Veterinary Medicine Quotes

10 quotes from 10 authors

When caring for animals, practitioners balance science and empathy, and their words often capture that tension. Here are ten concise statements from ten different professionals, each offering a glimpse into the challenges, rewards, and ethical considerations that shape modern veterinary medicine.

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Ultimately, Congressional medicine is like veterinary medicine: It must be strong enough to work, and tasty enough to swallow.

Jim Cooper

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I advise those who want to become writers to study veterinary medicine, which is easier. You don't want to be a writer…

Robin McKinley

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“We carried on like that through letters and phone calls for the next two years. And things didn’t change when Aimable graduated…

Immaculée Ilibagiza

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I've worked with Morris Animal Foundation for more than 40 years now, and I'm so proud of all they've done to advance…

Betty White

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“Here was my lesson in the reach of veterinary medicine, in how an animal doctor may not be the one standing up…

Nick Trout

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“Dr. Billi Tiner graduated from Oklahoma State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine in 1999. She has worked in a variety of veterinary…

Billi Tiner

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“Alfred Wight gained admission to Glasgow Veterinary College in 1933 with passes in English, French and Latin – hardly ideal subjects for…

Jim Wight

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“The University of Illinois Wildlife Medical Clinic accepted native wild animals in need of care due to illness and injury, or because…

Tracey Garvis Graves

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“For some reason there is a tendency to assume that one wild animal is a suitable model for another related species, whereas…

Gary Wobeser

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“Within a few months Mitch Bush, head veterinarian at the National Zoo, and David Wildt, a young reproductive physiologist working as a…

Stephen J. O'Brien

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