AVMA News
NOVEMBER 15, 2024
Zoo Atlanta was the site of the latest “Vet for a Day,” a program started by the stars of the TV show “Critter Fixers,” Drs. Terrence Ferguson and Vernard Hodges, to make future veterinarians by introducing kids to veterinary medicine early in their lives.
10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 3, 2024
I’m publishing this article later than usual but it’s the subjects themselves that are responsible. Since the 1970s I have been monitoring a wintering roost of Crag Martins (Ptyonoprogne rupestris) at Gorham’s and Vanguard Caves, off the east side of Gibraltar.
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AnimalEquality.net
NOVEMBER 20, 2024
Between 2023 and 2024, Animal Equality investigators documented conditions inside a pig slaughterhouse in Cremona, Italy. This facility–owned by a company called Belli–slaughters thousands of pigs each year. Investigators captured footage of widespread violence against animals, much of it in violation of Italian animal protection laws.
Sales and Marketing Management
NOVEMBER 20, 2024
By viewing emotions as signals, you gain the power to respond instead of react. This shift can transform your experience in sales, turning each emotional signal into an opportunity for growth and improvement. The post Reframing Stress and Emotions as Signals, Not Threats appeared first on Sales & Marketing Management.
SalesFuel
NOVEMBER 19, 2024
Business owners and leaders invest heavily in producing goods and services. And they try to hire the best talent. But regardless of the team cohesion strategies they implement, a toxic culture could threaten their viability as a business. The Impact of a Toxic Workplace In his recent post on Appreciation at Work , Paul White describes the difference between a bad workplace and a toxic workplace.
AVMA News
NOVEMBER 26, 2024
Multipronged efforts to increase the number of rural and food animal have generally been successful at what they’ve been designed to do. However, none of them were intended or designed to fix the lack of veterinarians in rural areas in a comprehensive manner, which can be difficult to do.
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AVMA News
NOVEMBER 7, 2024
Colorado voters have approved a new veterinary midlevel practitioner position known as a veterinary professional associate via a ballot measure called Proposition 129. It received 52.4% “yes” votes, with 72% of the vote tallied as of November 6, per the Associated Press.
AVMA News
NOVEMBER 22, 2024
Col. Justin R. Schlanser is the new head of the U.S. Army Veterinary Corps, which cares for the military’s working animals and ensures a safe food supply for U.S. service members.
AVMA News
NOVEMBER 11, 2024
Walmart recently announced major expansions to its pet care services that include opening five new Walmart Pet Services Centers in Georgia and Arizona, veterinary telehealth, and veterinary prescription drug delivery.
AVMA News
NOVEMBER 20, 2024
Every year, World Antimicrobial Awareness Week is celebrated November 18-24 to improve awareness and understanding of the issue and encourage best practices to reduce the further emergence and spread of antimicrobial resistance.
AVMA News
NOVEMBER 13, 2024
The nomination period is open for the AVMA Excellence Awards for 2025. The awards program recognizes contributions by veterinarians and nonveterinarians to the veterinary profession and to animal health and welfare.
AVMA News
NOVEMBER 27, 2024
Dr. Tera Rooney Barnhardt talks about her experiences as a private practice owner in southwest Kansas, specializing in the care of beef, dairy, and calf clients.
AVMA News
NOVEMBER 12, 2024
Hurricane Helene is estimated to have caused billions of dollars of damage in western North Carolina according to a government assessment of the historic storm, which flooded several veterinary hospitals in the region.
AVMA News
NOVEMBER 7, 2024
Dr. Chris Doherty’s presentation at the 2024 AVMA Veterinary Business and Economic Forum previewed the results of the 2024 AVMA Senior Survey and 2024 Census of Veterinarians, which will be published in the 2025 State of the Profession Report.
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AVMA News
NOVEMBER 14, 2024
The American College of Veterinary Surgeons (ACVS) held its annual surgery summit from Oct. 24-26 in Phoenix. The ACVS presented awards and seated some new officials.
AVMA News
NOVEMBER 14, 2024
Kimberly Tilsen-Brave Heart, a member of the Oglala Lakota Nation and award-winning cook, says food is the bridge that builds connection and culture. She spoke about the power of food at the AVMA’s Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Wellness Summit this November.
AVMA News
NOVEMBER 22, 2024
Subtle slights targeting marginalized peoples can eventually cause negative health effects, says Marian Vasser, who led a workshop on ways of avoiding committing microaggressions during the inaugural AVMA Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Wellbeing Summit this November in Atlanta.
AVMA News
NOVEMBER 18, 2024
Practice health metrics, including staffing ratios and profit center percentages, were discussed during the presentation “Unlocking Veterinary Practice Performance" at the AVMA Veterinary Business and Economic Forum, held earlier this fall.
AVMA News
NOVEMBER 4, 2024
A federal appeals court recently ruled that the clinical advice a veterinarian emailed to pet owners was constitutionally protected speech under the First Amendment.
AVMA News
NOVEMBER 7, 2024
The Iowa VMA (IVMA) held its annual meeting from September 26-27 in Ames. The association presented awards and seated new officials.
AVMA News
NOVEMBER 29, 2024
The Feline Veterinary Medical Association (FelineVMA), formerly the American Association of Feline Practitioners, held its annual conference from September 26-29 in Minneapolis. The FelineVMA conducted business and seated some new officials.
AVMA News
NOVEMBER 21, 2024
Veterinarian obituaries in the “In Memory” section of the Journal of the AVMA, November 21, 2024
10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 24, 2024
Recent reports coming out from the United Kingdom suggest a Hawfinch (Coccothraustes coccothraustes) irruption, although at a smaller scale than that of 2017 when it is estimated that 50,000 Hawfinches arrived there from the continent. Irruptions are generally attributed to good crop years in the breeding grounds contributing to a sharp increase in population size.
10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 17, 2024
Gulls aren’t everyone’s cup of tea it seems but I find them a fascinating group, highly adaptable and capable of surviving and thriving in many situations. Here, in the south-west of the Iberian Peninsula, I am lucky to be able to see a wide range of gulls, particularly along the Atlantic coast at this time of the year.
AVMA News
NOVEMBER 7, 2024
Veterinarian obituaries in the “In Memory” section of the Journal of the AVMA, November 7, 2024
10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 28, 2024
Note: This is a collaborative post utilizing the collective experience, brainpower, and enthusiasm of several 10,000 Birds writers to illustrate and showcase the magnificent bird family that is the Scops Owl, hopefully supporting a paradigm shift that will further enhance the reputation of Otus among ornithologists and birdwatchers alike.
10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 12, 2024
If you are looking for one perfect book to draw children into the joys of birding, my recommendation is The Children’s Book of Birdwatching, by ornithologist and wildlife advocate Dan Rouse. To say that Dan Rouse is passionate about her work would be an understatement.
10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 3, 2024
By Alan Contreras Alan L. Contreras is a writer living in Oregon. A fourth-generation Oregonian born in Tillamook County, he is a graduate of the University of Oregon and its law school. He writes primarily about natural history and higher education. Author of eight books from Oregon State University Press, he has published on a variety of topics.
10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 29, 2024
I was first introduced to what is generally called house style many years ago, when I started work as a lowly editorial assistant on a weekly country magazine. The magazine had what was called The Style Sheet, and it had to be obeyed under all circumstances, without exception.
10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 28, 2024
One of my favorite Far Side cartoons refers to the bird family mentioned in the title of this post, though only obliquely. I have to admit that it took me a few months before I finally got the joke. Hokkaido is not a bad place to see ducks- though for most of us, there is no need to travel to Hokkaido to see Mallards.
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