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The Bird Bath

Welcome to The Bird Bath, a weekly news podcast. Join our host, Ryan Leech, as he highlights the latest news and trends in the evolving world of pet health. Stay tuned!

UK CMA Latest, Chewy’s Big Q4, Tractive Acquires, Title Protection

18 mins; March 31, 2026

AVMA State of Profession, IVC Eyes IPO, Zoetis and Petsmart Charities

13 mins; March 24, 2026

Workforce Updates, Dechra HQ, Hill’s Shelter Report, Cats worth $21B

13 mins; March 17, 2026

New JAK City, PE Exit Struggles, CBD for Dogs Inches Forward, PetcoLove 4M

12 mins; March 10, 2026

Zoetis Buys Neogen Genomics, Mars, Bissell, and AKC Bring Funds, Bond to the Rescue

12 mins; March 03, 2026

Covetrus x MWI, Cambridge Stays Open, Negotiating Relief, Spots hits 1M

14 mins; February 24, 2026

Loyal’s $100M, Open Door Says Yes to Care, Hollywood Feed ready to Grow

10 mins; February 17, 2026

Ollie for $600M, Shelter Data, Vet Salaries Revealed, and Biobanking

13 mins; February 10, 2026

MWI+Covetrus?, Snout’s $110M, Rover’s Purrrchase, and DSM-Firmenich AHN potential

11 mins; February 03, 2026

IndeVets x Fear Free, NOMV Grants, AAVMC Scholarships, and Barnwell Bio Round

11 mins; January 27, 2026

PetSmart Charities Data, IDEXX and Mars Leaders, Acquisitions, and AI

20 mins; January 22, 2026

Live at VMX! One Question Across Vet Med

9 mins; January 20, 2026

AVMA Responds, AAHA CEO, Cascadia Report, Vet AI Safety Charter

13 mins; January 13, 2026

Fresh Food Fight, Paw Prospers, New Breeds, Pet Safety

13 mins; January 06, 2026

The Birdies: 2025’s Top Stories

13 mins; December 30, 2025

DOJ on AVMA v. LMU, Two Big Jobs, More on PETS, LifeLearn’s Acquistion

14 mins; December 23, 2025

NAVLE Audit, PetMeds potential acquisition, Funding Abroad, Indiana Reciprocity

10 mins; December 16, 2025

Farmer’s Dog Disputed, Instinct goes GP, Sick pets impact, Mars buys Kellanova

14 mins; December 09, 2025

Ethos’ New Pres, Petco Results, and Canada VMA Distress

13 mins; December 02, 2025

IVP Delisting, LatinxVMA Letter, AHI Buys Software, Happy Thanksgiving

13 mins; November 25, 2025

Tuskegee Back and Forth, Zoetis Expansion, Dean Vacancies, and OneHealth Studio

16 mins; November 18, 2025

Digitail $23M Series B, Cencora and MWI, Chewy Claus, and Access to Care Again

14 mins; November 11, 2025

Western’s New Partner, Chewy, Covetrus and SmartEquine, Study Shows Plenty Access to Care

12 mins; November 04, 2025

Mars Biobank, HT Vista Lumps Study, Royal Veterinary College OK’d

11 mins; October 28, 2025

UK Regulator Goes Easy, Farmer’s Dog Study, Fresh Food Abound, and More

12 mins; October 21, 2025

CA Elevates Techs, AI Passes NAVLE, Skiptown Franchises, Mentee Success

14 mins; October 14, 2025

Chewy x HABRI, Lupa’s $20M, Noncompete Updates, Zoetis and Screwworms, and More

14 mins; October 07, 2025

Fish and Reptile Report, Smalls Big Hire, MaRS Discovery District

11 mins; September 30, 2025

Modern Animal $47M Round, Medivet CEO, Gallant FDA Milestone, UC Davis and Tuskegee Growth

11 mins; September 23, 2025

NY Bill Targets Vet Acquisitions, LMU2 Accreditation, GallantU, Tribute to Walter

11 mins; September 16, 2025

IDEXX acquires Ellie, CoVet Funding, NVA CEO, BC Vets

11 mins; September 09, 2025

Nestlé CEUh-Oh, USDA Rural Vets, K9 Immune Study, AniVC Fellowship

9 mins; September 02, 2025

Live from KC! CVT Title, Roo for Students, and Screwworms

11 mins; August 26, 2025

Exclusive: Hill’s State of the Shelter, PetMed Resign, NVA, and Kansas Startups Highlights

15 mins; August 19, 2025

Inventory Ally Pill Counter, IVC Evidensia, H20 to Go!, and more

11 mins; August 12, 2025

Small Door Big Bucks, IVPanic, Whistle Insights, New Protein

13 mins; August 05, 2025

The Vets Ghost, Rover Expands, Hill’s Steps Up, Scribe Updates

11 mins; July 29, 2025

Live from AVMA! SVP+MVP Brand, Wag! Bankrupt, Cubex IoT

12 mins; July 22, 2025

VetValue Connect, Merck Approval, Hill’s new Pres, OH eVCPR

14 mins; July 15, 2025

Nibbles Automations, Immertech VR in Vet, New Morris CEO, AB519

10 mins; July 08, 2025

EXCLUSIVE: Gallant $18M Series B, FDA statements, Teacher’s Pet, and Relief Burnout

16 mins; July 01, 2025

LMU vs. AVMA, New TAMU Dean and Chair, Nevada Vet School, and Nutrition

11 mins; June 24, 2025

Bond Bails, Innovative Funding, $175M for Gx, The Farmer’s Dog Resident

11 mins; June 17, 2025

Zoetis, IDEXX launches, Group Growth, $35M in REIT, 100th Episode

17 mins; June 10, 2025

Harvard, Hill’s, OkState, Chewy and LMU, Mars’ Patient Safety, Lifetime Cost of Care

14 mins; June 03, 2025

Puppy Mill Bans, Target Brands, and New Locations

9 mins; May 27, 2025

Mars and Stress, New Specialities, Intern Class Action, and a Busy Week

16 mins; May 20, 2025

Amazon PetRx, Koala’s $20M, Radimal x Petfolk, and Human Providers in Vet

11 mins; May 13, 2025

MOVES Moves, HCM, Rover Spree, Purina Grants, and NOMV

12 mins; May 06, 2025

Pumpkin, Patterson, VIC on AI, Events

17 mins; April 29, 2025

My Pets Wellness, Home Delivery, Royal College Trouble, and THGeese

15 mins; April 22, 2025

Pets = Happy, Loyal enrolls 1000th dog, NE looking for vets

12 mins; April 15, 2025

APPA and Hill’s Reports, Litter Scents, and AgTech Startups

12 mins; April 08, 2025

Thrive’s $350M, Evette’s first DVM, Banfield Covers Tuition

14 mins; April 01, 2025

ACVR on AI, Hill’s Leadership, JustFoodForDogs, and Emerging Companies

14 mins; March 25, 2025

Vetsource Reports, Radimal Dentistry, JAB Updates, and GI Relief

13 mins; March 18, 2025

Instinct Standards, $200M Growth Capital, Small Door COO, and More

10 mins; March 11, 2025

Live at WVC! Loyal Up, Ellie’s new CEO, Pets at Home, and VPA Updates

14 mins; March 04, 2025

ER Ups and Downs, PetSmart Scholarship, Funding, and AI Verified

15 mins; February 25, 2025

Good News Edition! blendVET, ASPCA, Women Leaders, myBalto and More

14 mins; February 18, 2025

Quarterly Report$, Bird Flu Update, Animal Supply Company Layoffs

12 mins; February 11, 2025

VCA Closures, Prices in Europe, PE CEO

11 mins; February 04, 2025

Live at VMX 2025!

16 mins; January 28, 2025

$300M with CUBEX, Serenity Now, Mixlab Acquistions, and VMX

16 mins; January 21, 2025

Mars goes to India, AI Advancements, TAMU Fighting Aging, Tax Rules

12 mins; January 14, 2025

Special with Vet Life Reimagined

12 mins; January 07, 2025

What YOU listened to in 2024!

12 mins; December 31, 2024

Hill’s Brings Cheer to Shelters, Bird Flu Update, and Santa’s Herd

7 mins; December 24, 2024

Patterson for $4.1B, TVC Merck’d, VCA/Antech One Health

13 mins; December 17, 2024

Purina Donations, Owners’ Age Impact, Wearables in Telemed

10 mins; December 10, 2024

Cambridge Troubles, Big Fat Dogs, and NY Fights Puppy Mills

10 mins; December 03, 2024

Catfishing CEO, Obrigado L Catterton, and Happy Thanksgiving!

12 mins; November 26, 2024

Zoetis Shakeup, $1.45B with GenMills, $15M slap for Elanco

9 mins; November 19, 2024

Gen Z Pet Debt, Boom in Boarding, LifeLearn AI, and London

12 mins; November 12, 2024

Petfolk EXCLUSIVE, Stock Trends, LeBark James

13 mins; November 05, 2024

Tractor Supply, VIP COO, Vetster + Mella, and Midlevel Practioners

14 mins; October 29, 2024

Mobile Consolidation, IPH, Mars, and AAVMC Promotions, and Recycling

14 mins; October 22, 2024

AVMA Shortage Again, Vet Tech Week, Synchrony, and IVs

15 mins; October 15, 2024

Chewy for Grads, Instinct State of ER, AVMA, and OpenAI

15 mins; October 08, 2024

Patterson, Zoetis, Scribes, and Mt. Kilimanjaro

12 mins; October 01, 2024

VetForum Live, Practices Everywhere, Victor Acquired

7 mins; September 24, 2024

Good News Edition! Mentors, Well Being, Saving Money and Lives

11 mins; September 17, 2024

FDA on VCPR, Reverse Acquisitions, and UGA Mobile Clinic

16 mins; September 10, 2024

Chewy Checks In, Midlevel Practitioners, Fun in KC

16 mins; September 03, 2024

Live in KC! IVP Birthday, Leap Registration, More in Insurance

12 mins; August 27, 2024

PetIQ Deux, Mars, and Big KC

9 mins; August 20, 2024

PetIQ to go Private, Hill’s State of Shelter, SAVMA Speaks Up

21 mins; August 13, 2024

€300M Deal, JustFoodForDogs, Nose Tracking, and Webinar News

10 mins; August 06, 2024

Camp Bow Wow, Radimal, Sylvester, and EuroCats

12 mins; July 30, 2024

Petco, Surescripts, CVS PIMS, and KC Animal Health

13 mins; July 23, 2024

Lakefield, CareVet, VIP, Valley, and More

15 mins; July 16, 2024

Noncompete Update, Pets as Partners, and FDA Session

11 mins; July 09, 2024

Chewy the Meme, MedVet Investor, CPR Updates

11 mins; July 02, 2024

SPECIAL: AVMA Interview

22 mins; June 28, 2024

Zoetis Workforce Initiative, NYT Chimes In, AVMA Convention

13 mins; June 25, 2024

Covetrus Layoffs, Dolittle Prize, Fat Cats, and Upcoming Events

13 mins; June 18, 2024

JAB Pet Growing, Funny Florida, and Ellie gets Special

12 mins; June 11, 2024

Chewy’s Big Q1, Nationwide Axed, Petco Shakeup

8 mins; June 04, 2024

Trupanion Hikes, CVS $2 Deal, Petfolk Tops Charts, and More

13 mins; May 28, 2024

Dechra’s New Capt., Grey Market Feline Drugs, Purebred Clarity

10 mins; May 21, 2024

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