Wrap up: Four critically endangered Western Santa Cruz Galapagos Tortoises hatched at the Philadelphia Zoo, and other news

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After you finish registering for Fetch Nashville, here is what was popular this week on dvm360.com:

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• Warren, Ohio authorities are currently investigating a case of antifreeze poisoning in community cats in a mobile home community after 3 cats are believed to have been killed by the act of violence after officials found 3 bowls of tuna mixed with antifreeze and bleach.
• The Philadelphia Zoo announced that its 2 oldest residents, Mommy and Abrazzo, who are both critically endangered Western Santa Cruz Galapagos Tortoises, welcomed 4 hatchlings. These births are the first in the zoo’s 150+ years for this species and Mommy is the oldest first-time mother of the species.
• On this week’s episode of The Vet Blast Podcast presented by dvm360, Madonna Livingstone, BVMS, MRCVS, and host Adam Christman, DVM, MBA, discuss handling exotic pets and how the human-animal bond is not species-specific.
• The FDA shared this week that an unapproved antiparasitic and antimicrobial drug is now legally available for use with ornamental finfish to treat Ichthyophthirius multifiliis, which is also known as “Ich” or “white spot disease.
• In an interview with dvm360, Aaron Shaw, OTR/L, CHT, CSCS, host of the podcast Healthspan Digest, provided dvm360 with some strategies veterinary professionals can utilize when coping with the stress that the profession can bring.
• Recently, Clemson University’s Harvey S. Peeler Jr. College of Veterinary Medicine reached a milestone in its construction with a traditional beam signing ceremony on the site of the future first veterinary school in South Carolina.
• And more!