'><strong>proxypodcast.com</strong></a></p><p>Get in touch — <a href='mailto:[email protected]'><strong>[email protected]</strong></a></p>

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Biological invasions inflict significant, measurable suffering—including injury, stress, and behavioral disruption—on individual native and introduced animals globally.
#InvasionBiology #Conservation #Zoology #Veterinary #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/05/bio05052601.html
Biological invasions can cause significant suffering to animals worldwide

Discover how the novel AWICIS framework evaluates the severe, global animal welfare impacts and hidden suffering caused by biological invasions.