Roo Team
From DVM360 – The recent deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and Ahmaud Arbery, among many others, have sent shockwaves of anger, sadness, disbelief, and frustration across the nation. For some, these tragedies have served as a testament to the pain and unfair treatment that people of color have experienced for years. For many, they serve as a rude awakening that there is a long way to go in the fight for equality.
The resurgence of the Black Lives Matter movement has refocused efforts on tackling the diversity crisis in veterinary medicine, a profession in which less than 1% of veterinarians are Black, 6.1% are Asian, and 1.6% are Hispanic or Latino, according to 2019 US Bureau of Labor Statistics data. Continue reading here…
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