Sneak peek: Hill’s Pet Nutrition released its 2024 State of Shelter Pet Adoption Report, and other veterinary news

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Good afternoon and happy Monday dvm360 readers! We cannot believe that we are already at the end of July with August right on the horizon. Did you see the announcement sharing the news about our 2024 Hospital Design Contest grand prize winners and merit winners? This year, we added an additional Grand Prize category and named 7 merit winners! You can learn more about the winning hospitals in our upcoming August print publication of dvm360, this release announcing them, and they will be honored at Fetch Kansas City next month!

Here is what you can find this week on dvm360.com:

• Equine specialists Large Animal Clinic at the UC Davis veterinary hospital helped Tenacious Candy, a 2-year-old Thoroughbred filly, after she presented to the clinic with a prolapsed third eyelid, a rigid mouth, and a stiff body and tail, all classic signs of tetanus.
• Phil Tucak, BSc, BVMS, will share his latest installment of the Veterinary scene down under, where he highlights the Vetdorida festival, which celebrates veterinary and allied professionals in support of mental health and wellbeing as well as a new incident management accreditation for volunteer veterinarian in emergency services.
• On this week’s episode of The Vet Blast Podcast, Baran Schultz, owner of Schultz technology will discuss technology in veterinary medicine with our host Adam Christman, DVM, MBA.
• Hill’s Pet Nutrition released its 2024 Hill’s Pet Nutrition State of Shelter Pet Adoption Report which obtained insight from a diverse group of 2,500 current and prospective pet owners to understand concerns, accessibility, and the most expensive parts of pet care these owners face.
• Greater Good Charities and Harz Loving Paws have airlifted more than 90 at-risk shelter pets from Louisiana and Alabama to New Jersey to help them find their forever homes. Each pet on the flight was fully vetted and health certificated.
• And more!