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The second half of “Why Aren’t More Veterinarians Vegan?” By Karen Asp at SentientMedia.org and posted at All-Creatures.org.

Original post: https://www.all-creatures.org/articles2/ar-why-vets-not-vegan.html 

Our Honor: https://www.ourhonor.org/ 

All-Creatures is a non-profit dedicated to cruelty-free living through a vegan lifestyle according to Judeo-Christian ethics. Their website is filled with vegan resources relating to animal issues, including bible studies, how to stop cruelty in churches, blogs, quotes and poetry, and lots of great resources for animal rights activism as well.

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Speciesism is a societal issue, but when those who believe that eating some animals but saving others is okay are the ones who have pledged to protect animals, the disconnect is mind-boggling, and it is an issue vegan veterinary professionals are becoming more vocal about. Part 1 of 2. By Karen Asp at SentientMedia.org and posted at All-Creatures.org.

Original post: https://www.all-creatures.org/articles2/ar-why-vets-not-vegan.html 

Jackie Norman, former dairy farmer, talk at Climate Healers Conference: https://fb.watch/cWErUcTYCe/ 

Milked documentary: https://milked.film 

All-Creatures is a non-profit dedicated to cruelty-free living through a vegan lifestyle according to Judeo-Christian ethics. Their website is filled with vegan resources relating to animal issues, including bible studies, how to stop cruelty in churches, blogs, quotes and poetry, and lots of great resources for animal rights activism as well.

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Buy some vegan/plant based merch: https://www.plantbasedbriefing.com/shop

Follow Plant Based Briefing on social media:

Twitter: @PlantBasedBrief

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Facebook: Facebook.com/PlantBasedBriefing 

LinkedIn: Plant Based Briefing Podcast

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#vegan #Plantbased #veganpodcast #plantbasedpodcast #plantbasedbriefing #allcreatures #speciesism #veterinarians #AVMA #veterinarians #veterinarianlife #veterinarianmedicine #veterinarianstudent #veganveterinarian #animalcruelty #animalfarming #factoryfarming #veterinarymedicine #veterinarystudent

Dr. Samhain and Dr. Djinn's 2021 year in screw ups! Incoherent sounds, wheezing, and many drams of whiskey were involved in the making of this blooper reel.

Happy New Year! Thanks for your support in 2021. We look forward to giving you even more asinine veterinary content in 2022!

Twitter: @AllVetsAreOff

Email: Allvetsareoff@gmail.com

Dr. Samhain and Dr. Djinn went (virtually) to a veterinary conference expecting continuing education credits. Unbeknownst to them, some of that "education" would be in alternative medicine...

From herbs to tuning forks, and generational trauma to qi: here's All Vets Are Off's unhinged take on alt med. 

Email us: Allvetsareoff@gmail.com

Twitter: @AllVetsAreOff

Dr. Samhain and Dr. Djinn's stream of consciousness rant about the "Slow Kill Method" for treatment of heartworm. 

Warning: our editor needed a break. Enjoy the most full-fledged, no-holds-barred rant yet. We wanted to end the heartworm series with a bang! ...but slowly.

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Sometimes our thoughts feel like someone else telling us that we are not worthy or less than.  That little "voice in your head" is a normal part of your brain that is trying to keep you from making a mistake or stepping out of the pack to take a risk.  Your inner critic is useful, but also can be damaging if you believe every negative thing that it tells you.  On this episode of The Veterinary Life Coach Podcast I talk about how to listen to that inner critic without letting it hold you back from creating your dream life.  

Did you know that complaining can increase stress hormones and negatively affect your health?  Complaining has become one of the most difficult problems we face in our Covid/curbside culture as clients and team members alike spend time complaining about each other. On this podcast Karlene Belyea and I discuss how complaining can become pervasive in a hospital culture and how it negatively effects teams.  We offer ideas to create a more positive attitude and change your habit of chronic complaining. 

Dr. Aziza Glass is making a difference with her Dr2Dr Initiative, as she works to bridge the gap from high school to the medical profession for 1st generation Americans and people of color.  Aziza knows first hand what it is like to have to forge her own lane and we are so thankful that she shared her story with us.  Once a gospel singer on the path to Carnegie Mellon, Aziza ended up in Cornell veterinary school on a National Geographic reality show and now has her own mobile and relief veterinary business!  This lane didn't come without struggle and Aziza, like many of us, allowed stress to affect her health before she realized you have to learn to say no.  Aziza has so many lessons to teach us and is actively making a difference.  You will want to listen to this entire episode to learn how you can make a difference too!

Are you exhausted? Does the thought of what you haven't achieved over the last year bring you down?  Our listener, Dr. Saye Clement shares with us what she just recently realized - we have all been swimming upstream.  When you are swimming upstream you are working much harder than normal. Think about that and then give yourself grace - the grace to realize you have learned and applied so many new things this year and that means you have achieved great things. You have a right to be tired and you have a whole year's worth of learning at your back.  Yes, this past year (with all of its work) has prepared you to take on the next challenges with more strength than you had before. You got this - you matter!

We need, now more than ever, as a community of veterinary medicine to be together, to support each other, and to be kind.  As our profession uses social media more and more we find ourselves wondering, does it help or does it hurt?  Join Tracy and Alec as they talk about what's going on in their lives this week and how they feel that social media carelessness is really affecting our profession.  You should always strive to be kind because you never know who is looking to you for inspiration when you are simply being yourself.  Be you, because you matter and be kind because we all matter.

Have you ever felt like you were stuck in your job but don't have any idea what else you can do in veterinary medicine? Tabitha Kucera, RVT shares with us how she stayed in general practice too long.  She found a way to climb her way out when she realized that there are so many opportunities in this field and that we, as veterinary professionals, are capable of doing so many awesome things.  Tabitha spends her days helping pet owners and veterinary clinics save lives and improve quality of life by using the combined tools of behavioral modification and her motto "better living through chemistry". It took realizing that taking care of herself was important too for Tabitha to improve her own quality of life.  Tabitha shares with us how, once she viewed herself as a patient as well, she was able to start learning how to manage her own high functioning anxiety- by getting help.  Tabitha says it best - advocate for your patients AND advocate for yourself.

 "I won't be able to find a therapist who can help me - they don't understand what it is like in veterinary medicine." Have you ever heard or thought those words? How about "I can't ask for help, it will make me seem weak and vulnerable."? Jamie Holms, RVT gets real and candidly shares the battles she faced as she rose from being the tech who believed she could do it all on her own to the tech who practices asking for help regularly.  Jamie's dry sense of humor and wit punctuates this episode filled with information we all need to hear.  In the veterinary field, we treat pets with behavior orders even though we have never been a dog or cat and Jamie helps us understand how to find the right kind of therapy and therapist that can help us even though that therapist has never been a veterinary professional.  Take the time to listen to this episode and you will understand asking for help in a way that may never have crossed your mind before.  As Jamie says, "the willingness to ask for help is a huge step towards mental wellness." So take the first step and listen to this episode today!

Brynn Zittle has created a role in veterinary medicine that fits her passion for filmmaking and storytelling.  Preparation and communication is key to her work - yet Brynn bravely shares with us how she believes that, if she had been better prepared, she may not have lost 2 people in her life to suicide. Suicide plagues the veterinary profession and, by listening to this episode, you can learn more about what is like to seemingly have it all yet feel in a dark place. Thank you Brynn for sharing your story because, as you put it, sharing can be therapy.

Our What Matters Blog is a platform for your voice, your story, your perspective.  Just like you, Saye Clement's heart has felt unsure - but veterinary professionals are thinkers and problem solvers.  Join us to hear Saye's thoughts and how she envisions the veterinary profession putting our diverse problem solving skills to work in order to make a change.  Collectively, we are strong!

2020 VMX Speaker of the Year Eric Garcia joins us during lockdown and it's just like he's across from you at the pub.  Eric "geeks out" with us over aviation, avengers, and how unplugging from the very media that supports his own career is the way to truly recharge.  Eric defines "noodling" as constantly thinking of how to do things better and this self-proclaimed geek is doing just that.  Eric makes the world of veterinary technology, veterinary learning, and social media a better place!

If you watched 2019 Great British Bake Off then we know you love Rosie! Rosie shares with us how she started as a horse vet but ended up in small animal emergency medicine while nationally competing baking cakes in a tent.  We find out how British veterinary schools differ from the US and how baking and veterinary medicine can be very much the same.  Rosie tells us that veterinarians are pretty amazing people who just need to realize that fact - well we think she is pretty amazing too!

If you can really talk to your team about what’s happening to you it can make a huge difference in the end. That's what Brenda, founder of Vet Support and the Compassion Satisfaction Accredited Workplace program, wants you to know. You have to really invest in your team to boost their morale and engagement and in return you will have a dedicated, bought-in team that will provide better patient care. Training and support are the foundations of high level service and the way to get through both the good and tough times.

What Matters is our column of connections where listeners share their stories - you are not alone.  In this episode, we share the story "Gossip Girl" written by Carol Hurst, LVT.