Veterinarians face massive mental health crisis - Westminster Window

Veterinarians face massive mental health crisis - Westminster Window

Veterinarian student Sarah Hilliard retreated to a far corner of a room lined with kennels for the animal hospital’s patients, sat down and thought about how she was going to end her life. Suicide seemed like the best exit out of a grueling, joyless life that included 70-hour work weeks and treating sick and dying animals in a callous, competitive environment. “I just sat in the corner, and I cried and cried,” said Hilliard. “I was planning on g…