Stats from the Veterinary Industry Tracker powered by Vetsource and AVMA

March 15-21, 2026

 

Hill’s Pet Nutrition has released the 2026 State of the Shelter Pet Adoption report, with a focus on large dogs.

Using data from the ASPCA’s Shelter Animals Count, the report found that large dogs (classified as 55 pounds and larger) face disproportionate barriers to adoption, resulting in longer shelter stays on average. While many people state their openness to adopting a large dog, challenges range from housing restrictions to concerns about costs. Younger generations in particular are open to larger dogs, but are often stymied by housing restrictions in a generation that is increasingly priced out of the housing market.

Opportunities to change the outlook for large dogs are also explored, such as the Wisconsin Humane Society’s Benchwarmer Tryouts, a program that allows a potential adopter to bring a dog home for up to a week. The results led to decreased length of stay and increased foster applications. Other shelter programs highlighted included strategic fee waivers as well as outreach and education initiatives.

 

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0.0% Revenue YoY (Last Week)

-4.1% Visits YoY (Last Week)

 

Veterinary industry revenue and visits both fell last week compared to the week prior. Year-over-year revenue dropped from 1.3% to 0.0%, and visits went down from -3.3% to -4.1%.

 

-11.1% Heartworm YoY

-9.6% Flea/Tick YoY

 

 

1.2% Services YoY

4.5% Products YoY

 

Parasiticide purchases and product revenue remain in the negative. Compared to the week prior, heartworm fell from -7.2% to -11.1%, while flea/tick dropped from -2.4% to -9.6%.

Meanwhile, service and product revenue decreased as well, with service revenue dropping slightly to 1.2% from 2.0%, and product revenue dropping to -4.5% from -1.3%.

 

 

 

+2.7% Revenue YoY (Last 12 Months)

-2.6% Visits YoY (Last 12 Months)

 

The rolling 14-day trendline shows revenue and visits decreasing after rising earlier in the month.

 

 

 

6,450 Practices

2.1M Revenue per practice (Last 12 months)

9.8K Visits per practice (Last 12 months)

 

Connecticut and Maine continue to lead with the highest year-over-year revenue at 5.5% and 5.4% respectively.

Oregon remains the only state with positive year-over-year visits at 0.5%.

 

 

*Numbers are subject to change based on data availability and PIMS adjustments.

 

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