"High Debt and Falling Demand Trap New Vets "

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<p>Feds believe a shortage exists - go rural young man/woman:</p>

<p><a href=“http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d09178.pdf[/url]”>http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d09178.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>[Lack</a> of federal veterinarians could hamper government response to disease outbreaks - Oversight - GovExec.com](<a href=“http://www.govexec.com/oversight/2009/02/lack-of-federal-veterinarians-could-hamper-government-response-to-disease-outbreaks/28576/]Lack”>Lack of federal veterinarians could hamper government response to disease outbreaks - Government Executive)</p>

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<p>dudedad --</p>

<p>That govt report is 4 years old. Things have changed.</p>

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<p>^^^ Are you saying there are no critical vet shortages in rural areas anymore?</p>

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<p>Follow up article for the “High Debt and Falling Demand” article posted on VIN (Veterinary Information Network) that I thought some of you would find interesting. </p>

<p>[New</a> York Times article rocks veterinary profession - VIN](<a href=“http://news.vin.com/vinnews.aspx?articleId=26482]New”>New York Times article rocks veterinary profession - News - VIN)</p>

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<p>This from a recently retired rancher I know: for his last 20 years he would never call a large animal vet except for his cutting horses. If a cow got sick, it was cheaper to try to fix it himself and, if it didn’t work, bury the thing or drag it to the back pasture for the buzzards. Their local vet retired because the volume of calls had dropped to an unsustainable amount.</p>