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First week of April, what’d you miss in vet med?
UK’s New Rules for Vet Practices
Chewy’s Big Q4 Numbers
Tractive Acquired by Bending Spoons
NAVTA Scope of Practice Report
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VRCE - The Veterinary Profession’s #1 CSR Development Program
Veterinary AI Bracket Challenge

Last week of March, what’d you miss in vet med?
OpenVet launches VetClaw
IVC Evidensia eyeing multibillion-pound London IPO
AVMA Economic Report: heavy debt, strong labor market
PetSmart Charities awards $3M in shelter grants
Zoetis Foundation gives out $2.25M in scholarships
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The Bird Bath substack
VRCE - The Veterinary Profession’s #1 CSR Development Program
Veterinary AI Bracket Challenge

Third week of March, what'd you miss in vet med?
VPAs, Arizona's OJT pathway, distance ed guardrails
Dechra moves global HQ to Boston
Hill's 2026 Shelter Report
$21B untapped feline patients
Pawsible Venture Incubator
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VRCE - The Veterinary Profession’s #1 CSR Development Program
Hill's 2026 State of Shelter Pet Adoption Report

Second week of March, what'd you miss in vet med?
FDA approves Merck's NUMELVI — first second-gen JAK inhibitor for dogs
PE firms struggling to exit pandemic-era vet deals (Encore, CareVet, and Blue River hit the market)
InnoCan gets third FDA fee waiver for CBD pain injection in dogs
PetSmart + Healthy Paws expand insurance partnership
Petco Love hits 4 million free vaccines
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VRCE - The Veterinary Profession’s #1 CSR Development Program
2026 Animal Health Summit Emerging Company Application
TikTok - Is it Pet Smart or Pets Marks?

First week of March, what’d you miss in vet med?
Zoetis to acquire Neogen’s Genomics Division
Gallant partners with MWI and data with AAHA
Mars Impact Fund
Duffield and Bissell Fix the Future
AKC Humane Fund
Cutting Horse launches $75M Fund
Bond Vet partners with ACC of NYC
Helpful links:
The Bird Bath substack
VRCE - The Veterinary Profession’s #1 CSR Development Program