Category: Vet Heroes & Animal Rights Week
Monkey Day: 5 Amazing Things Primates Can Do That You Can’t
Monkey Day lands on December 14, and while it may sound like a quirky holiday, it highlights something extraordinary: primates are far more impressive, skilled, and complex than most people...
The Future of Pet Medicine: AI, Apps & At-Home Health Kits
A few years ago, the idea of checking a dog’s heart rate from a phone or scanning a cat’s skin for early disease signs with an app sounded like science...
What Would Animals Say If They Had Rights? (A Creative Thought Experiment)
Imagine waking up one morning and discovering that every animal — every dog, every shelter cat, every bird on the telephone wire, every farm animal in a distant field —...
The Hardest Goodbye: What Pet Owners Learn from Their Vet During Their Dog’s Last Days
The vet’s office smells faintly of antiseptic, and the exam table feels cold beneath your trembling hands. Outside, a dog who once chased frisbees and begged for treats now trembles...
International Animal Rights Day: What It Really Means (and How to Help)
Most people spend December preparing for holidays, checking off gift lists, and racing toward year-end deadlines. But December 10 carries a quieter, heavier meaning. It is International Animal Rights Day,...
International Day of Veterinary Medicine: Thank You, Animal Healers!
You notice the vet tech before anything else: calm hands holding a trembling paw, soft footsteps echoing in a sterile hallway, and a gentle voice that says: “You’re safe. We’ve...
Behind the Scrubs: What No One Tells You About Life as a Vet Tech
You walk into the clinic before sunrise. The lobby is quiet. The cages hum softly. A trembling rescue dog is being prepped for surgery. And you — in scrubs —...