APOP has released its Guidelines for Pet Obesity Communication: Promoting Respectful Communication about Animal Obesity. These new guidelines seek to reshape how the community talks about pet obesity by emphasizing pet-first language and promoting the term “clinical obesity.”
Saying “a dog with clinical obesity” reframes obesity as a modifiable health condition and encourages owners to take action.”
Source: PETFOOD INDUSTRY, March 14, 2025. Link.
Also see: Making the case for clinical obesity versus obesity in veterinary medicine, AHD Archives, January 28, 2025. Link.
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