This week on dvm360: ASPCA testifies in support of federal equine legislation, plus more news

Happy Tuesday! Everyone at dvm360® hopes you had a great holiday weekend. As we get back into the swing of the workweek and prepare for the start of Pride Month tomorrow, discover the latest news in veterinary medicine.

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

• The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals testified in front of the US House Subcommittee to express its support for the federal legislation to ban horse slaughter in the United States and the export of American horses for slaughter abroad.
• A new study published by Green Element found a surge in pet anxiety levels within the US along with a growth in anxious dogs during the COVID-19 pandemic.
• In a recap of Courtney Waxman’s lecture at the Fetch dvm360® conference in Charlotte, North Carolina, she offered a closer look into fluid therapy and the different kinds that veterinary professionals can administer to their patients.
• On this week’s episodes of The Vet Blast Podcast, Adam Christman, DVM, is joined by Liz Hughston MEd, RVT, CVT, LVT, LMVT, VTS (SAIM) (ECC), to discuss organized medicine plus veterinary student Grant Gilbert to discuss veterinary school and PrideVMC.
• And much more!