Veterinary Voices

When Angela Stephen started feeding Mr. Red a brand of fresh pet food about two years ago, she thought it would improve his health. Now she believes the food has done severe damage to the French bulldog's eyes.

Mr. Red is among scores of dogs in the United Kingdom reported to have developed eye problems potentially related to eating food sold by the British company Years.

This story was published on Sept. 3, 2026.

At the Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University, the beginning of the new school term means students are preparing to resume a 30-year-old service: the pet loss helpline. Operated by veterinary students and led by three faculty members, students receive elective credit to return calls from grieving pet owners throughout the semester.

Tufts' pet loss helpline is one of only two staffed by veterinary students in the United States. The other is at Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine. There used to be many more — the VIN News Service confirmed that at least nine other schools once offered a similar service but no longer do.

This story was published on Sept. 8, 2026.

As New Jersey's first-ever veterinary school at Rowan University welcomes its second class, the program faces diminishing state funding, a university-wide budget deficit and employment lawsuits from former veterinary hospital staff.

This story was published on Sept. 1, 2026.

Dr. Carlos Alberto Ardila Parra was about to leave the house to take his 3-year-old son to preschool early on a Monday morning when, suddenly, the ground beneath his feet began to undulate like ocean waves. The small animal veterinarian in Cali, Colombia, swiftly helped his son, wife, mother and aunt evacuate their home and take shelter under a tree out front. Then, they waited.

This story was published on Aug. 27, 2026.

It's the peak of summer in Venice, California, and many residents of the beachfront community's canal district are leisurely walking their dogs along the palm-lined waterways. The scene is starkly different from this time last year, when locals largely kept their pets indoors because something out there was making them seriously ill.

This story was published on Aug. 20, 2026.

Citing a resistance to their views being heard, two veterinarians have resigned from a working group established by the World Small Animal Veterinary Association to update controversial neutering guidelines it issued in 2024.

This story was published on Aug. 18, 2026.

If veterinary practices aren't careful when it comes to posting images on their websites or social media accounts, legal experts say they are likely to regret it more than ever before.

This story was published on Aug. 13, 2026.

The nudge from a fellow veterinarian was enticing.

"I highly recommend that everyone check out the unclaimed property website in your state and in states where you have lived," she said. "Every state should have a site. Please look up yours and search for yourself. It is easy and fun."

With that, many veterinarians went on a treasure hunt. Here are some of their experiences.

This story was published on Aug. 10, 2026.

Show notes:

• Found money: A veterinarian who hit a bonanza explains how
• National Association of Unclaimed Property Administrators
• How to find unclaimed money from the government

Veterinarians in the United Kingdom would be required, under proposed new rules, to display a government-designed poster in their practices advising clients that they may be able to buy medications elsewhere for "significantly" less money.

The controversial plan comes as many countries attempt to address public concerns about the rising cost of veterinary services — sometimes with measures that critics fear are heavy-handed, place unfair blame on the profession and could backfire by making care more expensive.

This story was published on Aug. 5, 2026.

If administrators of the North American Veterinary Licensing Examination thought their recent statement about a planned audit would quell controversy, reactions from several exam critics suggest otherwise.

This story was published on July 30, 2026.