Responses Divided on Rural Veterinary Shortage Poll

Is there a shortage of rural veterinary care? It all depends on where you live.

Is there a shortage of rural veterinary care? It all depends on where you live. We asked in a recent BovineVetOnline.com poll whether or not you’d seen a shortage in your area, and what region you were in. The results were divided, with nearly the exact same number of responses between yes, there’s a shortage and no there’s not within the same region of the U.S. in some cases.

For a full break down of the results, check out the chart below.


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