Nominations for 2025 NYSVMS Awards due by July 31st
The NYSVMS awards program is the way to honor veterinarians and their important work in NYS. NYSVMS confers five awards annually. Nominations no longer have to be approved by the regionals. The person nominating must fill out a simple 1-page nomination form and include the nominee’s resume as well as a letter of recommendation. These nominations are then reviewed by the NYSVMS Awards Committee for the awards listed below. The committee chair then presents its recommendations to the executive board which gives final approval. Nominations for the 2025 Awards are being accepted now through July 31, 2025. For the nomination form and description of the award categories, go to: https://nysvms.org/awards/.
Governor Hochul announces $10.4M for New York animal shelter upgrades
Governor Kathy Hochul announced that over $10.4 million has been awarded to 30 animal care organizations across New York State. This funding, part of the seventh round of the New York State Companion Animal Capital Fund, will support construction, renovation, and expansion projects aimed at enhancing animal care and health at shelters.
Upcoming education conference tackles new technologies in clinical teaching
On June 27-29, Cornell University’s College of Veterinary Medicine will host its sixth annual conference for the Cornell Veterinary Educators Academy (CVEA) in Ithaca, New York. This conference will be the first overseen by the CVEA’s new executive director, Julia Felippe, Ph.D. ’02, professor of large animal medicine, who takes over from Katherine Edmondson, M.S. ’85, Ph.D. ’89, who launched and led the CVEA since 2021.
Mass honey bee collapse may compromise US agriculture
AVMA
Commercial beekeepers across the United States earlier this year discovered their colonies of honey bees in near or total collapse without explanation in what the apiary industry is calling the worst bee die-off in U.S. history. More than half of the nation’s managed honey bee colonies appear to have experienced mass die-offs. These losses, combined with honey bee die-off events during other times of the year, mean many beekeepers have seen 70% to 100% of their colonies collapse over the past 12 months, according to a February 6 report by the honey bee research organization ProjectApis m.
Survey results highlight pet owner price sensitivity for veterinary services
AVMA
Amid rising economic uncertainty and growing fears of a recession, pet owners are increasingly cost-sensitive about veterinary care. Small animal veterinary clinics have seen a 4.6% decrease in visits year-over-year as of early May, according to the Veterinary Industry Tracker from the AVMA and VetSource. The tracker regularly monitors data from nearly 6,000 practices across the U.S.
Proposed class action by veterinary interns brought against veterinary schools, hospitals alleging antitrust conspiracy
AVMA
A federal antitrust lawsuit brought initially by two former veterinary interns alleges conspiracy among a professional association, veterinary schools, and animal hospitals to suppress wages and competition for veterinary interns and residents, court documents show. Riley Amore and Caroline Parker alleged the defendants “collectively designed and agreed to participate in a scheme that intentionally suppresses competition by forcing all such individuals to apply for employment through a system called the Veterinary Internship and Residency Matching Program” (VIRMP). That’s according to a proposed class action suit filed April 2 in the U.S. District Court Western District of Virginia.
Three must reads for mobility awareness
DVM360
National Mobility Awareness Month is annually recognized in May. In support of animals with mobility issues,dvm360is sharing several articles that address certain diseases that can limit mobility and how they can be treated. These articles focus on creating a plan for managing canine osteoarthritis, helpful tips for clients to implement at home with their pets, and a study that aims to better understand how intervertebral disc disease (IVDD) affects a patient and their quality of life (QOL) over the long term, as well as at the QOL of IVDD caregivers.
Equine wound care done right
The Horse
The dribble of blood down your horse’s leg certainly puts a damper on your morning riding plans. Taking a closer look, you see the culprit is more than a scrape, as the wound extends into deeper layers of the skin just above the fetlock. It doesn’t look bad enough to need sutures, but you do want to keep it clean and help it heal. So, aside from postponing that ride a few days, what do you do?
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