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Tails of Truth: Hate Mail: Veterinarians Are Only In It For The Money

Veterinary professionals enter this field because they love animals — not because they’re “in it for the money.” But in today’s episode of Tails of Truth, Dr. Angie and JoJo open up about a growing issue in veterinary medicine: unkindness, disrespect, and the emotional harm it causes behind the scenes.

Using a real piece of hate mail they recently received, they unpack why harmful comments about money, motives, or “simple answers” cut so deeply — especially in a profession already battling burnout, compassion fatigue, and some of the highest suicide rates of any medical field.

They discuss why email still requires time and expertise, why behavior and medical cases aren’t simple, the financial reality of being a veterinarian or vet nurse, and how kindness truly changes the culture of vet med. This episode is for everyone: pet parents, veterinary teams, practice owners, vet techs, and anyone who wants to help create a safer, kinder veterinary profession.

Stay to the end for resources, free courses, and a reminder of how we can all support those caring for the animals we love. 🐾💛

And, if you want to further support mental well-being in veterinary medicine, please donate to Not One More Vet 

Key Takeaways

🧡  Kindness in veterinary medicine is not optional. Veterinarians are 2-4x more likely to die by suicide, often due to hostile communication and accusations about money or motives and financial struggles. 

🧡 Complex issues like behavior, allergies, or hormone concerns cannot be solved in a “quick email.”  Veterinarians should be compensated for complex email exchanges. 

🧡  Most veterinarians and veterinary nurses do not earn high incomes and often struggle with debt and lack of benefits. 

🧡  Burned-out or mistreated staff leave the field, leading to less experienced people caring for animals industry-wide.  

🧡  Kindness toward your veterinary team helps create a sustainable, supportive profession — for everyone involved. 

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  • Asking me to consult for free and then calling veterinarians greedy is toxic and harmful behavior.  ~ Dr. Angie 

  • I don’t think we give ourselves permission enough to set down toxic customers. ~JoJo

  • Veterinarians are rarely making bank… we do it because we love it. ~ Dr. Angie

  • Vet nurses don’t make livable wages. A lot of us are on food stamps. ~ JoJo

  •  If you choose to take care of animals, you are choosing to be responsible for their medical care.  ~ Dr. Angie 

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